DUBAI — Construction is imminent on Dh4.5 billion worth of projects in Dubai, including an unusual region-first “hanging canal” which will be built high above the city’s Metro network. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Duba

Dubai, (WAM): DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite, has relayed a high-quality image of the area in Dubai that will be developed into the recently announced Mohammed bin Rashid City. The satellite, which was launched by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science

Riyadh - Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki, secretary-general of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL), will chair the maiden meeting of the general assembly of the new Halal International Authority (HIA) in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, Al-Turki will announce the names of the membe

17 December 2012 DUBAI - A massive 330 traffic accidents took place in Dubai in just seven wet hours on the roads, with the most serious accident resulting in the death of three people. Dubai Police said the huge number of accidents happened between 6am and 1pm on Monday, after people di

Visitors to BurJuman using the Dubai Metro will now alight at the newly-named BurJuman Station when they next visit the landmark retail destination in the heart of Dubai. The former Khalid bin Al Waleed Station was officially renamed BurJuman Station on December 12 during a special ceremony atten

The Dubai Taxi Corporation is now offering prepaid coupons to customers, replacing the previous blank coupons used by various corporate customers and agencies. Director of DTC Resources and Support Engineer Mansour Al Falasi said the company would be offering vouchers of 10, 20, 25, 30 and 50 dirha

Air India will offer a special package for Indian expatriates returning to the country under the amnesty scheme announced by the UAE. This was disclosed by Federal Minister of State for Civil Aviation K. C. Venugopal while talking to reporters after a meeting of senior officials he convened at Coch

[caption id="attachment_16704" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Greetings: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych shake hands after a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Pic: PTI[/caption] New Delhi, 11 Dec,2012 (PTI): In a bid to enhance safety of its increa

Dubai - Real-time database updates, scaling up of technology and certification of technicians among proposed changes Dubai: A comprehensive analysis of the vehicle testing system by a special team from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has proposed a series of changes to the process of testin

Doha - 10 Dec 2012: A six-year-old Indian boy drowned in a swimming pool at a recently built villa compound in Abu Hamour on Friday. The victim, identified as Thomas Nettickaden, was the son of Anshu Thomas Nettickaden, who is the sales manager at the Doha office of a UAE-based company, located i

Dubai: Women will be represented in the boards of all government bodies and corporations, according to a resolution issued by the Cabinet on Sunday. Women’s representation in government company boards has been made mandatory during the Cabinet meeting chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Ras

Dubai: Residential rents in Dubai increased by 17 per cent on average over the past 12 months due to a growing population and a limited supply in the most popular locations, according to a new report by real estate consultancy CBRE. “For tenants, this is a warning flag. We don’t want to see the mar

Embassy proposes ‘soft loans’ for illegals being repatriated Dubai: Illegal Pakistani residents applying for amnesty will not be charged for an outpass, the Pakistani ambassador to the UAE said. Jamil Ahmad Khan said all charges related to the amnesty application have been waived. The Pakistani

Dubai: Residents commuting from Sharjah to Dubai fear a return to pre-2008 conditions that forced them to leave home before dawn to beat the morning rush hour. There is concern those days might be returning as a fast-growing UAE economy and regional unrest draws more people to the UAE. Detours and

Dubai: When US President Barack Obama announced new administrative appointments early this week, an Indian mother living in Sharjah was elated beyond words. Suraja Pavithran’s visually-challenged son, Sachin Dev Pavithran, 34, was among the select few picked by the White House for an important job.

Dubai - Eng. Hussain Nassir Lootah , Director General of Dubai Municipality, on Wednesday launched the National Coordinates, a comprehensive navigations system, developed by the GIS Department of Dubai Municipality. He made the announcement during a press conference held in the conference hall of D

Dubai: Dubai Metro was the scene of a suicide on Monday, the first death in the railways’ three years of operation. An Indian worker committed suicide on the track early on Monday. Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Deputy Chief of Dubai Police on Wednesday said that a 36-year-old Indian work

Abu Dhabi: One of the Middle East’s longest road tunnels opens to motorists in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The last section of the upgrade in Al Salam Street, which will be renamed Zayed Street, includes the tunnel, which opens to traffic on Wednesday. Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, National Securi