January 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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City: Dubai Industry: Facility Management Career: Entry Level Job Type: Full Time Gender: Male Listed: January 2, 2018 3:42 pm Expires: 359 days, 13 hours Description Cleaner is required by a highly reputed group in Abu Dhabi for Dubai...

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City: Abu Dhabi Industry: Automobile Career: Entry Level Job Type: Full Time Gender: Male Listed: January 2, 2018 3:42 pm Expires: 359 days, 13 hours Description Auto Electrician (Heavy Vehicles) is required by highly reputed group in Abu...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 -...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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