Ajman Municipality announced a ban on selling tobacco of all kinds yesterday morning for 24 hours at ADNOC, ENOC and EPCO fuel stations and a number of retail outlets on the occasion of “World No Tobacco Day” 2018. Eng. Abdul Razzaq Al Tamimi, Acting Director of the Public Health Department, …
Read More »Abu Dhabi: Two men sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for accepting a bribe
Abu Dhabi Criminal Court convicted two suspects on Monday, the first being a GCC national and the second a foreign national, on charges of leaking information about tenders organized by a gas company, in addition to requesting and receiving a bribe of 300,000 Dhs for leaking information. The two men were sentenced …
Read More »Trump hits Canada, Mexico, EU with steel and aluminum tariffs
President Trump is imposing steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from three of America’s biggest trading partners — Canada, Mexico and the European Union. The trade penalties, 25% on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum, take effect at midnight, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters Thursday. Mexico and the …
Read More »Al Tayer rewards cabby for helping lady experiencing vehicle breakdown
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, has honoured Mr Raheem Abdul Haq, a taxi driver affiliate to Metro Taxi Company, for his noble and humanitarian initiative of helping a lady whose vehicle has broken-down …
Read More »First Sharjah Summer Festival to be launched in July
Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, SCTDA, has announced it will launch the first edition of the Sharjah Summer Festival on July 10th, which will include various events and activities, engaging all age groups to explore the emirate. Al Midfa said, “Today we organised …
Read More »Abu Dhabi: GCC National sentenced to 10 year jail term, AED1 million fine for offending the country on social media
Abu Dhabi Appeal court sentenced a GCC national yesterday, to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of one million dirhams for offending the country through social media. The court also ordered putting him under surveillance for 3 years after serving his sentence. His statements were deleted along with his social …
Read More »MoHAP reassures public regarding “Nipah” virus
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India, having reviewed the cases of all the patients who have lost their lives due to the virus, believes that the Nipah virus is not a disease outbreak, but instead, a localized occurrence and there is no increase in the number of cases …
Read More »Emirates NBD to launch EasyHub integrated digital kiosks
Emirates NBD has announced that it partnered with Diebold Nixdorf, a world leader in driving connected commerce, to soon launch Emirates NBD EasyHub, the region’s first integrated digital kiosk that will allow customers to sign up for new products and access a variety of teller services, functioning like a mini-branch …
Read More »Largest open museum to be set up in Dubai
Dubai Municipality is collaborating with the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority to establish the largest cultural project in the heart of the historical Shindagha region, Dubai. The project includes the largest open museum with various exhibitions on the history and heritage of …
Read More »New decree exempting companies from fines and facilitating license renewals
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) today said that the decree No 20 of 2018 exempting companies operating in Dubai from fines and facilitating license renewals, which was issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reflects …
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