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44% of UAE SMEs still unaware of automated VAT solutions
It has been more than 17 months since the UAE introduced the value added tax (VAT) but 44 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still perform their daily tasks manually for VAT records and filing returns as they are unaware of
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Facebook says plan in place to fight extremist content
In response to New Zealand's Christchurch massacre, social networking giant Facebook has adopted a nine-point plan to address the abuse of technology to spread violent extremist content. However, despite the use of Artificial Intelligence
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Alert: Weather warning issued in UAE
The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has called on drivers and pedestrians to take all necessary precautions when on roads due to blowing dust and sand causing poor horizontal visibility. The NCM, in its statement today, warned of the poor
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Revealed: UAE's 10 most popular brands
The consumer goods industry ranked 10 out of the 15 industries, a considerable drop from its highest rank of 3 in 2018, new research by MBLM has
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12 things to do in UAE this weekend: Sale, exhibition, music and more
How to make the most ?of your Thursday, Friday and Saturday. DSS is back! Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) returns this Friday, making Dubai the
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Deira Dubai: A glimpse into 19th century
If you feel like finding out what Dubai was like before it became a bustling metropolis, visiting the Deira creek can take you back in
Read MoreUAE gift helps French palace reopen 'forgotten theatre'
An exquisite 19th-century French theatre outside Paris that fell into disuse for one and half centuries has been restored with the help of a 10 million euro donation from Abu Dhabi. The Napoleon III theatre at Fontainebleau Palace south of Paris
Read MoreFNC panel calls for unified school bus safety system
Members of the Federal National Council (FNC) have called on education authorities to introduce a unified safety system for school buses to protect the lives of schoolchildren across the country. The move followed the death of a six-year-old
Read MoreMan demands Dh60 million compensation from UAE bank
An Emirati businessman is demanding Dh60 million from a local bank for causing him financial losses when it refused to encash a Dh10 million cheque he issued as payment for a plot of land. Court records showed that the man bought the land in Abu
Read MoreHigh-Level Mission from Mainland China and Hong Kong Explores Opportunities in the UAE
A high-level joint business and professional mission from China and Hong Kong congregated in Dubai for a two-day business programme that focused on cooperation and investment opportunities in the UAE. The mission, co-organised by the Commerce and
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