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Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup is expected to energize the local construction sector and stimulate infrastructure investments worth around $100bn through the next 12 years. $4bn has already been allocated to build nine stadiums and upgrade three more in preparation for the country's hosting of the world's biggest football event.

A 30-minute Metro ride turned into a scary ordeal for passengers on board train 1745 to Rashidya on Wednesday evening. With 10-minute stops at both Business Bay and Trade Centre stations, where the doors wouldn't shut, and abrupt braking that caused some to fall over, the ride was a bumpy one to say the least.

The first Superbus prototype will be presented in Dubai at the World Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) hosted by Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), on the opening day of the event, which commences on 10 and runs through until 14 April 2011.

With less than two weeks to go, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reported that the 59th International Association for Public Transport (UITP) Congress & Mobility & City Transport Exhibition; which will be held by the Emirate of Dubai during 10 – 14 April 2011, promises to be a turning point in the history of mass transportation in the Middle East & North African (MENA) region, particularly as the event is held for the first time ever in the region.

Congress Solutions International (CSI), part of Dubai-based Emirates airline, is set to welcome thousands of delegates and visitors to the 59th UITP World Congress and Mobility and City Transport Exhibition, which is being hosted for the first time in Dubai in April. CSI is the official Professional Congress Organiser (PCO), appointed by the Roads Transport Authority (RTA).

ABB, the power and automation technology group, will aim to demonstrate how its innovative products and solutions can support the development of urban transportation projects in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

The Power Rationalizing Team at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has developed clear-cut plans to cut back on power consumption across RTA agencies, beside following-up and reviewing measures and mechanisms in place to assess the implementation by RTA agencies.

The gas desulphurisation refinery in Bahrain topped the list for the ‘Oil and Gas’ category at the recent Meed Quality Awards for Projects in the GCC. ‘Transport Project of the Year’ sponsored by Cadillac was picked up Dubai Metro Red Line

From Sydney to Seoul, London to Lima, and Dubai to Davis Station in frozen Antarctica, hundreds of millions of people were expected to switch off their lights yesterday to mark "Earth Hour". The movement that began in Sydney in 2007 to raise awareness about climate change now brings together people from around the world to turn the lights off for 60 minutes to reduce energy consumption.

THE number of public transport users in Dubai has increased by leaps and bounds. Comprising just 6 per cent of the Emirate’s transport users a year ago, they now constitute 12 per cent of its residents using various modes of transport, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed.