Dubai: A new set of trains with new features and greater capacity will join Dubai Metro to serve the existing two lines, as well as the still-under-construction Route 2020, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday. Joining the 79 trains that currently serve the red and...

Suspect used to smuggle phones out of the workplace by tying them to his leg Dubai: A vendor at an electronics store has been accused of stealing 22 smart phones and smuggling them out of the store by tying them to his leg under his trousers. Two Indian vendors during stocktaking at...

Amal Initiative aims to provide fertility treatment free of cost to Emirati couples in Dubai Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council issued Executive Council Resolution No. (49) of 2017 on the Amal...

Ministry calls on customers to visit Tas’heel centres for services related to domestic workers Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has called on those interested in hiring domestic workers in Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah to visit Tas’heel...

Studio apartment rents fall from AED51,184 to AED48,483 in H1 compared to year-earlier period Average rents in Abu Dhabi have dropped by 6.3 percent in the past year while average sale prices have also dropped, according to a new report. Real estate portal Bayut.com said Abu Dhabi's...

Company says agreement for the Port de Sete could be converted to long-term concession P&O Ports, a subsidiary of Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has won a three-year management contract to operate the container terminal in the Port de Sete in the south of...

Omani woman who suffered from a cerebral aneurysm is saved with the help of a custom 3D-printed model Dubai-based doctors have succeeded in saving the life of a 60-year-old Omani woman who suffered from a cerebral aneurysm with the help of a custom 3D-printed model of the patient’s brain...

Ras Al Khaimah is on track to surpass its annual visitor target after the UAE emirate’s hotels reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in international guest arrivals during the first six months of the year. In addition to double-digit year-on-year growth in guest arrivals during H1,...

The Integrated Transport Centre, ITC, in Abu Dhabi has announced that it has begun implementation of Intelligent Transport Infrastructure projects in Al Ain, including supply, installation, operation and infrastructure maintenance. The project will be implemented over two years, followed by...

After an extremely upbeat first quarter, real estate brokers’ expectations fell short between April to end June. This had to do with volumes taking a decline last month, which also coincided with Ramadan. “According to the data from real estate agencies, transaction levels for second...