January 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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City: Dubai Industry: Oil/Gas/Petroleum Career: Mid Career Job Type: Project Based Gender: Any Listed: January 4, 2018 10:23 am Expires: 359 days, 21 hours Description Candidate should be under Sponsorship(Husband/Wife/Father/Student visa)....

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City: Dubai Industry: Gold/Jewellery Career: Mid Career Job Type: Full Time Gender: Female Listed: January 4, 2018 9:47 am Expires: 359 days, 20 hours Description We are hiring Sales Representative (Female) for our global brand luxury...

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Year to date, passenger numbers have risen 2.7 percent from the first 11 months of 2016 Nearly seven million passengers travelled through Dubai International airport (DXB) in November, according to Dubai Airports’ monthly traffic report. According to the statistics, passenger traffic...

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Realty sector drove the increases with strong performances The UAE’s stock markets gained approximately AED 15 billion ($4 billion) in market capitalisation of trading companies in two successive sessions, with the general indices of the country’s two main bourses hitting several-month...

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Emirates NBD's purchase managers' index shows the sharpest expansion in new business since January 2015 A spate of buying activity just before value added tax on goods (VAT) was applied on January 1 saw the UAE’s non-oil private sector capping 2017 with the sharpest pace of growth in...

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VAT will only apply on the actual usage, and not on the prepaid recharge cards' value Etisalat has asked distributors to adhere to the approved pricing policies and not to levy any additional fee. Etisalat has clarified that it has not increased the price of its prepaid recharge...

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Emirates has been named the world's safest airlines in 2017, according to study conducted by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre ABU DHABI -- Emirates has been named the world's safest airlines in 2017, according to a specialised study which was conducted by the Jet Airliner...

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With VAT introduced in the UAE on January 1, 2018, prices of most goods and services are set to rise by at least 5% UAE residents who have to pay value-added tax (VAT) on their gold purchases will find some comfort in retailers deciding to absorb the VAT costs for the month of January....

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Developers Omniyat said the hotel will help Dubai build links with China and other countries of East Asia The Middle East’s first Langham hotel will help Dubai build closer ties with China and other nations in the Far East, according to Dubai-based developers Omniyat. The Langham...

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Suspects said to use social media to promote haul of heroin and crystal meth The Department of Narcotics Control of the Sharjah Police has arrested 19 people for possessing 20 kilogrammes of heroin and crystal meth. Sharjah Police said that the suspects, all described as of Asian...

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