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The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has announced that it will commence construction works on three footbridges across Dubai. According to a press statement, one of the bridges will have four escalators linking the four sides of a key junction at the King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud …

An Indonesian diver died on Friday (Nov 2) during a search and rescue operation for the downed Lion Air flight. Mr Syachrul Anto, 48, is believed to have died due to decompression issues. Commander of the search and rescue task force, Colonel Isswarto, told local media on Saturday that search …

Dubai Customs carried out 203,650 transactions through its smart channels during the ‘Week Without Service Centres’ initiative. The week-long initiative, led by the Dubai Government’s Department of Finance, DoF, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, …

The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal. The White House said it was “the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed on Iran” and targeted Iran’s energy, shipping and banking sectors. However, eight countries will not be penalised by the US for …

Under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Al Ain-Dubai road will be renamed to “Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan road”.

In a new global achievement, the UAE, represented by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has maintained its first global ranking, for the second consecutive year, with scores of 100% in all Getting Electricity indicators in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2019 report. The report measures the ease of doing …

The excellent unity and harmony in the UAE create a new achievement as Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) set a Guiness World Record for a human chain with the biggest number of nationalities when commuters from 96 countries joined their hands together on Public Transport Day. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al …

Security footage from a bus which crashed into a river in China has revealed that the driver was fighting with a passenger moments earlier. The bus plunged 50m (164ft) off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on Sunday – at least 13 people died and two more are …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today kicked off Flag Day celebrations by hoisting the UAE flag at the Union House. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive …

Hundreds of Expo 2020 Dubai team members have participated in a ceremony to mark UAE Flag Day, with just over 700 days until the largest event in the country’s history. Marking Flag Day, which is celebrated 3rd November every year, Reem Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and …