His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the launch of ‘One Billion Meals’. This initiative is launched every year to secure food aid for vulnerable communities in 50 countries. Sheikh Mohammed said in a tweet saying that “one out of every […]
The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced the official work timings for private sector employees during the holy month of Ramadan. The ministry said the number of work hours would be reduced by two during the holy month. Typically, private sector employees work eight hours a day or 48 a week. This will […]
Five years of literally astronomical work has gone behind what will be the lift-off of the first Arab to spend six months in space in just a couple of days. However, when the UAE’s second astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi lifts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, […]
For the first time ever, select Expo City Dubai visitors will get the chance to dine at the Surreal waterfalls. The city is opening up the most visited spot at the Expo site for corporate Iftar events. Corporates can sign up to host Iftar — the meal eaten after sunset during the holy month of […]
Dubai skies could be buzzing with air taxis in just three years. The Dubai Ruler has unveiled designs of swanky stations, and the aerial taxis that will have top speeds of 300kmph, with a maximum range of 241km. It will seat a pilot and four passengers. Dubai authorities have been exploring aerial taxis for years […]
A Dubai-based sustainable cities developer is aiming to create the world’s first closed loop structure around a city. Called ‘The Loop’, the concept will see 93-km climate-controlled cycle highway around Dubai. The project aims to connect more than 3 million residents to key services and locations within minutes by walking and cycling. The Loop would […]
treets in Dubai scored 95 per cent on the Road Pavements Condition Index in 2022, the Roads and Transport Authority said. The functional and structural assessment was conducted and designed by RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency to identify surface damage such as cracks, subsidence, potholes and loosening in the sidewalk surface using the Index, as […]
If your birthday or that of your loved ones falls before the end of February, you can have the world’s tallest greeting card! In a new initiative, the Burj Khalifa will light up with ‘happy birthday to you’ messages every day at 8.45pm till February 28. You can head down to the Dubai Mall waterfront […]
Airfares from the UAE to India, Pakistan, GCC and other Middle Eastern countries are likely to go up by up to 150 per cent between now and close to Eid Al Fitr as a large number of residents travel during the occasion. Therefore, travel agents in the UAE recommend that the earlier people book the […]
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to take effect next year, the latest initiative aimed at reducing pollution in the oil-rich nation. The law would prohibit the import, production and circulation of such bags from Jan 1, 2024. A similar ban would apply to plastic cups, plates […]