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Dubai Customs foils smuggling of 3 million Captagon pills

DUBAI – Dubai Customs seized nearly three million captagon pills, which is the largest so far this year and foiled a major attempt to smuggle them into the country. Inspection officers of the Sea Customs Centre Management at Jebel Ali Port thwarted the illegal shipment thanks to coordination between different sections coupled with the use […]

Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai completed

DUBAI – In an official ceremony at the Expo 2020 Dubai site on Sunday, the Pakistan Pavilion was handed over to the Pakistani authorities after completion of building civil works. The pavilion is located in the ‘Opportunity District’ and has a total covered area of 35,000 Sqft. The inner journey of the Pavilion is set […]

Russian supermarkets launch the facial recognition payments

The country’s leading food retailer X5 group, announced the launch of a facial recognition payment system. The X5 group, which owns the Pyaterochka convenience stores and the Perekrestok supermarket chain has joined forces with the Visa payment system and Russia’s state giant Sberbank to launch its facial recognition payment system. The service has rolled out […]

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed named winner of First Arab Lady of the Year award by Arab Women Authority

The award recognises the role played by Her Highness in the resurgence of Dubai’s cultural and creative sector The First Arab Lady of the Year award also acknowledges Sheikha Latifa’s leadership in launching initiatives aimed at strengthening the region’s cultural landscape The Arab Women Authority announced today that Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin […]

Dubai Tourism steps up inspections for foolproof tourism ecosystem and precautionary measures

Joint inspection campaigns are being conducted in coordination with Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality and Dubai Economy Nearly 10,000 inspections of establishments across the tourism ecosystem were conducted to date in 2021 274 violations were recorded and 47 non-compliant establishments closed within two months Success of citywide management of pandemic positions Dubai as one of the […]

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