Tag: Transportation
Dubai’s new Salik gate begins charging drivers on Wednesday
Dubai will introduce a new toll gate on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road from Wednesday.
The Salik checkpoint located near Jebel Ali and before the intersection...
Electric, driverless cars to hit Dubai streets ‘in near future’, says...
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed new testing standards for electric, hybrid and self-driving vehicles to ensure that the emirate plays a...
More than 12,000 fines issued in Dubai for using mobile phone...
Dubai: More than 12,000 traffic fines were issued to motorists for using their mobile phones behind the wheel during the last three months, a...
RTA, Dubai Police step up cooperation to boost traffic safety, movement
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has held a coordinative...
RTA mulls changing heavy vehicle licence rules
To improve road safety, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is studying the feasibility of amending the minimum required age for applicants of heavy...
Rain today and Friday, with more foggy mornings
Dubai: UAE residents woke up to a foggy morning on Thursday, while weathermen expect more rain over the UAE's north-eastern areas today and tomorrow,...
Dutch testing tube unveiled for Hyperloop transport system
A Dutch tech startup and a construction company have unveiled a Hyperloop test facility, a 30-meter (100-foot) long white steel tube that will be...
Fire near Dubai Mall causing traffic congestion
According to a popular local traffic monitoring page on Twitter, fire near Dubai Mall is causing traffic congestion and tailback on Financial Centre Road,...
Qatar Rail signs three MoUs at QITCOM 2017
During QITCOM 2017, Qatar Rail signed three MoUs with Ooredoo, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN), and Vodafone Qatar.
The signing ceremonies were held at QITCOM’s...
UAE plans to attract $70bn in industrial investments by 2025, says...
The UAE plans to attract over $70 billion (AED257 billion) in industrial investments by 2025, according to the country's Minister of Economy.
The investment will...
