LeAnne Graves
The National
United Arab Emirates
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VAT in UAE: Car and electronics retailers use deadline to spur sales before tax comes into effect
Digital marketing push to encourage purchases of big ticket items before 5 per cent duty comes into effect → Read More
Solar power reaches Dubai’s chickens
The Al Rawdah facility is the UAE’s first poultry farm equipped with a solar power plant → Read More
VAT in UAE: Salaries unlikely to keep up with rising cost of goods, recruiters say
Employers set to take 'wait and see' approach until 2019 → Read More
UAE salary guide: How much should you be making?
A new survey has given the wage range for various jobs → Read More
UAE petrol prices to increase for December
The UAE Energy Ministry said that prices would rise starting Friday → Read More
Reem Mall names a new contractor but opening date still unknown
Itinera Ghantoot, a UAE and Italian joint-venture will be the lead contractor on the $1.2 billion Abu Dhabi project → Read More
America’s Black Friday shopping craze spills over into the UAE
Shoppers are turning online to grab mega-deals this weekend, with e-tailers expecting the region’s largest ever Black Friday sale → Read More
Uber Mena in process of working with governments on data breach
The ride hailing app has come under fire for hiding a security breach in late 2016 that exposed data of 57 million people → Read More
One year later: Uber announces security breach that exposed data of 57m people
Two individuals have been fired in the wake of the news reaching the public domain, effective immediately, according to Ride hailing app → Read More
Hefty room rates in Abu Dhabi for last minute F1 stays
Room rates can be up to 14 times that of regular fares → Read More
UAE traffic: Accident in Abu Dhabi, delays across Dubai
An accident was reported on Rashid bin Saeed Street with traffic jams hitting Abu Dhabi and Dubai → Read More
Insurance on high-performance supercars 'relatively cheap' in the UAE
Cover for lavish motors can cost 20 times more than a normal ride, but compared to the value of the car it's actually a good deal → Read More
Mubadala invests Dh82.5 million in aerospace research and design
The company looks to focus on 3D printing, digital manufacturing and even artificial intelligence tools → Read More
New charging stations in Dubai ready for region’s first electric school bus
Two note-0stations have been added, allowing buses to charge in four hours → Read More
Food delivered to your gate at Dubai airport's Terminal 3
Deliveroo and Dubai Airports launch the region’s first airport delivery service → Read More
Food delivered in 15 minutes to your Terminal 3 gate at Dubai airport
Deliveroo and Dubai Airports launch the region’s first airport delivery service → Read More
Ford to release four hybrid cars in the Middle East
Ford Motors will release four hybrid vehicles in the Middle East during the next four years, the American automaker said on Monday. The Ford F-150 hybrid model will be launched alongside the Fusion Hybrid, which Ford said is currently only available in Jordan. “These are incredibly exciting times for Ford in the Middle East with our aggressive product plan coming together, and a full range of… → Read More
UAE consumers to bear some of VAT burden on food
High-end eateries my suffer, but there is an opportunity for others → Read More
'Grey market' dealers offer iPhone X at 20 per cent price hike
Prices expected to lower further as a new shipment arrives on Thursday → Read More
Oil prices dip at opening after two-year highs on Monday
With Opec meeting later this month, oil markets rallied on geopolitical risks → Read More