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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the distribution of an additional bonus amounting to AED33,295,000 to owners of taxi plates in Dubai. The total number of plates benefiting from the distribution is 6,659. Dubai Taxi Corporation and …

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, launched  the longest covered tunnel in the Middle east along the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan road. The 2.7km Al Sidra tunnel will run for 89 kilometres at its completion. The new road will reduce the journey time …

According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), more precipitation during the day with the increase in clouds is expected. “Moderate winds will blow in general, freshening at times causing blowing of dust over some exposed areas,” NCM stated. Rainfall was reported in several parts of the country on Friday evening, …

The US and its allies fired more than 100 cruise missiles at Syria, a significant number of which were intercepted by Syrian air defences, President Trump had ordered the military attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, joining allies Britain and France in launching missile strikes. The coordinated strike marked the …

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed raising the salaries of expat government employees by 10% retroactively from January 2018. The announcement was made today during the inauguration of the Sharjah-Khorfakkan New Road, which is 87 km long and shortens …

The death toll from a powerful storm in India this week has hit at least 40, officials said Friday. The storm lashed the states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan late Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction. It uprooted trees and caused houses to collapse, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, reported. State …

The UAE passport achieves new international strength and status day after day. The number of countries in which ordinary citizens of the UAE can enter without visas, obtaining a visa at the airport or registering online before traveling reached 144 countries after the addition of Uruguay, which recently signed an …

Two men, a Pakistani and an Indian, were sentenced to three years in prison for offering a bribe to a bank employee in exchange for getting them approval on loans. The Court of First Instance ordered each of them to pay a Dh40,000 fine, they are also to be deported …

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, HyperloopTT, announced today the arrival of the first set of tubes designed to move both people and freight to their research and development center in Toulouse, France. With an interior diameter of 4.0 meters, the system is optimised both for passenger capsules and shipping containers. The first …

The Dubai Criminal Court put an Asian gang of four on trial last Wednesday, the gang was accused of exploiting the need of a minor girl from their nationality for money and bringing her into the country for use -among others- in prostitution. The girl confessed in the investigations of the Public …