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12/11/2020

UAE cabinet amends law on evidence in civil and commercial transactions.

The amendments includes the introduction of remote communication technologies in evidence-related procedures

The UAE Cabinet on Monday approved a federal decree-law to amend certain provisions of the Law on Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions.

The amendments includes the introduction of remote communication technologies in evidence-related procedures.

It also includes the adoption of digital signatures and documents, and legitimises e-hearing minutes that document witness testimonies, as well as the decisions of judges, signed notary documents, and related provisions, reported news agency WAM.

The cabinet chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has also approved the issuance of a federal law to amend certain provisions of the law regulating the notary public profession.

The amendments have simplified the process for giving evidence for all parties and enabled the use of e-transactions in all notary public procedures.

It has also facilitated the creation of memos and the verification of proof of identity, as well as the registration, signing and payment of fees.

The Minister of Justice will issue the necessary resolutions to enable the use of information technology in notary public work.

Also, e-signatures and e-documents will now be approved and treated as official documents mentioned in the evidence law.

Documents must be created and saved electronically, and will be kept confidential and may not be circulated, copied or deleted from the electronic system without permission from the relevant administration of the notary public at the ministry.

Source: Gulf Business

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14/03/2018

Kuwait committee approves screening of expat driving licences...

The proposal could potentially see thousands of licences taken away....

A parliamentary committee in Kuwait has reportedly approved a proposal requiring the country’s interior ministry to set up a panel to screen driving licences held by foreigners.

The approval comes amid continued debate at the National Assembly regarding the country’s traffic problems, with some MPs suggesting restrictions on foreign workers are the solution.

Kuwait Times reports the proposal, submitted by MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei, was approved by the interior and defence committee on Monday and would see licences of expatriates screened at issuance or renewal.

Screening could potentially see thousands of driving licences taken away due to the country’s strict conditions for obtaining a licence.

Drivers must earn a monthly salary of KD600 ($2,000), have completed two years of residence and have a university degree to obtain a licence.

However, several groups are exempt from these requirements including students, private drivers, messengers, doctors, judges, engineers and several other professions and housewives with children.

This has given rise to black market for licences, with some expats paying hundreds of dinars to bribe officials, according to the publication.

The introduction of screening could see a large number of these licences terminated along with the documents of those who obtained a licence under an exemption that no longer meet the conditions.

Last month, the same parliamentary panel rejected a proposal from MP Safa Al-Hashem to reduce traffic congestion by imposing a KD1,000 ($3,300) fee on foreigners applying for a driving licence in the country.

She also proposed an annual renewal fee of KD500 ($1,657) and the linking of licences to work permits.

The panel said the new fee structure would overburden expats on lower salaries.

In March 2017, a lawyer also filed a suit at the country’s Administrative Court calling for the issuance of new licences to foreigners to be suspended because traffic congestion had reached an “unbearable phase”.

Source: Gulf Business

10/03/2018

Dubai’s Careem to hire 20,000 female drivers after admitting male bias....

The company said the ride-hailing industry had historically addressed only men when it came to driving opportunities...

Dubai-based ride hailing service Careem has admitted a historic bias for attracting male drivers after announcing plans to recruit 20,000 women by 2020.

The company said the ride-hailing industry, which includes international rival Uber, had addressed males only when it came to driving opportunities and it would invest in reducing barriers to entry for women.

Careem currently has women drivers in a number of markets including the UAE, Egypt Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, and Palestine, with Pakistan leading by numbers.

It has also registered more than 2,000 women in the Saudi cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam as the kingdom prepares to lift a ban on women driving towards the end of June. A potential female-only training centre will add to the current female-only call centre it has in the kingdom.

“We realise that up until today we have focused our efforts predominantly on attracting and catering to male Captains,” said Careem CEO and co-founder Mudassir Sheikha.

“It’s time for us and the entire industry to wake up. Not only is there a moral obligation to do so, but there’s also a huge opportunity to grow our business around women and give them the economic opportunity to excel. Women are often the primary breadwinners and looking for alternative, flexible ways to support their families.”

A women committee at Careem is working on initiatives to improve the experiences of female drivers, including safety and security measures and flexible working for mothers.

Should the company succeed in its goal of recruiting 20,000 women drivers they will make up less than 5 per cent of its current workforce of 500,000 drivers across a footprint of nearly 100 Middle Eastern cities.

Rival Uber said separately it would invest SAR1m ($272,260) to make driving schools accessible to more women who are interested in learning how to drive in Saudi Arabia.

The pledge forms part of a two-year initiative announced by the company after conducting research that indicated 78 per cent of women were interested in obtaining a driving licence and 31 per cent were interested in driving as an earnings opportunity after the kingdom lifts the ban in June.

Uber currently has 150,000 male Saudi drivers.

The announcements were made on International Women’s Day, taking place on March 8.

Last month, Careem acquired online restaurant listing platform RoundMenu and said it would start trialling food delivery.

