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With three days to go for the Dubai Tram to begin operations, residents in areas surrounding Al Sufouh and Dubai Marina communities are hopeful the ‘affordable fare’ on the city’s latest public transport facility will encourage more people to forgo their cars.

The weather over the weekend in the UAE will be unstable in general. Cloud cover is expected to increase over some of northern and eastern areas with chances of rain, according to the NCMS.

Lady Taxi Drivers. Requirements: Valid UAE, GCC or home country driving licence; age 25-45; basic English/Arabic communication skills.

Thousands of residents are downloading the Roads and Transport Authority’s new mobile applications to get taxis, top up Salik, pay for parking, renew their licences and get live maps and instant traffic updates while driving around the city.

The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched its revamped website offering e-services in a handy and smooth manner enabling visitors access to information about the DTC

However, according to senior officials at the authority, only an official inauguration ceremony will take place on November 11, details of which will be announced soon. Also read: Dubai Tramway second phase work to start soon.

Aldar’s flagship retail development, Yas Mall, will open on November 19, the Abu Dhabi-based developer announced on Wednesday.

The 50 per cent discount for Emirati senior citizens who use the Dubai Tram system or metro is to be extended to elderly expatriates.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently held a Rail Forum featuring the participation of about 50 students taking various engineering programs in a host of UAE universities with the aim of giving them exposure to rail projects and various related engineering works in a bid to encourage and pave the way for them to take up field works after graduation.

With only a week away from inauguration, the Dubai Tram fare has been fixed at Dh3, irrespective of the distance travelled, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) officials announced on Tuesday.