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Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in Dubai, has stated that Dubai’s relentless efforts to keep pace with the future needs are marked by accelerating improvements of roads and transport means in the emirate. He announced plans …

The 12th edition of Cityscape Abu Dhabi officially kicked off on Tuesday, opening the doors to organisations keen to tap into an unrivalled audience of real estate investors from around the world as well as many experts in the regional property industry. Leading local and international developers, including Aldar Properties, …

A bu Dhabi First Instance court recieved a case where a husband claimed his wife beats him, while he only defends him self. “I came to complain against my wife,” he said. “She beats me for no reason. I only pushed her away from me. She told the police operations …

The National Centre of Meteorolorogy (NCM) has called on drivers to take precautions on the roads due to poor visibility (less than 2,000 metres) due to winds causing blowing sand and dust, until 6 pm today. The Centre also reiterated its previous warnings of the sea state in the Arabian …

A Pakistani man, who was convicted of strangling a 11-year-old boy to death after raping him at the rooftop of their Abu Dhabi building, will be executed, according to the latest court ruling. The Abu Dhabi Appeal Court upheld an earlier verdict by the Criminal Court of First Instance which …

Dubai Media Office informs the public that Dubai supply authority (DUSUP) is planning to carry out operational testing at Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1 and it will include the normal practice of flaring of hydrocarbon gas. The flaring will look like a fire and will be visible to residents of …

The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 kicked off on Monday, launching 13 consecutive days of jiu-jitsu tournaments, beginning with the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Festival that runs until 22nd April. Over the course of activities held by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, UAEJJF, more than 9,000 athletes from 100 countries …

The Abu Dhabi Police denies the rumors which spread on social media about opening vacancies for different nationalities. The Department of Security Media called on the sources to take information from its main credible source (Abu Dhabi Police) and not to spread false rumors and circulate them on social media.

Within the context of the ‘Emirati-French Cultural Dialogue’, the Alliance Francaise in the United Arab Emirates and the Institut francais, the cultural department of the French Embassy in the UAE, have invited the French band ‘INSULA’ to perform. The band who have created two original tracks, based on Emirati rhythms, …

A 25-year-old man of a Gulf nationality denied in a court hearing the rape of a student in a school in Dubai, one day after the victim was raped by his colleagues. In his testimony to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the victim stated that he had been raped by a …