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Dubai motorists lost up to 35 hours to traffic congestion in 2024
Dubai drivers sank 35 hours in traffic delays in 2024 – 2 hours more than the year before – as the population and vehicle number in the city increased, Inrix 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard reported. We have hours spent in traffic, much
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UAE weather: Red, yellow alerts issued for fog; humidity to rise at night
Some people in the UAE will see cloudy skies on Tuesday after the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts for higher humidity. The met also said the weather will stay mostly fair to partly cloudy during some time in the
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Business Bay knife attack case: Dubai court upholds prison term of convict
Dubai Court of Appeal has upheld the 3 month prison term of a defendant who attacked three men with a knife, threatened them and used derogatory words during an early evening confrontation in Dubai’s Business Bay district. According
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Some UAE students start their day before sunrise
When Zoya, a nursery student in Al Majaz 3, Sharjah, got up at 5.50am on Monday to take her school bus, she moaned to her mother: "Why am I
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation
The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will be retiring as leader of the coalition Liberals after nine years but would continue as
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UAE public holidays 2025: How to turn 13 days off into 45 days break with smart planning
Zuhara Safa, an Indian expat and marketing manager, 23 years old, knows how to book a holiday in January. She started 2025 on Wednesday, January 1,
Read MoreDubai plans new rental index for commercial properties
Dubai would include commercial real estate in the index of rental property, a senior official said. The index is likely to be launched in the first quarter of 2025, Majid Al Marri, CEO of Real Estate Registration Sector at Dubai Land Department
Read MoreSheikh Mohammed approves construction of 3,000 houses to support young citizens starting families
Construction of a project with more than 3,000 apartments for an estimated price of Dh5.4 billion was given green signal on Sunday by the Dubai Ruler. It would also strengthen the Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Family Programme, launched on 4
Read MoreWomen beach, cycling track: What Dubai new Al Mamzar Corniche Beach will feature
Public beach for women, night swimming pools, sports club, playgrounds, running, walking and cycling tracks — these are just some of the amenities that the new Al Mamzar Corniche Beach, on 125,000 sq metres, 80 metres wide, will
Read MoreUAE residents go ice chasing in Al Ain, RAK as temperatures near 0°C
When the temperature in the UAE has dropped to almost zero degrees Celsius, people have been ice-chasing. Others have been lucky enough to witness ice-like reflections, others were near-freezing outside. The Sharjahi Nizar Ahmed left home
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