NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team has received a gold medal for its project E.coLAMP.
UAE airline offers special WhatsApp service to passengers
Etihad Airways has launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app.1 4197MoF: UAE VAT to enable knowledge-based economy
UAE’s Finance Undersecretary Younis Haji Al Khoori has highlighted that the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) will enable the nation’s government to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy and as well as impacting its competitiveness.
Dubai’s Careem expands services in Palestine
Dubai-based ride-hailing firm Careem has announced the launch of its services in the cities of Gaza and Nablus in Palestine.
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.
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.
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.
Etisalat to charge five percent VAT on products and services
The move is in compliance with the Federal Decree-Law No 8 of 2017 issued by the government on the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the UAE.
startAD Demo Day spotlights hardware innovation in the UAE
Three teams walked away with a prototyping grant that will enable them to further develop their products at startAD’s Hardware Venture Launchpad’s Demo Day.
Majid Al Futtaim joins Steven Spielberg in backing VR startup
Majid Al Futtaim has made a strategic equity investment in Dreamscape Immersive, with the intent to take the VR offering global.
Alibaba Cloud celebrates one year anniversary of Dubai data centre
Simon Hu, SVP of Alibaba Group and President of Alibaba Cloud, said that the data centre provides “powerful, scalable and cost-effective cloud computing services” to regional public and enterprise customers.