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Iraq, Saudi Arabia sign 18 energy memorandums in Basra
Government | Wednesday 6 December, 2017 2:41 am
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed 18 memorandums of understanding in the energy field during the kingdom’s participation in an energy exhibition in Iraq.   The signing of the 18 memorandums of understanding came after Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh inaugurated the seventh...
Saudi Crown Prince leads Time’s ‘Person of The Year’ poll as voting ends
Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 12:30 pm
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, is leading the Time magazine’s poll for the ‘Person of the Year 2017’ award.   With 24 percent votes so far, Prince Mohammed looks set to beat US President Donald Trump, Russian...
Saudi Shoura member underlines need for programs to prepare graduates for labor market
Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 6:28 am
A Shoura Council member, Dr. Mu’ad bin Mohammed Al-Madhadh, has stressed the need for programs to prepare university graduates in entering the Saudi labor market.   Al-Madhadh, chairman of the human resources committee at the council, said that training new employees must include...
Ghassan Al-Sulaiman relieved of his post
Government | Monday 4 December, 2017 12:17 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a royal order on Sunday night relieving Dr. Ghassan Al-Sulaiman from his post as adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. ...
Dubai Customs reaffirms efforts to combat counterfeit goods with Japanese partners
Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 6:48 am
Within its efforts to boost UAE trade and enhance protection of trademarks through combating counterfeited products, Dubai Customs’ IPR Department took part in workshop organized in Dubai by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in coordination with Japan External Trade...
Saudi banks prepare for riyal coins
Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 2:04 am
Banks across Saudi Arabia are preparing for the transition from one riyal notes to one and two riyal coins by sorting, counting and depositing them within the banks. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) directed the banks in a letter that that they should stop dealing with the one riyal...
 Sharjah Department of eGovernment Celebrates Their Love for Their Homeland 
Government | Sunday 3 December, 2017 1:04 am
On Wednesday, 29 November, the staff at the Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) got together at their headquarters in Sharjah to mark the 46th year of the UAE’s Union. Grand celebrations featuring cultural and recreational activities provided DeG’s employees ...
New app to rate government services
Government | Saturday 2 December, 2017 1:01 am
A new smartphone application for citizens to provide feedback on government services will be launched in early 2018. Hussam Al-Madani, acting director general of the National Center for the Measurement of the Performance of Public Agencies (CMPPA), revealed the launch of the app to Makkah...
Dubai Customs wins at UAE Ideas 2017
Government | Wednesday 29 November, 2017 2:58 pm
Dubai Customs won the Innovation Shield at the 6th UAE Ideas Conference & Award 2017 which was held on 19th November 2017 at Grand Hyat Hotel in Dubai under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of the Dubai Airports,...
PCFC celebrates UAE’s 46th National Day
Government | Wednesday 29 November, 2017 9:00 am
The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), with its subsidiaries DP World, Dubai Customs, Trakhees, Dubai Trade and JAFZA, celebrated today (Tuesday 28th November 2017) the  UAE 46th National Day at Port Rashid under the theme “Dar Zayed, A Legacy of Giving &...
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