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A light-weight driverless smart-train resembling a ‘platoon of pods’ and a solar-powered rail bus system are two innovative transportation solutions Dubai is studying to add to its mass transit network. On Thursday, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signed two memoranda of understanding (MoU) with international companies during the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF). Abdul Mohsen Kalbat, CEO of the Rail Agency at RTA, noted the signing of two MoUs “is part of RTA’s strategic plans to engage in communication with premier companies and specialised entities to identify and adopt the most sophisticated and advanced practices.” Stay up to…
European Union foreign ministers will adopt a new sanctions regime against Palestine’s Hamas group on Monday and discuss possible measures against violent Israeli settlers, a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. The bloc, which this week imposed sanctions against Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of Hamas in Gaza, has been working for several weeks to create a specific sanctions regime against the group after its deadly attack on southern Israel on October 7. “These measures target individuals and ban money transfers,” Christophe Lemoine told reporters at a weekly press briefing. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow…
The end-user base in Dubai’s property market continued to grow in 2023, with buyers identifying as end users increasing from 38 per cent to 44 per cent, a report showed on Thursday. According to Betterhomes’ Dubai real estate market report for FY2023, the emirate recorded 120,742 residential sales transactions, up 38 per cent on the previous record of 87,454 set in 2022. “This growth came predominantly from apartment sales, which increased by 49 per cent to 94,155,” the report said. The villa and townhouse segment grew more modestly, up 9 per cent to 26,587, largely due to a lack of…
The Xbox Game Pass update on January 18 brought two additional games to the service: F1 23 and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank. This marks the second expansion of Microsoft’s subscription catalogue in just two days, following the addition of acclaimed horror games, Those Who Remain, and the Resident Evil 2 remake earlier in the week. Since the beginning of the month, the Xbox Game Pass has already expanded five times. On January 11, the platform welcomed Compulsion’s unsettling first-person RPG We Happy Few and Metalhead Software’s Super Mega Baseball 4 to its catalogue. January 18 also marked the arrival…
Learn about the different types of grief Educate yourself on different types of grief, and which of your employees will likely be vulnerable to this. For example, those whose country of origin is affected by war or political changes, women and pregnancy loss, and both men and women affected by death by suicide. Make a conscious effort to check in with these employees. Grief is not just about death, but it can also be about other forms of loss, like divorce and illness. Not recognising these can lead to a lack of support for those experiencing non-death related grief. Raise…
The 18th edition of the Dubai International Sports Conference, held in conjunction with the 14th edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards and supported by Dubai Sports Council, will see a plethora of current and former international superstars descending on Atlantis, The Palm, on Friday. A host of familiar faces will be reunited in the emirate, including a range of representatives from European champions Manchester City, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, Brazil captain Casemiro, Italian veteran coach Fabio Capello, former England captain John Terry, and a host of other high-profile officials from clubs and organisations around the world. The Dubai International…
شركة ليوس للتطوير العقاري تعين شركة عبر الامارات للمقاولات كمقاول رئيسي لمشروع ويبريدج جاردنز، مجتمع نمط الحياة العصري في دبي لاند تفاصيل الصورة – (من اليسار إلى اليمين): محمد الزرعوني، نائب رئيس مجلس إدارة مجموعة شركات الزرعوني، والرئيس التنفيذي للعمليات في شركة ليوس للتطوير العقاري، مارك جاسكين، يوقعان اتفاقية الشراكة يناير 2024، دبي الإمارات العربية المتحدة: قامت شركة ليوس للتطوير العقاري، وهي شركة التطوير العقاري الدولية البريطانية المتميزة في دبي، بتعيين شركة عبر الامارات للمقاولات لتكون المقاول الرئيسي الرسمي لمشروع ويبيريدج جاردنزفي دبي لاند. وتبلغ القيمة التقديرية لاتفاقية الشراكة +80 مليون درهم. يضم ويبريدج جاردنز، المجتمع السكني متوسط الارتفاع في…
All the holiday festivities are over, and 2023 is in the rearview mirror. It’s now January 2024, and not much has changed. The weather is still cold, inflation is still high, and just about everyone is subscribed to Netflix and Hulu. But would you be surprised if I told you one of the most underrated streaming services around is Tubi? The upstart streamer has tons of new and old TV shows from every decade and every genre imaginable. Want to watch the buzziest series that aired on Max? Tubi has it. Are you feeling nostalgic about that old movie or…
Saudi Arabia will host a special World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in April, economy minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Thursday, as it aims to boost the global profile of the kingdom and its capital Riyadh. The meeting, scheduled to take place from April 28-29, will focus on global collaboration, growth and energy, Alibrahim said in Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum’s main annual event is currently taking place. “The (World Economic) Forum has recognised that the kingdom is becoming a stronger, more impactful leader on the global stage… and we found it as an opportune time to bring this…
The UAE and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have signed a partnership agreement to develop a platform that represents a digital model powered by artificial intelligence, incorporating the best global knowledge resources and international experts in various sectors. The “We the UAE for Strategic Intelligence 2031” platform aims to support policymakers, strategists, and government leaders in the UAE with a specialised strategic knowledge base in priority sectors outlined in the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision. The agreement was signed during the WEF 2024, in the presence of Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, and Professor Klaus Schwab,…