Dubai to welcome 2012 with fireworks at Burj Khalifa
Dubai is all set to welcome year 2012 with a bang, and largest fireworks of them all will be organized at Burj Khalifa, world tallest … Read more
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Dubai Residents Required To Register Tenancy Contacts From 2012
From 2012, residents of Dubai have to register their tenancy contracts with Dubai Land Department through Ejari system. People who have Dubai labour permits and … Read more
du Internet Service partially restored after under sea cable cuts
Du internet service in UAE has partially restored as one of the two cable cuts has been restored while the second one might take weeks. … Read more
Etisalat to block fake mobiles from January 2012
The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), jointly with Etisalat, recently launched the campaign to raise awareness and discourage the use of mobile phones that use a … Read more
No Residence Visa in Dubai without ID Card from April
Hope this is not an April Fool prank. Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) has announced that Dubai will link residence visas to Emirates Identity Cards from … Read more
Emirates ID Card to replace Labour Card by next year
It seems that the real life usage of Emirates ID Card is just around the corner now, almost. As stated by Saqr Gobash, the Minister … Read more
60 percent of 3.8 million expats working in UAE have no qualifications
Saqr Gobash, the Minister of Labour, has recently stated that the number of foreign workers in the UAE stood at 3.8 million in 2010. Out … Read more
Go4it a Visa and RTA Nol co-branded credit card for Dubai Metro
Go4it, a co-branded credit card jointly launched by RTA, Emirates NBD, and Visa International, combines features of a Visa Credit card and RTA Nol card, … Read more
Emirates Post Office to discard ID Cards not picked up in 30 days
The Emirates Identity Authority has informed ID card applicants today through advertisements in local dailies that they must pick up their ID cards from Empost … Read more
Dhs 300 fine for falling asleep in Dubai Metro
Watch your Zzzz while you ride on Dubai Metro, because if you doze off, you could get a rude awakening – and a fine. As … Read more
Toyota Al-Futtaim Motors recall 200 vehicles including Avalon, Camry and Lexus
Toyota’s local distributor is looking to recall nearly 2,000 Toyota and Lexus 2004 models in the UAE. The models listed by Al-Futtaim Motors include 929 … Read more
250 cars per month are abandoned in Dubai
It has been reported that around 250 cars per month are abandoned in Dubai, which are later taken on by Dubai municipality. As per the … Read more