DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) has partnered with Maysun Solar, the first photovoltaic panel producer to set up …
TRA completes IPv6 testing on FedNet
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has successfully completed today the tests of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) on the …
MoF completes Federal Financial System for VAT
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that its Federal Financial System has been updated and is ready to manage …
Why VAT should be a priority for channel firms
Over the course of this year, there has been much discussion about the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) by the …
TestBED: what tech innovations can GCC hospitality expect in 2018?
James Dartnell spoke to the three finalists of Marriott Hotels’ TestBED programme for technology startups, which launched in the Middle …
‘500m AED’ to be pumped into DEWA solar park R&D centre by 2020
Investments at the R&D Centre in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will hit AED500 million by 2020, according …
Ministry of Education Signs MoU with Etisalat
Etisalat has announced a partnership with Ministry of Education to modernise and develop the infrastructure of schools across the UAE, …
Apple and Amazon ‘in talks’ to set up Saudi presence
Apple and Amazon are having separate discussions over the prospect of opening a presence in Saudi Arabia, two sources have …
Network International partners with 3C Payment
Payment solutions provider Network International has strengthened its product proposition for the hospitality sector following a partnership with payment solution …
Etisalat Digital, Cars Taxi team up for automotive surveillance
Etisalat Digital today announced its partnership with Cars Taxi to implement smart surveillance solutions and analytics across its fleet of …
WhatsApp to phase out BlackBerry, Windows OS’s
A swathe of UAE residents may be forced to upgrade their smartphone in order to continue availing the services of …
Sheikh Mohammed receives Informatics Medal
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, …
du launches online VAT registration for customers
du has launched an online process to collect customers’ official Tax Registration Numbers, as issued by the Federal Tax Authority.
FMI: MENA digital transformation to hit 15.1% CAGR
Future Market Insights (FMI) has announced results of research that reveals that the Middle East and North Africa digital transformation …
VAT to compound ‘dire’ GCC mobile phone market
Research firm IDC has said that the introduction of value-added tax in January 2018 will exacerbate the outlook for the …
Etisalat announces successful deployment of pre-commercial 5G network
Etisalat has successfully launched a pre-commercial 5G network in certain locations within the UAE including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Banking on collaboration to beat the hackers
Earlier this month, I’d attended an event organised by the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), which has created a platform for banks …
Abu Dhabi DED to boost e-commerce sector with new e-trading licence initiative
Abu Dhabi DED’s Electronic Trading licence initiative aims to reinforce the government’s efforts toward providing smarter electronic services and boost e-commerce in the business sector in the capital.
DEWA hosts Future Engineers winter camp
Future Engineers camp is aimed at educating students between the ages of 12 to 16 about the basics of robotics, and developing smart phone programmes and applications.
Etisalat revamps roaming packages
Etisalat has revamped its roaming packs for both prepaid and postpaid customers to give them flexibility and more affordable choices …