The UAE Central Bank and Dubai Police have signed a preliminary agreement to enhance co-operation on information exchange relating to financial crimes to achieve strategic common goals.
The pact includes strengthening co-ordination in various areas, including facilitating information exchange related to financial crimes and suspicious cases, joint efforts to detect complex money-laundering plans and monitoring suspicious financial activities, a joint statement on Thursday said.
They will also conduct joint inspections, run awareness campaigns on emerging patterns of financial crimes and co-operate in training and technical support for both parties.
“Our strategy in combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and financial crimes is based on the participation and collaboration with all national competent authorities, including the Dubai Police," said Khaled Balama, governor of the UAE Central Bank and chairman of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and Illegal Organisations.
This pact "is significant to achieve our common goals by exchanging supervisory information to strengthen the national efforts in fighting financial crimes, enhancing financial stability and supporting the country's financial and economic system", he said.
The UAE has taken "significant steps" to tackle money laundering and financial crimes and these efforts are "yielding fruitful results", Mr Balama said earlier this month.
The regulator is developing new systems and standards, such as supervisory and regulatory technology, to "fortify our operations and bolster the resilience of our financial system", he said.
The latest accord is part of the country’s strategic plans to activate joint co-operation mechanisms to enhance information exchange on cases related to money-laundering crimes, said Maj Gen Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander in Chief of Dubai Police.
“The UAE has made great efforts in combating money laundering and is continuing to do so. Within this framework, the efforts of all concerned government entities have joined forces to consolidate their capabilities in combating financial crimes."
The pact "is a step forward in the joint efforts to enhance capabilities to combat this type of crime and by working closely together, we can be more effective in protecting and protecting the integrity of the financial system", he added.
Why are asylum seekers being housed in hotels?
The number of asylum applications in the UK has reached a new record high, driven by those illegally entering the country in small boats crossing the English Channel.
A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001.
Asylum seekers and their families can be housed in temporary accommodation while their claim is assessed.
The Home Office provides the accommodation, meaning asylum seekers cannot choose where they live.
When there is not enough housing, the Home Office can move people to hotels or large sites like former military bases.
How to apply for a drone permit
- Individuals must register on UAE Drone app or website using their UAE Pass
- Add all their personal details, including name, nationality, passport number, Emiratis ID, email and phone number
- Upload the training certificate from a centre accredited by the GCAA
- Submit their request
What are the regulations?
- Fly it within visual line of sight
- Never over populated areas
- Ensure maximum flying height of 400 feet (122 metres) above ground level is not crossed
- Users must avoid flying over restricted areas listed on the UAE Drone app
- Only fly the drone during the day, and never at night
- Should have a live feed of the drone flight
- Drones must weigh 5 kg or less
How green is the expo nursery?
Some 400,000 shrubs and 13,000 trees in the on-site nursery
An additional 450,000 shrubs and 4,000 trees to be delivered in the months leading up to the expo
Ghaf, date palm, acacia arabica, acacia tortilis, vitex or sage, techoma and the salvadora are just some heat tolerant native plants in the nursery
Approximately 340 species of shrubs and trees selected for diverse landscape
The nursery team works exclusively with organic fertilisers and pesticides
All shrubs and trees supplied by Dubai Municipality
Most sourced from farms, nurseries across the country
Plants and trees are re-potted when they arrive at nursery to give them room to grow
Some mature trees are in open areas or planted within the expo site
Green waste is recycled as compost
Treated sewage effluent supplied by Dubai Municipality is used to meet the majority of the nursery’s irrigation needs
Construction workforce peaked at 40,000 workers
About 65,000 people have signed up to volunteer
Main themes of expo is ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ and three subthemes of opportunity, mobility and sustainability.
Expo 2020 Dubai to open in October 2020 and run for six months
