Sharjah Ruler opens emirate’s largest mosque His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the emirate’s largest mosque over the weekend. The Dh300-million Sharjah Mosque located at the intersection of the Mlieha and Emirates Roads can accommodate over 25,000 worshippers. Construction of the project began in […]
The new floating station will integrate marine transport with the Dubai metro and buses. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled the UAE’s first floating station. The floating station found at Dubai Festival City is aptly named Dubai Festival City Marine Transport Station and links from Jadaf to Dubai Festival City marine line with […]
The working hours of private sector employees in the UAE will be reduced by two hours during the Holy Month of Ramadan, according to a circular issued by Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation on Wednesday. The holy month of Ramadan is likely to begin on May 6 in most of the Islamic nations, according […]
There will be changes to the business hours of all its services during the holy month of Ramadan announced the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). RTA services affected by Ramadan timing include customers’ happiness centers, paid parking zones, public buses, Dubai Metro and Tram, marine transit modes, and service-provider centers (technical testing). Parking fee will […]
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has announced Ramadan timings for Dubai schools. Students who will be fasting shall be exempted from physical education classes and activities. Mohammed Darwish, Chief Executive Officer of Permits and Compliance at KHDA said: “The school day during Ramadan will start between 8:00 to 8:30 am and finish between 1:00 […]
Check out the list of the official holidays for the public and private sectors! In order to achieve harmony between both sectors, the government decided to integrate equal holidays for both sectors. The total number of official holidays this year is 14. Gregorian New Year: 1st January Eid Al Fitr: From the last day of […]
The entrance of Al Raugh tunnel on the new Sharjah-Khor Fakkan road The road is clean, smooth, wide…there are gems waiting to be discovered along the way. First off, it’s where you can find the longest tunnel in the Middle East. It has not just one — but five — tunnels. This road reduces the […]
Indian expats seeking passport services of the Indian missions in the UAE will now have to submit their applications online before visiting the application centers. The applications for passport services have to be submitted on the portal of Passport Seva https://embassy.passportindia.gov.in at Indian Embassies and Consulates which will be integrated with the passport service system […]
Dubai’s first and biggest indoor, multipurpose arena. Welcome the Coca-Cola arena, located at City Walk in Dubai, the hugely-anticipated arena will open to the public in June this year. Dubai-based Meraas has signed a 10-year agreement with The Coca-Cola Company for the exclusive naming rights. The state-of-the-art multipurpose Coca-Cola Arena has been designed with Meraas’ […]
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority on Tuesday announced that it will be launching nine new bus routes as of April 7, 2019. The routes will be as follows: 1. Route 20 from Al Warsan 3 to Al Nahda via Airport Terminal 2, connecting Rashidiya Metro Bus Station and International City with a frequency of 30 […]