Author: Dubai News Staff
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai visited today Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. It emphasized the UAE’s intention to continue to elevate its standing as a travel destination, backed by well-developed transport facilities and hardworking Emirati people. During the visit, Sheikh Mohammed pointed to the UAE’s ongoing endeavours to strengthen its position as a global leader across industries and sectors, using exclusive strengths and opportunities for the successful development of the country’s potential. He highlighted the strengths of the UAE travel and tourism industry and…
There was disruption on the Red Metro line in Dubai on Wednesday morning which lasted for 2 hours. There was a problem in the movement of train between Al Khail Station and UAE Exchange Station. There was no information provided by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in regards to the reasons for such delays. But they insisted that the services have returned to normality after the interruption that lasted for two hours. The problems started around 6:2 and 19am and it made it difficult for those going to offices and work. To assist commuters to travel between the two…
The UAE is expected to have a mainly fine dry and warm weather mainly hot to very hot to become very hot in the interior parts during the afternoon while the Al Dhafra region continuing to be scattered at times and owning to the National Centre of Meteorology. Internal sections will be expected to be with temperatures of 40%C to 45%C. The coastal zones and island districts will be a little cooler ranging from 30 °C and 43 °C. It will be very hot in the UAE today with Abu Dhabi and Dubai predicted to record high temperatures of 39°C…
Naples, Florida is also the 2024 Best Places to Live in the U.S. according to U. S. News & World Report, due to a strong job market and an outstanding quality of life. It ranked high in value and job opportunities as factors in this year’s index because these were weighted more heavily. ‘This year’s survey revealed that Americans are worried about their pocketbook and want greater financial security,’ said Erika Giovanetti, U. S. News and World Report’s Loans expert. and something I think really made a difference in Naples. Naples has one of the lowest unemployment rate in the…
(Reuters) – Meta to exit enterprise collaboration business, shutting down Workplace. The Workplace app is the company’s communications tool for businesses which was first introduced in 2016 and will close its service for its customers in June 2026 but will remain operational for Meta within July 2025. A Meta representative claims that the company has dropped Workplace because it believes that AI and metaverse technologies will transform how people work in the future. The transition from Workplace to Zoom’s Workvivo product will occur over the next two years and Meta prefers to work with the aforementioned partner. This was done…
Dubai: Court intervention has been ordered to stop the popular auction that was supposed to take place one day before the end of the bidding process of Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. The hotel then came on the market late last week and is now one of the most visible properties on Dubai’s real estate market. As stated, the auction had a reserve price of Dh1. 34 billion and the bidders are given five days time frame to tender their bids. Still, the auction was supposed to start at 4 pm non that was the time when the bidding came…
The luxurious Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai that boasts over-the-top services like butler on demand is being sold for $353 million – a far cry from its original construction cost of $626 million. Located in Al Jadaf, Dubai, the hotel is a prime example of a hotel that is up for sale and is situated in one of the world’s most promising hospitality segments. Owned by a subsidiary of Emirates International Holding, the Palazzo Versace Hotel would take up an area of over 478,000 square feet. The condominium will have 65 lavish suites with views of either the city skyline…
Dubai International Airport is currently on a growth path to reclaim and surpass its pre-pandemic passenger-moving numbers with 91 million users expected by 2024. Even through such periods as the April rains which temporarily affected the business outlook, DXB is still committed to this objective. “To achieve this goal, Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, trusts in DXB’s perseverance and the fact that it is on its way to welcoming more passengers. ”The loyalty earned so far in the first quarter of 2018 is already compelling with 23 million passengers who have used the services provided by the DXB terminals.…
The Sharjah Masters 7. Tournament Round saw a significant change of order as former leader alone Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a loss with white against Iran’s GM Bardiya Daneshvar. Daneshvar securing a win in the first game could exchange places with Aravindh in the tournament standings and tie with American GM Sam Shankland. Shankland makes his move and takes advantage of Niemann’s endgame mistakes. Aravindh falts to give Niemann a chance. Saleh Salem was defeated by Aravindh Chithambaram who now remains the sole leader of Round 5. In the second round he got a draw against Sam Shankland after making safe…
More than 2,000 students and teachers showcased their exceptional skills and creativity in the classrooms of the Louvre Abu Dhabi during “Students Takeover Monday” initiative last week. It attracted 1268 students of Aldar Schools and 791 students of NYUAD was a special experience of learning out of the classrooms. Sarah Louise Nunn, Head of Education and Public Programming at Louvre Abu Dhabi said in an interview the initiative was a success. She told Khaleej Times that the change in environment made people open to the change where the teachers wanted to do something interesting with the curriculum, the students also…