Dubai Informer

A new resolution issued by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan states that foreign

The UAE government is thinking about (or has already put in place?) a law that will prohibit private companies from firing UAE nationals from their jobs. Of course this does not count if the employee does something wrong and that’s the reason for him being sacked. But what in an economic downturn? You cant fire people [...]

Dubai’s population is continuing to grow, a government official said yesterday, despite reports that the economic downturn has resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. The emirate issued 1,000 more visas a day than it cancelled last month, Raed Safadi, the chief economist for the Government of Dubai, said yesterday at a conference. “They’re still positive,” [...]

Applications can be filed starting next Tuesday for new visit visas which were revamped under a Federal ruling last June, a senior residency department official said on Tuesday. The new fee schedule for the visas, which range from visit visas to visas for medical treatment should have started August 1, according to an earlier announcement, [...]

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced that a large cruise ship, Albatros, has arrived in Dubai for a two-day tour with 958 passengers and crew members, mostly Germans and Austrians. Traditional heritage display of weaving, tool making house building by local ladies and men were demonstrated at the DTCM-operated Dubai [...]