Surveillance solutions will be deployed on 2,180 of Cars Taxi's vehicles in Dubai Etisalat Digital will partner with Cars Taxi to implement surveillance solutions and analytics across the company’s fleet of 2,180 vehicles in Dubai, Etisalat has announced. According to Etisalat, the...

Sheikh Hamdan meets with Google co-founder Sergey Brin Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Tuesday met with Google co-founder Sergey Brin. During the meeting with Brin, who is also president of Google’s...

Hay Group expects inflation rate to exceed average wage increases in the UAE this year Real wages are expected to fall in the UAE this year as inflation is set to exceed salary rises, according to the Hay Group. A forecast issued by the Hay Group division of Korn Ferry said that in...

Authorities in Abu Dhabi have introduced radars, new speed limit on a popular highway Dubai: As of January 1, 2018, motorists taking the Al Mafraq - Al Ghuwaifat road will have to abide by the new speed limit. Abu Dhabi Police announced that it has installed radars on the Al Mafraq -...

April 13 will mark the Israa and Miaraj night, while Eid Al Fitr is expected to take place on June 14 In an official release, the UAE has revealed public holidays for the year 2018, as well as Islamic occasions such as the beginning of Ramadan or Haj, using the Hijri Calendar. While...

UAE residents take the 5% consumption levy in their stride Most of the groceries, cafes, shops and supermarkets report normal business activity It was business as usual on Monday on the first day of implementation of value-added tax (VAT) in the UAE as the residents took the five per...

The sale, which completed on 30th December, sees Al-Futtaim become the new sole franchisee for M&S in Hong Kong and Macau. DUBAI- Marks & Spencer (M&S) today confirmed the sale and franchise of its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau to its long-established franchise partner Al-Futtaim....

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have stepped into a new era with the introduction of 5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on the majority of goods and services beginning today (January 1). The tax is imposed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE within the framework of a unified agreement...

Dubai remains the most vibrant, futuristic, networked, cosmopolitan city in the Arab world The rise in Brent crude to $60 a barrel and the trade volume ballast generated by the world's first post-Lehman synchronised economic recovery is hugely positive for UAE economic growth in 2018....

A packed crowd broke into shouts and whistles as spectacular fireworks lit up the sky at the iconic Burj Al Arab. Dubai welcomed 2018, the 'Year of Zayed', with a Guinness World Record title as hundreds of thousands of spectators were left spellbound by 'Light Up 2018', a laser light show...