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Dubai Metro may extend working hours

Once all the stations on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro are opened, the model of operations will be revamped to offer services...

RTA announced the opening of 10 stations on the Red Line...

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA), announced the opening of 7 stations...

UPS reports 37% growth in 1sr quarter earnings

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today pre-announced a 37% increase in adjusted diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2010. The results were powered by...

Holistic approach is crucial for the Middle East to become a...

Global Logistics Forum to provide platform for continued dialogue in February 2011 Viewing the Middle East region as a whole as well as...

Online Taxi Booking Service launched in Dubai

RTA’s Public Transport Agency; which oversees taxi sector in Dubai Emirate, has recently launched Online Taxi Booking service, known as e-Taxi. RTA offers this...

Traffic Accidents Mortality Rate in Dubai drop from 21 to 12.7...

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), stated that traffic awareness and safety were...

Manufacturere urged to prioritise Safety and Environment in recovery plans

Sulayem marks opening of Commercial Vehicles Middle East with challenge to make new models as long lasting as predecessors Mohammed Ben Sulayem marked...

RTA provides access to Dubai Bus Stops Information ithrough Google Earth

In an initiative unprecedented across the Middle East and North Africa, Public Transport Agency at the Dubai Roads '&' Transport Authority (RTA), announced that...

Dubai Metro payment dispute with Japanese contractors settled

Disputed payments estimated at about $2 to 3 billion Construction of the Dubai Metro has restarted after a settlement was reached with the Japanese-led consortium...

February 17th – ‘car-free’ day in Dubai

Dubai has declared Feb. 17 a “car-free” day in a bid to encourage the emirate’s car-loving population to use public transport and raise environmental...

RTA Dubai completes 171k registration transactions in Dubai last year

The Licensing Agency of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai processed 171,528 registration transactions in Dubai during the period from the beginning...

Gulf Navigation net profit fall 82% as shipping rates drop

Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC, Dubai’s only publicly traded oil-tanker owner, said full-year profit fell 82 percent as shipping traffic and freight rates declined because...

TDIC will brings World’s First Zero-Emission Electric Buses to Sir Bani...

Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), a master developer of major cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, today announced that the company...

The opening of Burj Dubai Metro station will coincide with the...

The opening of the Burj Dubai will coincide with the opening of the Burj Dubai Metro station, reported the Gulf News. RTA will officially operate...

Middle East remains a bright spot in a gloomy Global Logistics...

SITL Dubai recognized as an important platform in expanding customer base and accessing the regional market The consensus on the floor of SITL Dubai...

RTA Marine Agency ferries 10 million passengers in eight months

Statistics compiled by Marine Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that 10,884,007 passengers have been lifted in 621,082 trips made by marine...

Dubai airport volumes up almost 3% in August

Dubai International Airport achieved a 2.9% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes August, handling 163,000 tonnes, despite the continuing global downturn in air freight movements. The...

More than 700 thousand passengers ride Dubai Metro on Tuesday

The Dubai Metro lifted on Tuesday over 70,000 passengers between 10 stations on its Red Line, the latest figures released by the RTA's Rail...