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Following directives by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince orders the reduction of the fee on sale value for hotel facilities in Dubai by 3% to become 7% of the total sales value. The step is aimed at enhancing Dubai’s competitiveness and status …

Smart Dubai has launched the ‘Zakat Al-Fitr’ service on its flagship Dubai Now application, in an effort to embrace technology and provide best-in-class services to customers, in line with the spirit of the Year of Zayed. Dubai Now is an integrated platform, offering 61 smart services from 28 government, semi-governmental …

The 2018 edition of the Dubai HeliShow is ready to begin its run from 6th to 8th November at the Royal Pavilion, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, with over …

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced that the Eid al-Fitr holiday for federal entities in the UAE will begin on Thursday 29th Ramadan (corresponding to 14th June), until 3rd Shawwal, which is yet to be declared. The Authority conveyed its greetings to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa …

Ajman Police announced the suicide of an 18-year-old Arab girl yesterday at her home in Al-Rawdah area in Ajman. A book about depression and insanity was found next to her dead body. Ajman police urged parents to pay attention to what their children are reading and the kind of websites …

Master developer Nakheel has signed a contract worth AED66 million for a choreographed fountain at The Pointe, its new AED800 million waterfront dining and entertainment destination on Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah. The developer has appointed one of China’s largest fountain specialists, Beijing Water Design, to deliver and operate the fountain, …

The General Command of Dubai Police arrested four young men between the ages of 16 and 20 for involvement in assaulting another youngster. One of whom documented the attack on his mobile phone and then posted the video that went viral on social media. Dubai Police confirmed that the competent authorities arrested …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the death of Sheikha Hala bint D’aij Al Khalifa, the wife of Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the mother of …

President of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa. The Sheikhs offered their greetings to the UAE president on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Wishing  that God would bless the …

Dubai is ranked first in the Arab world for government budget as a percentage of GDP and third globally in public finance, according to the Competitiveness Report 2018. Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director General of the Government of Dubai’s Department Of Finance, has attributed the economic heights the emirate has …