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Dubai will partially close a stretch on one of the emirate's main motorways during peak hours this week, to enable tests of self-driving taxis to be carried out. Vehicles will be barred from using three lanes on Emirates Road, also known as E611, opposite Al Maktoum International Airport, the Roads and Transport Authority said. The rules will apply between 9

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Authorities in Dubai have unveiled details of a new strategy to promote food security in the emirate. The Dubai Food Security Strategy 2030 was announced on Sunday by the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority. The strategy is aimed at ensuring sufficient and safe food is available to all Dubai residents, the emirate's media office reported. The proj

Authorities in Dubai have unveiled details of a new strategy to promote food security in the emirate. The Dubai Food Security Strategy 2030 was announced on Sunday by the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA). The strategy aims to ensure the availability of sufficient and safe food for all Dubai residents, reported Dubai Media Office. The pr

Dubai Municipality has awarded four contracts worth Dh3 billion to expand the emirate’s stormwater drainage network, as part of a wider project aimed at increasing rainwater drainage capacity by 700 per cent by 2033. The project falls under the third phase of the Dh30 billion Tasreef programme and will involve constructing and extending 100km of main drainag

Dubai Fashion Week opened its spring/summer 2027 season with a reminder that the region’s fashion ambitions extend well beyond the runway, with shows and presentations by designers from far and wide, underlining the importance of the Middle Eastern market within fashion. Nafsika Skourti The highlight of day two was undoubtedly the Dubai Fashion Week debut of

The final bridge of the World Trade Centre roundabout project will open in Dubai on Friday, the emirate's transport authority confirmed. Stretching over a kilometre, the bridge has the capacity to carry 3,000 vehicles per hour and will reduce travel time between Al Majlis Street and 2nd December Street from six minutes to one, the Roads and Transport Authori

Poliţia din Dubai avertizează persoanele aflate în căutarea unui loc de muncă asupra ofertelor false pentru activităţi part-time, folosite de escroci pentru a obţine date bancare sau pentru a implica victimele în transferuri financiare ilegale.

The home-grown brand behind the Dubai chocolate confectionery craze has enjoyed more sweet success after scooping a major UAE award. Fix Dessert, led by husband and wife team Sarah Hamouda and Yezen Alani, rose to global prominence in 2024 thanks to its Can’t Get Knafeh of It bar – a pistachio, knafeh and tahini-filled treat. The company has now been honoure

Arif Patel "should not be beyond the reach of the justice system," says the PM’s anti-corruption champion.

Question: I bought a two-bedroom apartment in February from Emaar at Expo City, in Terra Gardens. It’s a first-floor unit of around 1,100 sq ft, for which I paid Dh2.237 million ($609,000). So far, I’ve paid 20 per cent towards the property , plus the 4 per cent Dubai Land Department fee. I’ve been feeling a bit nervous recently given the current geopolitica

Jurassic Park is a work of fiction, but T-Rex Glamping at Dubai Parks and Resorts is probably the nearest you'll get to experiencing it in real life. As a child, I was obsessed with t he movie, so I was just as excited about a dinosaur-themed getaway as the little ones. The campsite offers two-storey cabins surrounded by moving dinosaur models, with some of

Dubai is not short of five-star hotels. With new ones opening all the time, some of the city's more established names face a different challenge: how do you keep standing out when you are no longer the latest hotel on the block? The twin towers of Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai, have been a big part of the city's Marina skyline for years.

Our Arabic word of the week, suluk, means behaviour and describes how we conduct ourselves at home, school, work and in relationships with others. Husn al-suluk means good behaviour, while su al-suluk refers to bad behaviour or misconduct. Suluk al-tifl describes a child's behaviour, while suluk mihani means professional conduct. The word comes from the Arab

Ursprünglich wollte die Lufthansa Group ihre Flüge nach Dubai am 25. Oktober wiederaufnehmen. Wegen der angespannten Lage im Nahen Osten verschiebt der Konzern den Termin nun um einen Monat.

Dubai Humanitarian has launched a new air bridge to deliver winter relief to Gaza. The first flight, carrying essential humanitarian supplies including thermal blankets for Unicef, arrived in Al Arish, Egypt, before being transferred to Gaza. The initiative is being carried out under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid , Vice President and Ruler of

Dubai Police arrested six suspects in connection with a bank fraud scheme that used a fake online shopping website to gather card details and steal money from victims' accounts. Police said the investigation and arrests followed complaints from victims who noticed sudden deductions from their bank accounts despite not making or authorising the transactions.

Dubai Fashion Week opened its spring/summer 2027 season with a reminder that the region’s fashion ambitions extend well beyond the runway. Before the first models took their places on Thursday, a showroom in Dubai Design District previewed emerging talent from around the world and introduced several designers to the UAE market. Among them was Bahrain’s Touch

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Dubai Municipality has unveiled its new strategy to keep the emirate safe from heavy flooding caused by excessive rainfall . The authority has prepared 10 temporary water collection lakes in "strategic locations to accommodate rainwater runoff in the event of heavy rainfall and reduce pressure on the main drainage networks", Dubai Media Office reported on Th

A seven-metre installation featuring red light and a structure inspired by the coded instructions used by Kashmiri weavers are among five new commissions announced for Dubai Design Week’s Abwab programme. Abwab , which means doors in Arabic, commissions new work by practitioners from across Asia and Africa. Dalia Rafeh, Grace Shieh, Kanaka Raghavan, Ubik and

Thousands of delegates gathered at Dubai's World Trade Centre on Wednesday for the opening day of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), with speakers pressing the case that the transition to a green economy requires change not just from governments and industries but from every individual consumer. The summit brought together figures from waste management,

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai , has paid tribute after the death of Maj Gen Khalifa bin Dhaen Al Mheiri. Sheikh Mohammed described Maj Gen Al Mheiri as “a loyal man” and praised his 50 years of service to the nation. “One of the dedicated leaders of Dubai Police and one of the most faithful who devoted his career to the Al Mak

Dubai on Thursday pledged Dh150 million ($40.8 million) to support humanitarian campaigns across the country, including efforts to deliver life-saving health care and offer a lifeline to war-hit civilians in the Gaza Strip . The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives will provide the funds to 11 UAE-based charitable groups to strengthen their cruc

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Dubai's traffic authorities are reducing the speed limits on three roads and increasing them on two others, as part of the Dubai Traffic Safety Strategy. The changes have been authorised by the emirate's Roads and Transport Authority and Dubai Police. The speed limit has been raised from 60kph to 70kph on Al Mustaqbal Street, between Sheikh Rashid Street and

Dubai Police issued 7,735 traffic fines and impounded 1,630 vehicles for excessive noise and unauthorised modifications during the first nine months of this year, as authorities stepped up efforts to protect residents and improve road safety. The force recorded 2,045 breaches for excessive vehicle noise, resulting in 333 vehicles being impounded. A further 5

Dubai Fashion Week returns on Thursday, bringing five days of runway shows and presentations, with a line-up spanning established international names, emerging regional talent and designers making their debuts. The spring/summer 2027 edition will open in Dubai Design District with Paris-based designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin, whose shimmering, often provocat

Dubai recorded 86 residential transactions valued at $10 million or more during the third quarter this year, down 17 per cent annually, as wealthy investors continued to invest in the emirate despite the Iran war. Among the deals, 13 were for homes valued at more than $25 million, property consultancy Knight Frank said in its latest report on Wednesday. Of t