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Khaled Al Bustani., director-general of the Federal Tax Authority. WAM

Selective Tax Applied on Over 1,600 Items in UAE

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2017 | Business

Dubai- The number of commodities covered by the UAE’s selective taxation has been announced as 1,610 items, 60 percent of which are classified as soft drink products, 26 percent as tobacco and its derivatives, and some 14 percent as energy drinks, all deemed as...

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Pro-government fighters ride on a tank in the Bir Basha neighborhood after they took the area from Houthi fighters in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz. (Reuters)

Arab Coalition Fighters Target Coup Military Camps in Yemen

by Thaer Abbas | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – The Yemeni National Army announced on Sunday the death of a Houthi commander in the Taiz province south of Sana’a. The 35th Armored Battalion tweeted that “Houthi commander Major Hamid al-Mudai was shot dead by the 35 Armored Battalion in the Salu district...

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Muslims pray at the Grand mosque ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage in Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

53,000 Square Meters of Land in Makkah to Be Sold at Auction

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2017 | Business

Makkah- Makkah would witness next Thursday a real-estate auction on three lands of a total space of around 50,000 square meters and worth more than one billion riyals (USD266 million) — the three lands are located inside the central region. The first land is...

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A poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime minister Rami al-Hamdallah hangs on a street in Gaza City, October 1, 2017. (AP)

Palestinian PM Arrives in Gaza in First Step in Reconciliation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday in what is seen as a major step towards ending the decade-long rift between Fatah and Hamas, which seized control of the coastal strip in 2007. Hamdallah drove through the Israeli Erez...

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At least 20 people were killed and over 100 wounded in a shooting in the US city of Las Vegas. (AFP)

At Least 20 Killed in Shooting in Las Vegas

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | World

At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when a gunman opened fire at a music festival in the US city of Las Vegas on Sunday. The attacker fired down from the 32nd floor of a hotel, where he was shot dead by police. Police described the suspect as...