Dubai Taxi Corporation, a subsidiary of RTA, has selected telematics systems provider FMS Tech. and its business partner Technologica to supply and install telematics technology in its limousine fleet. The project will include over 100 telematics parameters obtained by the FMS Tech. device...

SHARJAH // Fifteen giraffe are among 288 animals that were brought from Africa to their new home at the Elebriddi wildlife sanctuary in Al Dhaid. Five rhinos, 16 gemsbok, 12 eland oryx, eight black wildebeest, 24 blue wildebeests, 36 impala and several other species of antelope were also...

DUBAI // The bright lights of Dubai could be attracting whale sharks to the coast, an expert said after residents spotted a 4-metre shark near Jumeirah Fisherman’s Harbour earlier this week. The world’s biggest fish, which can grow to a length of 12 metres, was seen moving around near the...

Emirates has partnered with BMW Group to provide a fleet of luxury automobiles for its complimentary Chauffeur-drive service for Business Class passengers in the UAE. The new fleet, featuring BMW 520i Touring cars, is being rolled out progressively from now until the end of the year, as the...

Qatari nationals will not be allowed to board flights to Dubai or Abu Dhabi because the United Arab Emirates has banned them from passing through its airports after Arab powers cut ties with Qatar, Etihad Airways said on Wednesday. Foreigners living in Qatar with residence visas will no...

Real estate developer Emaar Properties PJSC said on Wednesday that its projects backlog in the United Arab Emirates amounts to 40 billion UAE dirhams ($10.9 billion). The company said the “backlog represents the value of properties sold but where related revenues have not been recognised”...

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Tuesday evening at Al-Bateen Palace, a delegation of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), led by Dr. Mohammed Rashid Al Hameli, Chairman of the Board...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a 12-year operating plant service agreement (OPSA) with German company Siemens, according to a press release. The deal is worth AED 1.7 billion, and it includes providing maintenance, spare parts and gas turbine rehabilitation for the...

These three principles are identical to the goals of the Dubai Police 2016-2021 strategic plan His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the institutional identity strategy of Dubai Police that is built...

The dogs were found near one of their feeding areas in the Musaffah industrial area. As many as five abandoned dogs have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Abu Dhabi, according to local animal welfare activists. According to Sarita Harding, a volunteer at Animal Action Abu Dhabi,...