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This year has seen the Dubai Future Forum 2024 officially opened at the Museum of the Future on 19th November by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation. The two-day event confirms the functionality of Dubai as a cutting-edge and visionary city. Global Future Conclave. More than 2,500 attendees, 150 of which are speakers, are present at this year’s forum hailing from 100 different countries. Other participants include policymakers, scholars, organizational leaders, and prospective thinkers. It includes 70 sessions covering trends and strategies for the…

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The Dubai based Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently launched a number of strategies with regard to taxi services across the emirate. All these methods aim at improving passengers’ comfort and safety as well as providing higher levels of services, which are characteristic for Dubai’s transit system vision. Elements of the plan were presented by Adel Shakri the Director of Planning and Business Development at the Public Transport Agency. These are increased training of taxi drivers and instructors, increasing the cleanliness standards of the vehicles and a pilot project of the use of high quality deodorizing sprays in over…

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With the kind sponsorship of H.H Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi the Al Ain Book Festival 2024 started its colorful journey at, Al Ain Square, Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. The second edition of the Arabic literature festival will be organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), for ‘All Eyes on Al Ain’ which continues through November 23, will provide a cultural spectacle that embraces Emirati customs and encourage reading. The literary and art event has over 200 activities that involve influential literary personalities in literature, art, and poetry from…

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Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, officially opened the 11th Downtown Design, which remains the primary event of Dubai Design Week, with the support of Dubai Design District (d3) and the Dubai Culture team. Held from November 6 to 9, the event is considered as the leading design event in the Middle East that gathers global creative industries to promote Dubai’s vibrant arts district. Recalling the event’s impact, Sheikha Latifa pointed out that Downtown Design reflects the energy and originality of Dubai, and provides designers with tremendous opportunities…

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A new Emirates venture involves Spotify setting up a whole new level of entertainment in the airplane cabins. With an entrance to the world of music and the most beloved podcasts, travelers can complement the journey across the skies with a personal background. Currently available on more than 140 Emirates’ flight destinations, the ICE entertainment system contains various Spotify content: Spotify in English, Spotify in Portuguese, Spotify in Tagalog, Spotify in German, and others; Spanish and Hindi are also to be included in 2025. It is an eight channel platform streaming over 3,500 hours of music and talk and passengers…

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Two of the most prominent roads of Dubai, namely Sheikh Zayed Road, will be very closed to traffic Faster for two weekends of November for the exciting Dubai Fitness Challenge events. The first closure is planned for Sunday 10 November coinciding with the event ‘Dubai Ride’ cycling event officially initiated for recreational cyclists of all abilities. The second closure is planned for November 24 in connection with the Dubai Run in which both professional and amateur athletes will take to the street. The closures will primarily affect early morning traffic, with the Dubai Ride requiring all cyclists to complete their…

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During the UAE Government Annual Meetings hosted in Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai witnessed the launching of the National Investment Strategy 2031. This strategic plan is expected to elevate the UAE to a global investment destination as underlined by the 35 percent increase in FDI to AED 112.6 billion in 2023 despite variations across the world. The National Investment Strategy 2031 laid out to achieve UAE target of $370 trillion in cumulative FDI through diversification on emerging sectors such as manufacturing, renewable energy…

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Many thanks to a new pilot project undertaken by the Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in final phase of which has been launched a “Car Sharing” new entertaining service, valid for passengers who are willing to traveling from Dubai to Abu Dhabi or return trip that can cut the cost of service up to 75%. People can now shared taxis between Ibn Battuta Centre in Dubai and Al Wahda Centre in Abu Dhabi, at a cost of as low as AED66 ($18) per head if there are four passengers. The six-month pilot by Adel Shakri, Director of Planning and…

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd have leased four new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Hainan Airlines, for delivery in the end of 2025 and early 2026. This partnership continues the good initiative between the two companies because of the deep cooperation helping Hainan Airlines to develop and modernize the operational systems. Firoz Tarapore the CEO of DAE also highlighted importance of this cooperation by saying “It is a pleasure for DAE to enhance our ties with Hainan Airlines as we continue to experience a trusted cooperation. They added: “These new Boeing 737-8 aircraft will enable Hainan’s strategic growth plan and operation…

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs also joined the nation in celebrating UAE Flag Day on 3 rd November which is a day to the Emiratis as it represents patriotism and loyalty. The occasion is in accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai for flying the UAE flag across federal and government establishments in the country. :, To increase the UAE society cohesion and the relationship between the citizens and the rulers it has been commemoration for every year in UAE. The Head of the ceremony…

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