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New breed of speed camera hits Dubai roads
27 Sep 2017
The National -- It looks like something out of a Star Wars film, but Dubai’s new surveillance system will help tackle a very serious issue in the UAE: speeding.
Police said the Smart Controller has nine features which differentiate it from other speed cameras: the camera is more accurate, captures clearer images, records vehicle numbers but most notably, it distinguishable by its ability to move remotely along roadside barriers.
Dubai Police launched the new surveillance... Read More
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive
27 Sep 2017
Gulf News -- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it would allow women to drive, state media reported.
King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz ordered the reform in a royal decree issued on Tuesday night. In the decree, King Salman requested that driving licensees be issued to women who wanted them.
State-run Saudi Press Agency and state TV reported that a committee will be formed to look into how to implement the new order.
Human rights groups have long campaigned for the kingdom... Read More
Dubai tests world’s first self-flying taxi
26 Sep 2017
Gulf Today -- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA).
The two-seater AAT, capable of transporting people without human intervention or a pilot, has been supplied by Volocopter, a Germany-based specialist manufacturer of autonomous air vehicles... Read More
Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority embarks on promotional tour in China
26 Sep 2017
The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) recently embarked on a successful promotional tour in China, one of Asia’s biggest markets, as part of the Sharjah Government’s intensive efforts to attract more global tourists and new international business opportunities.
The tour, which ran from September 11 to 15, 2017, featured a series of workshops as well as key meetings with representatives from Chinese travel and tourism agencies. It covered wider Chinese... Read More
Rear window flies off car on Abu Dhabi motorway
26 Sep 2017
The rear window of a car flew off the vehicle and shattered on a busy highway in the capital, police said on Monday.
The incident was caught on camera and indicated that the motorist had been driving at 187kph when it happened.
Lt Col Abdullah Al Suwaidi, from the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, said the footage from the speed camera helped patrols quickly catch the offender.
“The rear window glass of the car came out of its place while the vehicle... Read More
Dubai Safari to be ready before National Day
26 Sep 2017
Gulf News -- Dubai’s much-awaited Dh1-billion wildlife project, Dubai Safari, will be ready ahead of the 46th National Day of the UAE, a top official confirmed to Gulf News on Monday.
The project had missed its previous opening date.
However, work is going in full swing and is expected to be wrapped up by the end of November, confirmed Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality.
Speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of a press conference at the... Read More
Azizi Riviera takes the real estate market by surprise
25 Sep 2017
During Cityscape Global 2017 we met with Farhad Azizi, the Chief Executive Officer for Azizi Developments, a subsidiary of the Azizi Group of which he is the Vice-Chairman. We spoke about Dubai's latest mega-project, its AED 12 billion Azizi Riviera waterfront project which is situated within Dubai’s Meydan One development in Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City.
During Cityscape Global 2017, you announced the launch of the 2nd phase of the Riviera project. Please tell us more about... Read More
Lifestyle Expo Opens in Dubai
25 Sep 2017
The Lifestyle Expo in Dubai is being held to foster business collaboration between Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the rest of the Middle East-Africa (MEA) region, helping companies seize the enormous business opportunities emerging from China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Expo 2020 Dubai.
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the... Read More
Driving into a smart future
25 Sep 2017
With a declared goal of covering 25 per cent of the city’s trips via autonmous vehicles by 2030, Dubai is one of the first cities in the world to have whole-heartedly embraced artificial intelligence in its transport sector.
The goal: Covering 25 per cent of the city’s trips via autonomous vehicles by 2030.
Dubai is one of the first cities in the world to wholeheartedly embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its transport sector.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)... Read More
Dubai begins retrofitting skyscrapers to protect against fires
25 Sep 2017
The National -- Skyscrapers with potentially flammable cladding are to undergo work to better protect them against fires, the Dubai Government announced on Saturday.
The process of replacing some facades with fire-resistant materials is in response to a series of blazes in tall buildings, including two fires in Dubai Marina's The Torch.
The Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), which is the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), said it has already implemented these... Read More
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