Source: Gulf Business

09/03/2018

Work progresses on Dubai’s Shindagha heritage project....

So far, 150 historical buildings have been renovated...

Work is progressing on the Shindagha heritage district project in Dubai, which aims to rejuvenate some of the oldest parts of the emirate, it was revealed on Wednesday.

News of the project’s progress was disclosed during a review by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The project is being developed jointly by Dubai Municipality, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.

So far, 150 historical buildings have been renovated including the house of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum.

The renovation project is being carried out by Dubai Municipality’s architectural heritage department.

During his visit, Sheikh Mohammed inspected the Heritage Majlis developed by the engineering office, which extends over 11,000 square feet.

The project aims to transform the area into a culture and heritage centre, focusing on trade, crafts and the pearling industry. It also aims to boost cultural tourism, a key focus in attracting visitors to the emirate.

The project is hoped to create new cultural and commercial opportunities and ultimately attract 12 million visitors to the historical district by 2020.

The Shindagha Heritage District development project also seeks to create the largest open museum in the world with 23 secondary museums.

“Preserving our heritage and culture are part of our national responsibility,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

“The Emirati architectural heritage is part of its identity and culture. Future generations have to preserve it so that it remains a testament to the ability of Emiratis to innovate and discover solutions to adapt to their environment. This is clearly shown in the architectural heritage left behind by our forefathers,” he added.

Source: Gulf Business

Djibouti signs new port deal after ending DP World contract...DP World accused Djibouti of illegal seizing the terminal ...
08/03/2018

Djibouti signs new port deal after ending DP World contract...

DP World accused Djibouti of illegal seizing the terminal last month...

Djibouti’s Doraleh Container Terminal Management Company has signed a deal with Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) to raise by a third the amount of cargo handled at the port, the country’s Ports and Zones Authority said on Tuesday.

The agreement is expected to raise performance at the Doraleh Container Terminal, allowing it to handle an extra 300,000 20-foot equivalent unit containers (TEU) annually, the authority said, without providing any further details.

Last month, Djibouti ended its contract with Dubai’s DP World, one of the world’s biggest port operators, to run the Doraleh Container Terminal, citing failure to resolve a dispute that began in 2012.

DP World called the move an illegal seizure of the terminal and said it had begun new arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration, which last year cleared DP World of all charges of misconduct over the concession to run the terminal.

The Doraleh terminal has a capacity of 1.6 million TEUs per year. “This agreement is a first important step towards Doraleh Container Terminal fulfilling its capacity potential,” the ports authority said.

PIL is one of Asia’s biggest shipping companies, ranked “11th amongst the top container ship operators in the world,”, it said on its website.

Source: Gulf Business

08/03/2018

Oman ‘preparing dollar Islamic bond sale’....

Sources say the sukuk issue could occur in March...

Oman is in talks with banks about a possible US dollar-denominated sukuk issue that could occur in March, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The planned fund-raising exercise would be Oman’s second public debt issuance this year, as the sultanate borrows internationally to finance a budget deficit caused by low oil prices.

Oman sold a $6.5bn conventional bond in January, its largest ever debt sale. The new issue is expected to be much smaller in size, as the deficit will be funded mostly through conventional debt, said one banking source familiar with the matter.

The Omani ministry of finance did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Oman is rated BB by Standard & Poor’s and was downgraded to BBB-minus by Fitch late last year.

The planned sukuk issue would be Oman’s second public Islamic bond issue in international markets. It issued its first last year, raising $2bn with a seven-year maturity.

Combined with the January issue, the new sukuk cold cover all of Oman’s budget deficit for this year, officially projected at OMR3bn ($7.8bn).

Source: Gulf Business

08/03/2018

Kuwait’s Bangladeshi visa ban will only apply to some workers....

The ban was reportedly motivated by a rise in illegal visa trading...

Authorities in Kuwait have clarified that a ban on issuing work visas to Bangladeshi nationals announced on Monday will not apply to all workers, according to reports.

Kuwait Times cited Bangladeshi embassy councillor and labour attaché Abdullatif Khan as saying the ban would be temporary and only apply to certain groups.

“We were informed today [Tuesday] that the visa ban that was imposed due to a number of problematic cases involving our nationals will be temporary,” he was quoted assaying.

“Bangladeshis and probably Kuwaitis are involved in visa trading, so until corrective measures are implemented, recruitment will be temporarily suspended.”

Kuwait’s deputy prime minister and interior minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah instructed the assistant undersecretary for nationality and passports to implement the ban on Monday.

The publication cited sources as saying his decision was made after a rise in Bangladeshi workers in the country was noticed.

The group had reportedly become a target of visa traders after the lifting of a previous ban.

Monday’s ban will only apply to article 20 visa workers, which include domestic helpers, family drivers and ‘houseboys’, according to Khan.

Article 18 visa workers, including skilled labourers and other private sector workers, will be exempt.

The majority of the 200,000 Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait are believed to hold article 20 visas.

Source: Gulf Business

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