Information providers, UAE legal contacts and municipalities
MEED
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AMEinfo
AMEinfo.com is a news and information service dedicated to Middle East business. It keeps its 2.5 million readers, located in 150 countries, up to date with news and analysis of major developments in the regional economy.
SMEinfo
SMEinfo.me is an online resource offering information, mentoring, advice and support for small- and medium-sized enterprises operating in the UAE and beyond. It offers entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing businesses access to mentor videos, a free zone comparison tool, forums, research, blogs, networking opportunities and more.
WAM
The state-run Emirates News Agency (www.wam.ae), or Wakalat Anbaa al-Emara (WAM), is a division of the Ministry of Information and Culture. Its team of 180 local staff and 22 international reporters provide daily updates on official events and developments both within the UAE and overseas. Established in November 1976, it is currently published in Arabic, English and French. WAM is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, but has offices in each emirate as well as international staff in cities including Cairo, Beirut, Jerusalem, Riyadh, Damascus, Sanaa and Tripoli. Other offices and reporters are located in London, Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Berlin, Moscow, Washington, New York, Tehran, Islamabad, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo and Canberra. In 2010, WAM released 38,210 stories.
English Daily newspapers
Arabic Daily newspapers
UAE legal contacts
Tel: (+971) 4 364 1641
Tel: (+971) 2 418 0400
Tel: (+971) 2 406 7200
Tel: (+971) 4 362 0444
Tel: (+971) 2 644 6633
Tel: (+971) 4 438 6100
Tel: (+971) 2 414 6744
Tel: (+971) 2 6521 700
Tel: (+971) 4 370 0311
Tel: (+971) 4 423 0000
Tel: (+971) 2 627 6622
Tel: (+971) 2 412 1700
Tel: (+971) 2 403 9600
Tel: (+971) 2 652 3400
Tel: (+971) 2 495 1700
Tel: (+971) 4 369 5800
Tel: (+971) 2 412 1300
Tel: (+971) 2 622 2636
Tel: (+971) 2 627 4477
Tel: (+971) 2 651 9200
Tel: (+971) 2 626 6180
Tel: (+971) 2 410 7600
Tel: (+971) 2 412 0700
ALSO IN THE UAE
- Afridi & Angell
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Baker Botts
- Fulbright & Jaworski
- Galadari & Associates
- Taylor Wessing
- Bin Shabib & Associates
- Holman Fenwick Willan
- Khasawneh & Associates Legal Consultants
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- White & Case
- Wong Partnership
Source: The Legal 500 top firms on corporate and M&A law
Municipalities
Abu Dhabi
It oversees the three municipal departments of Abu Dhabi City, Al-Ain and the Western Region.
Tel: (+971) 2 678 8888
Email: Via website
Tel: (+971) 3 763 5111
Email: info@am.ae
Tel: (+971) 2 898 8888
Email: info@wrm.abudhabi.ae
Tel: (+971) 4 221 5555
Email: info@dm.gov.ae
Tel: (+971) 6 562 3333
Tel: (+971) 7 233 2422
Email: rakmun@rakm.ae
Tel: (+971) 9 222 7000
Email: info@fujmun.gov.ae
Tel: (+971) 6 742 2331
Email: info@am.gov.ae
Umm al-Quwain Municipality
Address: Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid al-Moalla Road, Umm al-Quwain
Tel: (+971) 6 765 6145
UAE cabinet ministers
Prime Minister: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
E-mail: info@primeminister.ae
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs: Mohammed Anwar Gargash
Minister of State for Financial Affairs: Obaid Humaid al-Tayer
Minister of State: Maitha Salem al-Shamsi
Minister of State: Reem Ibrahim al-Hashimi
Defence Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
Tel: (+971) 4 353 2222
Finance Minister: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum
Tel: Abu Dhabi (+971) 2 672 6000; Dubai (+971) 4 393 9000
Email: mofi@uae.gov.ae
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed al-Nahyan
Tel: Abu Dhabi (+971) 2 441 4666; Dubai (+971) 4 398 0000
Email: moi@moi.gov.ae
Economy Minister: Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri
Tel: (+971) 2 613 1111
Email: economy@emirates.net.ae
Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Affairs Minister: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan
Tel: (+971) 2 622 2221
Email: ihtimam@mopa.ae
Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan
Tel: (+971) 2 695 1300
Email: mohe@uae.gov.ae
Education Minister: Humaid Mohammed Obaid al-Qattami
Tel: (+971) 2 408 9999
Email: ccc.moe@moe.gov.ae
Foreign Affairs Minister: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan
Tel: Abu Dhabi (+971) 2 222 2000; Dubai (+971) 4 404 0000; Sharjah (+971) 6 574 4499
