Government | Sunday 13 August, 2023 9:51 am

SCAD wins International Award for Excellence in Geospatial Applications

The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has been awarded the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California.The award was presented to SCAD for its outstanding use of geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) to produce AI-driven predictive ...

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Government | Sunday 13 August, 2023 9:49 am

Dubai Suburban Police Points process over 3,488 smart transactions in H1 2023

The Dubai Police have revealed figures on smart transactions carried out during the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) at the “Suburban Police Points” located in Al Ayas, Hatta, and Al Lesaily within the emirate of Dubai.Over the period, 3,488 smart transactions were conveniently and smartly...

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Government | Sunday 13 August, 2023 9:24 am

Finance Minister approves amended executive regulations of real estate transactions tax

Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), approved amendments to the executive regulations of the real estate transactions tax, Umm Al-Qura newspaper reported on Aug. 11.   The amendments will be effective as of the...

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Government | Wednesday 9 August, 2023 1:48 pm

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development finances AED387m project to enhance energy security in Tanzania

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of Tanzania worth AED 387 million (US$105.4 million) to enhance energy security in the country. The project’s objective is to fully connect the Kagera administrative region with the national electricity...

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Government | Wednesday 9 August, 2023 10:07 am

Tawfig Al-Rabiah named Chairman of General Authority for Affairs of Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal order today, Aug. 8, appointing Tawfig Al-Rabiah as Chairman of the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque.   Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais was also named as Head of Religious Affairs at the Grand...

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Government | Wednesday 9 August, 2023 9:44 am

Dubai courts issue a code of conduct for experts before the judicial authorities in Dubai

Dubai courts have issued a code of conduct for experts before the judicial authorities in the Emirate of Dubai. This code aims to establish the professional, ethical, and behavioral standards that a registered expert with the judicial entity in the Emirate shall adhere to. It ensures that the...

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Government | Monday 7 August, 2023 9:23 am

'Security and Safety at petrol stations' campaign draws positive response

The "Security and Safety at petrol stations" campaign registered a positive and encouraging response during the first of its launches as people showed interest in the awareness efforts by the Joint Security and Safety Committee.The Committee, comprising the Ministries of Energy and Infrastructure,...

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Government | Monday 7 August, 2023 9:08 am

Saudi Arabia grants electronic visitor visa to nationals of 8 more countries

The Saudi Ministry of Tourism said nationals from Azerbaijan, Albania, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Maldives can now apply for a visitor visa online, bringing the total number of countries benefiting from this system o 57.    Nationals from the...

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Government | Sunday 6 August, 2023 11:09 am

Dubai Customs builds workforce capabilities through 1285 training courses in 6 months

Dubai Customs places utmost importance on training and developing its personnel in various areas of customs work, which has a direct bearing on Dubai’s comprehensive advancement, said Mohammed Al Ghafari, Executive Director of Human Resources Division at Dubai Customs. “The organization...

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Government | Saturday 5 August, 2023 1:48 am

ZATCA calls for submitting 'withholding tax returns' before Aug. 10

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) called on establishments subject to withholding tax in Saudi Arabia to submit their tax returns for July, no later than Aug. 10.   The authority said taxpayers should submit their tax returns as soon as possible through its website, to...

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