Artificial intelligence to drive UAE; Meteor shower wows UAE residents; Worried UAE jewellers seek respite from VAT

[] | View it in [your browser]( | [HOME]( | [GOLD/ FOREX]( | [CINEMA LISTINGS]( | [PRAYER TIMINGS]( | [COMPETITIONS]( SUBSCRIBE [Newspaper]( [ePaper]( Tuesday, October 17, 2017 FOLLOW US khaleejtimes/posts [NEWS]( [BUSINESS]( [SPORT]( [WKND.]( [CLASSIFIED]( [JOBS]( TOP STORIES [Artificial intelligence to drive UAE]( Centennial Strategy, first-of-its-kind in the world, designed to boost government performance and cut costs. [UAE issues law for regulation of veterinary products]( [UAE orders three more shipments for Rohingya refugees]( [Worldskills winner wants Emiratis to join nursing]( [Man jailed for biting ear of wife's ex-boss in Dubai]( NATION [Meteor shower wows residents in UAE]( UAE residents were treated to a celestial spectacle on Monday night as a meteoric shower lit up the skyline. Twitteratis were quick to post pictures online, while the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai posted a video of the trail of arc, confirming the event. [Tourists will soon be allowed to fly drones in Dubai]( [Dubai Municipality opens second location of UAE Food Bank]( [Emiratis meet, discuss job-related challenges at Youth Circle]( [Indian expats set for a big bang Diwali]( INTERNATIONAL [Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk from Kurds]( Iraqi govt forces captured the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish vote on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country. [Spain gives Catalans three days to drop independence bid]( [Passengers panic as AirAsia flight plunges over 6,000m in mid-air scare]( [Police unseal room where Sunanda Pushkar was found dead]( [Death toll from Portugal wildfires rises to 27]( BUSINESS [Worried UAE jewellers seek respite from VAT]( The VAT set to be introduced in the UAE from next year is a dampener to the local gold and diamond industry as companies are planning to shift operations abroad, senior industry executives said at a conference in Dubai on Monday. [Mideast IT security spend to hit $1.8b in 2017]( [Dubai home below Dh1 million? I will buy]( [Diwali on D-Street: Sensex and Nifty hit record highs]( [India undergoing exciting digital transformation: IMF]( SPORTS [Babar, Shadab star in Pak win over Lanka]( Shadab Khan's all-round performance (52 not out, three wickets for 47 runs) and Babar Azam's scintillating century (101) saw Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. [ECB announces U-19 team for Asia Cup qualifier]( [Federer shakes off 'scars' of Nadal defeats]( [Sri Lanka ready to play T20 in Pakistan]( [Football: UAE U-19 team off to Tashkent]( # © Galadari Printing and Publishing Co. L.L.C. All rights reserved You have received this email message from [khaleejtimes.com](). Your email address has been recorded because you have subscribed to one of our print publications /newsletters or are registered with one of our web sites. For more information, visit www.khaleejtimes.com To UNSUBSCRIBE, please [click here.]( [Contact Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Privacy Policy]( FOLLOW US khaleejtimes/posts [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [CITY TIMES]( | [WKND](