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Dubai-based Nakheel on Wednesday announced the signing of a Letter of Intent for a management agreement with Thailand’s Minor Hotel Group for a 372-room hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall.

A new bridge will replace Floating Bridge in Dubai, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Dubai Frame has been listed among the world’s best new attractions of 2015, according to a UK-based newspaper.

Update: The UAE's weather bureau has confirmed Dubai, Sharjah and parts of the Northern Emirates experienced rainfall in the early hours of Monday.

The average waiting time for traffic signals in certain areas in the emirate has been improved, said the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Dubai developer Nakheel announced that it is now leasing retail and restaurant spaces at Night Souk, its new shopping destination within the 15.3 square kilometre Deira Islands development.

Commenting on the new device, Ahmed Mahboob, Director of Customers Service at RTA said, “The self-service kiosks are smart devices that enable customers to process various transactions themselves, thus obviating the need to visit the service centers, and accordingly save their time and effort.”

The MoU, which is in support of Dubai’s Tourism Vision for 2020, includes training taxi drivers on Dubai’s tourism offerings and increasing the taxi supply at critical times and locations, thereby enhancing tourists’ experience in the emirate.

The Customers Service Department, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has provided iPads to supervisors of Customer Service Centers in a new initiative themed “Ipad Makes Them Nearer To You” with a view to keeping supervisors of RTA Customer Service Centers in Dubai Emirate closer to visitors and employees as well.

The division has won the Contractor of the Year category at the MEP awards for the past three years. It employs 16,000 and has an order book of AED2 billion. In terms of current projects, ETA has been on-site at Concourse 3 of Dubai International for a year now. It is also gearing up for completion of the Dubai Metro’s Green Line, and is continuing with work at the Burj Khalifa apartments. “Currently we are still number one because of the nature and size of our projects,” says Jegabber.