- Middle East
Dubai Police add McLaren Artura to supercar fleet
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Police have added the McLaren Artura to the world-famous fleet of patrol supercars. The addition to the fleet comes as part of a partnership between Dubai Police and McLaren Dubai on Friday,…
- Middle East
Dubai launches world’s largest ocean restoration project ‘Dubai Reefs’
Abu Dhabi: Dubai has announced the launch of the world’s largest ocean restoration and ecotourism project called Dubai Reefs. The project will span 600 square kilometres of the Dubai’s pristine waters, with…
- Middle East
Israel kills 101 Palestinian kids in West Bank since Jan 2023
At least 101 Palestinian children have been killed since the beginning of 2023 by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, states a report issued on Thursday, November 30, by the Britain’s Save…
- Middle East
World record holder rides e-bike from Egypt to Dubai for COP28
Ali Abdo, Egypt’s sustainability ambassador, climate activist and a world record holder, has travelled more than 4,000 kilometers in 59 days on an electric motorcycle to participate in the COP28 summit in…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi launches first hydrogen-powered taxi
Abu Dhabi on Thursday, November 30, announced a trial operation of its first hydrogen-powered taxi. The pioneering initiative to achieve ideal sustainable urban transport was led by Tawasul Transport, a prominent transport…
- Middle East
UAE: You can now use digital stamps for vehicle, driving licence services
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the activation of the digital stamp feature for vehicle and driver licencing services via UAE Pass. Services can now…
- India
83% of students in Indian-curriculum schools in Dubai rated good or better
Abu Dhabi: As much as 83 percent of students now attending Indian-curriculum schools in Dubai rated good or better, up from 73 percent recorded during 2022-23 academic year. This is according to…
- Middle East
Dubai is getting a Vegas-style island
Abu Dhabi: Dubai property developer Wasl has awarded a contract to China State Construction Engineering Corporation to build a Las Vegas-style project called ‘The Island’. It is expected to open by the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Electric flying taxis to take off by 2026
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s budget airline Flynas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil-based Eve Air Mobility to explore the possibility of starting electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) operations in…
- Middle East
UAE: In a first, tech company announces 4-day working week
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecoms giant e& has announced a four-day working week for employees across three departments in the country. With this announcement, e& has become the first technology company to…
- Middle East
Iran re-arrests rapper Toomaj Salehi
Tehran: A 32-year-old prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was recently released from prison, has been re-arrested in the northern city of Babol on Thursday, November 30. According to the judiciary’s news…
- Middle East
Watch: French ‘spiderman’ climbs Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: French climbers, Alain Robert, known as the “French Spiderman”, and Alexis Landot climbed an 828-meter-high (2,716.5 feet) Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This climb was part of Mashreq’s ‘Climb2Change’ global initiative,…
- Middle East
Burj Khalifa lights up with Legacy from Land of Zayed for COP28 opening
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa was emblazoned with the logo of the Greening Education Hub – Legacy from the Land of Zayed – in celebration of its official opening at COP28. The…
- Middle East
UAE: 50% discount on traffic fines announced in Fujairah
Abu Dhabi: In celebration of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 52nd National Day, Fujairah Police has announced a 50 percent discount on traffic fines. The motorists can avail of the discount for…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas truce to continue for another day
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday, November 30, agreed to extend the humanitarian truce deal in the Gaza Strip by at least one more day, minutes before it was…
