Dubai Economy has announced the launch of ‘Dubai Raffles,’ an innovative and integrated digital platform to manage raffle draws and other promotions including Scratch & Win campaigns, conducted in the emirate.
Dubai: Dubai Economy has announced the launch of ‘Dubai Raffles,’ an innovative and integrated digital platform to manage raffle draws and other promotions including Scratch & Win campaigns, conducted in the emirate.
The platform, which complements the smart transformation in the emirate and the Dubai Paperless Strategy as well as the precautionary measures in place against COVID-19, has all the necessary tools and features that will allow draws to be supervised, managed and conducted electronically with no paper coupons or contact required.
For businesses, especially retailers, the digital platform guarantees improved ease, efficiency and quality as they can conduct raffles round the clock without having to develop their own systems or printing paper coupons.
Dubai clarifies rules surrounding dining outdoors in Ramadan
Dining outdoors in Ramadan is not permitted…
Ramadan is a little different this year since Dubai authorities removed the need for restaurants to apply for permits to serve food during Ramadan fasting hours. With this, Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) also withdrew the requirement to place screens and curtains over mall courts and restaurants.
This announcement raised questions around whether non-muslims can now eat and drink outdoors as normal. However, Dubai authorities have clarified to
Gulf News that this is not the case.
“Outdoor seating is not allowed during fasting hours. Delivery of food can be continued as usual,” said Mohammed Ali Rashed Lootah, CEO of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy.
There are restaurants that serve food along the beaches and on terraces. Additionally, many restaurants have outside seating. Questions were raised if these restaurants are allowed to serve food outside their walled premises out in the open during fasting hours in Ramadan.
Senior officials at Dubai Economy and Dubai Municipality have clarified to Gulf News that outdoor dining at eateries continue to be banned during fasting hours in Ramadan. “Outdoor seating is not allowed during fasting hours. Delivery of food can be continued as usual,” said Mohammed Ali Rashed Lootah, CEO of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy.