Dubai: Dubai Metro’s Red Line will be partially closed on Fridays and Saturdays for 10 weeks starting from July 28. The closure will allow construction work that will link the Red Line with the under construction Route 2020. “The construction work require a partial closure of the rail...

Occupants of fire-damaged tower must settle before moving home after four-year limbo Residents of the fire-hit Tamweel Tower in Dubai will be able to return home next month after official documents are signed – but they have been ordered to pay outstanding service charges first....

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to hold talks with the largest developers in the emirate to get ready to offer flying taxi services to residents in their communities, a senior government official has said. Last week, Arabian Business reported Dubai was planning to...

Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) said work was progressing well on seven key infrastructure developments worth Dh908 million ($247 million), including sustainable housing projects coming up in the eastern part of the emirate. The move comes as part of Musanada’s efforts to...

The work on the Airport Street Project covering Rashidiya and Casablanca Intersections in Dubai is progressing at a steady pace with almost 50 per cent of the project ready, while the Phase Two, covering Nad Al Hamar and Marrakech Intersections, has reached 40 per cent, said a top government...

Dubai: A total of 618, 000 passengers travelled through the Dubai airports during Eid Al Fitr holidays, a top official said on Saturday. Major-General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, director-general of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA), said the...

Residents have to visit residency office only for getting visa stamped on passport Abu Dhabi: Residents in the emirate of Abu Dhabi can now apply for new visa or visa renewals through a dedicated online portal, the Ministry of Interior announced in statement on Saturday. According to...

"Saudi is the engine of the GCC because of its high population and GDP” The tender for Phase 2 of Makkah’s first rail system may be awarded by next year, an official close to the project has said. According to Benjamin Highfield, executive vice president of HKA, the...

Low-cost carrier says third route in Tanzania will boost African network to 12 destinations Low-cost carrier flydubai has announced the start of flights to Kilimanjaro from October 29. The relaunched service to the carrier’s third point in Tanzania, along with Dar es Salaam and...

An Uber Partner-Driver was part of this achievement on a trip to Dubai Mall Uber has much reason to celebrate -- as it announced it crossed the 5 billion worldwide trips mark on May 20. To make this happen, 156 trips started simultaneously at 7:29:06am GMT, in 24 countries across six...