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More than 338,000 private sector companies have been operating in UAE until the end of Q3 2018, with a combined workforce of 5.26 million, according to a top official at the Ministry of Economy. “The private sector’s contribution to the UAE GDP grew 5 percent to 70.5 percent in 2018 …

Starting January 1, 2019, H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah directs SEWA to reduce the tariff of electricity in the properties owned by non-Emiratis, to 37% of total consumption, which will benefit more than 50,000 people in Sharjah. The reduction has come into effect on January 1, …

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has met with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During the meeting, Sheikh Hamdan affirmed that the UAE and Dubai’s experiments present a model for …

A 14-year-old boy died while his friend was moderately injured when a car ran over their motorcycle in Murbah area (15 km north of Fujairah). Brigadier General Ali Al Yamahi, Director of Traffic and Patrol Department at Fujairah Police stated that the incident took place last Sunday in one of the internal …

The UAE has condemned Iran’s interference in the Middle East, accusing Iran of creating more tension and instability in the region and posing a serious threat to the stability of the Middle East. Thus, the UAE called on the international community and the Security Council to seriously pressure Iran to …

Three men and a teenage boy have been arrested and charged over an alleged plot against a small Islamic community in New York state. The suspects are accused of possessing homemade bombs and firearms, and planning to attack Islamberg, founded by a Pakistani cleric in the 1980s. The alleged plot …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a Resolution restructuring the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, under the chairmanship of Ahmed …

Russian authorities said on Tuesday that a passenger plane bound for Moscow has been forced to land shortly after take-off in a suspected hijacking. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said an unnamed man on the flight, bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow, ordered the crew to divert the …

Ajman Criminal Court sentenced a 53-year-old defendant to three months’ imprisonment followed by deportation from the country for locking an Arab national inside his rented apartment by changing the door locks while the victim was sleeping inside. The accused also cut off the electricity and water from the apartment. Details …

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Indonesian town of Raba, off the central island of Sumbawa, reported Reuters, making it the second quake to hit the area on Tuesday. There was no immediate tsunami warning or reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit at a …