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UAE sets VAT refund requirements for Emiratis

The country introduced the tax on January 1

Dubai ruler launches $107m bridge project

The Shindagha Bridge is part of the third phase of the $1.37bn Shindagha Corridor project

UAE clamps down on mosque activities

New regulation restricts activities that can be carried out in mosques or by their staff

UAE blocks Roblox, Blue Whale, Mariam other online games

The country’s attorney general said the games were damaging to children’s health

$2,700-a-year London private members club to open Dubai location

The club will be located in the $1bn ICD Brookfield development in Dubai International Financial Centre

UAE emirate cuts fees, fines for Ramadan

The measure is intended to reduce the financial burden on companies

UAE says influencers have two weeks to comply with new regulation

Influencers face paying up to $8,167 for licences to continue operating legally

UAE announces Covid protocols for Eid Al Adha

UAE declares Ramadan start date

Workers in the UAE will have shorter hours for the duration of the holy month

UAE rulers order release of more than 1,000 prisoners for Ramadan

Mass prisoner pardons have become a common practice by rulers in the GCC at the start of the holy month

UAE police to crack down on begging, trucks, buses during Ramadan

Begging activity often increases in many Gulf countries during Ramadan

UAE to refund VAT for conferences, events companies

The UAE Cabinet has decided to refund the tax for conference and exhibition firms

Dubai Police signs deal for self-driving vehicles

The organisations aims to have autonomous cars in its fleet by 2020

UAE President orders release of 935 prisoners for Ramadan

Mass prisoner releases have become a common practice by rulers in the GCC at the start of the holy month

Dubai Police arrest Asian man accused of torching 11 vehicles

The man was apprehended before he could flee the country

Former Gulf News editor denies premeditated murder

Francis Matthew was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering his wife

UAE social media influencers must pay up to $8,200 for licences

The county’s influencer community had been operating without regulation up until recently

Dubai Marina tower catches fire

The building has been described as a new residential tower

Video: Sandstorms hit the UAE

People with asthma and allergies were told to take particular care

Dubai Safari to close for five months

The attraction began welcoming visitors in December after originally being scheduled to open at the end of 2016

IMF says UAE’s VAT introduction has gone well, impact short-lived

Inflation is expected to average 3.5 per cent this year, according to the IMF

UAE weather centre warns of dust storms

Poor visibility is expected for most of the day

Dubai’s Museum of the Future launches start-up challenge

The attraction is scheduled to open in late 2019 after delays

UAE seeks end to status as one of world’s largest waste producers

The country and its Gulf peers are often ranked among the highest waste producers per capita

Dubai authority closes 40 private parking lots

The affected facilities failed to meet new parking requirements

UAE says will revoke expat work permits if there is an Emirati replacement

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation is leading a drive to prioritise the hiring of Emiratis

Dubai allows transit passengers to leave airport for tours

The UAE government last month gave the go ahead for a transit visa policy

Careem increases some Dubai fares

The company’s rival Uber announced similar changes last month

UAE expresses surprise at Yemeni PM’s Socotra comments

The UAE has been accused of trying to annex the island archipelago by building a military base

Dubai Chamber releases book to commemorate UAE founding father Sheikh Zayed

May 6 is the 100th anniversary of Sheikh Zayed’s birth

Dubai’s RTA to open $48.4m road improvement project

The work spans 20km from Al Qudra roundabout to the intersection of Dubai-Al Ain Road