The new speed limit comes into effect today, Sunday March 17… An increase to the speed limit on Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan St. has been announced by Dubai RTA. The speed limit will be raised from 90 to 100 km/hour, will be in effect from Sunday, March 17 The road, which runs between Sheikh Mohamed […]
Sharjah Museums Authority, SMA, has welcomed the Sharjah Executive Council’s, SEC’s, decision to exempt the elderly and the People of Determination (people with disabilities) from admission fees at the emirate’s museums. Manal Ataya, Director-General of SMA, commended Sharjah Executive Council resolution, which falls in line with the authority’s mission to increase community members’ ability to […]
The cabinet member of UAE Have decided to give equal number of holidays to both private and public sector. For Indian national Fahad Siddiqui, a sales manager, this was the kind of news that he would celebrate by taking his family out, as that’s what this decision will give him – more family time. […]
The Ajman Police have announced that motorists who don’t commit any traffic violations for 6 months will receive 50 per cent discount on their current fines. The police decided to slash by half the traffic fine to mark the Year of Tolerance and bring happiness to the residents of the emirate. Major General Al Nuaimi said […]
The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, ESMA, has developed its eighth national energy efficiency programme, the TV Efficiency Project, which is expected to reduce the cost of electricity bills by some 50 per cent, It will also reduce government subsidies for electricity generation costs, as part of the UAE Green Growth Strategy. This rule […]
Most used public transport in Dubai revealed: 2018 records show 589 million commuters Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the ridership of public transit means in Dubai, comprising the metro, tram, buses and marine transit modes have collectively lifted about 589 million riders in 2018. The figure reflects a notable increase from […]
NCM issued a weather warning for sea-goers. Light to moderate rain was reported over parts of UAE on Thursday. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) warned of more showers over different parts of the country over the next five days. Rain took over Abu Dhabi international airport on Thursday morning. Light rain was also reported […]
UAE residents can now experience Etisalat’s 4G LTE network as part of a new promotion for daily data plan. Customers can get 1GB of full-speed data for just Dh1 per day. The data plan renews every 24 hours. This offer is available for prepaid users only, and multiple subscriptions can be applied. This can be […]
The RTA announced that motorists in UAE, as well as GCC countries, can now pay their parking fare directly through SMS without registering for the service. This initiative will benefit millions of UAE drivers. It also makes sure that drivers are alerted through SMS, in case they opt for paid parking on a public holiday. […]
Police are now taking strict measures to ensure safety near school zones and residential areas. Upto Dh1,000 in fines are black pints are being handed out as punishments to reckless motorists. To avoid the fine, drivers are required by law to maintain a distance of not less than five metres, in order to ensure the […]