UAE fuel prices announced for August
Special 95 will be priced at AED2.57 per litre compared to AED 2.58 in July.
Meanwhile, Super 98 will drop slightly to AED2.69 per litre from AED 2.70, and E-plus 91 will be AED2.50 per litre from AED 2.51.
However, diesel prices will increase to AED2.78 per litre from AED 2.63 in July.
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