Dubai - The trial run of the Dubai tram began today, with the RTA carrying out a technical run of the tram in the depot’s rails, before carrying out a test run along a distance of about 2km. Each tram consists of seven coaches, with 11 trams due in the first phase of the tramway operation and a f

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in stable condition following surgery on Friday, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said on Saturday. The statement, carried by WAM, said the President had suffered a stroke on Friday morning, and immediately underwent su

According to eyewitnesses, the accident happened between 6am and 6.15am. The traffic towards Dubai on the highway was completely at a standstill for several hours. Another major pile-up of over 20 vehicles on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai Highway in Ghantoot was reported on Friday morning. This is the same

Abu Dhabi: With an online presence on several social media sites an initiative, titled UAE Together,  is making the roads safer 140 characters at a time. Launched by the General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, UAE Together regularly updates its Twitter page, informing users on police instructi

In its quest to provide the best services to its customers, the Emirates Identity Authority has announced that UAE citizens can now extend the validity of their new or renewed Emirates ID cards for 10 year. The new service is in line with Emirates ID efforts to save the time and effort of its custom

Muscat: Four Pakistani school students have lost their lives when a vehicle transporting them met with an accident near Qurum Heights this morning. According to information available from Khoula hospital sources at 8am, four have been brought dead to the hospital. "Four were brought dead. 26 a

Madinah: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday announced 13 initiatives aimed at making Madinah the eternal capital of Islamic culture. He said the initiatives have won the support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The announcement comes at the conclusion of activitie

Abu Dhabi: Motorists who smoke in a car with a child inside will be fined Dh500, as the anti-tobacco federal law goes into effect on Tuesday. The law also bans shops located near schools from selling tobacco. “This law intends to make it difficult for smokers to light up. It also ensur

Jeddah: A senior official at the Saudi Passport Department has reiterated that the new electronic service, Abshir, has successfully curbed crowding at passport offices. Maj. Gen. Hussain Al-Harthy, director-general of the Passport Department in the Makkah province, told Arab News that two million

There was an outpouring of grief and sorrow on the social media over the deaths of six women, aged between 18 and 25, from a single family as they drowned in a pond in Ramah, 112km northeast of Riyadh on Saturday. Civil Defense officers recovered four bodies and are looking for the remaining two, a

The UAE has announced compulsory military service for all males between the ages of 18 and 30. The move was announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, on Twitter. The service will be optional for females, th

Muaz Shabandri / 18 January 2014 BJP, Cong creating insecurity in minorities for political agenda For new entrant Aam Aadmi Party, reaching out to Muslim voters is crucial in the upcoming elections. The party has carefully distanced itself from communal politics but has made provisions for minor

Dubai’s push to fast track infrastructure development will get a major fillip with the start of Dubai Tram service soon. The Roads and Transport Authority will start test run of the Tram within the next two weeks time. RTA said the first zone test-run will start from January 26th, 2014 and it’s n

Riyadh: Five distinguished scholars from various parts of the world, including a Saudi, won the prestigious King Faisal Prize on Tuesday. The announcement was made at a glittering event on Tuesday night. The King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam was awarded to Dr. Ahmed Abou Bakr Lem

The decision taken by the Haj Ministry to issue Umrah visas during the month of Safar has proved to be a boon to domestic tourism with about 750,000 pilgrims performing Umrah during the month. Al-Sayed Ahmed Sheikh Alwi, an expert in the economics of Haj and Umrah tourism, said the ministry had, wi

Those wishing to leave UAE or change jobs must have no outstanding penalties Dubai: Expatriates will not be allowed to leave the UAE unless they have paid all their fines in line with new Interior Ministry measures. “Expatriates must not have any unpaid fines or any police cases against them i

Services via smart phones to include renewal of passports, visit visas Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Interior will soon offer services via smart phones to renew passports, 30-day and 90-day visit visas, as well as domestic workers card and entry permits among other services, a senior official said Mo

Sharjah: Two young Emirati men found dead in a car in the early hours of Wednesday in Kalba are believed to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, said Colonel Mubarak Al Dukan, Deputy Commander in Chief of Sharjah Police. The deceased were identified as A.A., 20, and S.A., 19. The