Email: mofa@uae.gov.ae
Foreign Trade Minister: Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6000
Email: info@moft.gov.ae
Public Works Minister: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan
Tel: (+971) 4 261 0001
Email: mpwh@uae.gov.ae
Justice Minister: Hadef bin Juaan al-Dhahiri
Tel: (+971) 2 692 1000
Energy Minister: Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamili
Tel: (+971) 4 294 5555
Email: ews@moenr.gov.ae
Labour Minister: Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash
Tel: (+971) 4 702 3333
Email: info@mol.gov.ae
Cabinet Affairs Minister: Mohammed Abdullah al-Gargawi
Email: info@uaecabinet.ae
Culture, Youth and Community Development Minister: Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Owais
Tel: (+917) 2 446 6145
Email: info@mcycd.gov.ae
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs: Maryam al-Roumi
Tel: (+971) 4 263 7777
Email: minister@msa.gov.ae
Health Minister: Hanif Hassan Ali
Tel: (+971) 2 633 0000
Email: Via website
Environment & Water Minister: Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad
Tel: (+971) 2 444 4747
Email: info@moew.gov.ae
Additional Ministry of Foreign Trade Contacts
Minister’s Office
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6004
Email: ministerOffice@moft.gov.ae
Office of the Director-General
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6020
Email: dg.office@moft.gov.ae
Executive Director
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6085
Email: ali.hameli@moft.gov.ae
Executive Director
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6002
Email: juma.kait@moft.gov.ae
Department Of Trade Negotiations
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6044
Email: sultan.darwish@moft.gov.ae
Analysis and business information
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6076
Email: mutar.ahmed@moft.gov.ae
Trade Policies Department of Foreign Affairs
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6032
Email: mahmood.mahmood@moft.gov.ae
Information Technology Department
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6091
Email: ali.menhali@moft.gov.ae
Strategic Planning & Institutional Excellence
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6055
Email: kamal.yammahi@moft.gov.ae
International Organisations
Tel: (+971) 2 495 6076
Email: mutar.ahmed@moft.gov.ae
Banks in the UAE
Dubai Islamic Bank
Working hours: Sun-Thur 8am-4pm
Address: PO Box 1080
Near Clock Tower Roundabout, Port Saeed, Deira, Dubai
Tel: (+971) 4 295 300
Fax: (+971) 4 295 411
Website: www.dib.ae
Emirates NBD
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-2pm
Address: PO Box 777
Baniyas, near Al-Owais Tower, Deira, Dubai
Tel: (+971) 600 54 0000
Fax: (+971) 4 327 2996
Website: www.emiratesnbd.com
Mashreq Bank
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-4pm
Address: PO Box 1250
Near Al-Ghurair Centre, Deira, Dubai
Tel: (+971) 4 424 4444
Fax: (+971) 4 424 7106
Website: www.mashreqbank.com
Commercial Bank of Dubai
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-2pm
Address: PO Box 2668
Itihad Street, Deira, Dubai
Tel: (+971) 4 212 1000 or (+971) 4 211 2888
Fax: (+971) 4 212 1911
Website: www.cbd.ae
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-7pm
Address: PO Box 939
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Building, Salam Street, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (+971) 2 696 2222
Fax: (+971) 2 610 9701
Website: www.adcb.com
National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-3pm
Address: PO Box 2993
Intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Street and Baniyas Street, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (+971) 2 611 1111
Fax: (+971) 2 627 5738/9
Website: www.nbad.com
First Gulf Bank
Working hours: Sat-Wed 8am-1pm, Thur 8am-12pm
Address: PO Box 6316
Sheikh Zayed 1st Street, Khalibiya, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (+971) 600 525 500
Website: www.fgb.ae
Union National Bank
Working hours: Sat-Thur 8am-2pm
Address: PO Box 3865
UNB Building, Salam Street, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (+971) 2 674 1600 or (+971) 600 566 665
Fax: (+971) 2 678 6080
Website: www.unb.co.ae
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Working hours: Sun-Thur 7.30am-3.30pm
Address: PO Box 313
Bainoona Street, Al Bateen, near Al-Ghazali School, Abu Dhabi
Tel: (+971) 2 610 0600
Fax: (+971) 2 665 6028
Website: www.adib.ae
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