Mohanad Salem, right, has said the UAE will fight to the very end of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign . Fayez Nureldine / AFP
Mohanad Salem, right, has said the UAE will fight to the very end of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign . Fayez Nureldine / AFP
Mohanad Salem, right, has said the UAE will fight to the very end of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign . Fayez Nureldine / AFP
Mohanad Salem, right, has said the UAE will fight to the very end of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign . Fayez Nureldine / AFP

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PODCAST: UAE in a minute for August 28, 2017

Making today's headlines: VAT, Emirati Women's Day and UAE vs Saudi Arabia

Juman Jarallah
Juman Jarallah
Abu Dhabi

August 28, 2017

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Consumers will not be taxed on housing and education according to a new law that paves the way for the introduction of VAT in the UAE.

> UAE's VAT to be added onto shelf prices and not at checkouts

Today is Emirati Women’s Day. Check out our special report on the very first Emirati women to study abroad in the 1960s.

> story coming soon

The UAE is preparing for a football match against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.

> Mohanad Salem promises fans UAE will 'give our best' to extend 2018 World Cup chances

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