638 Taxi Drivers In Dubai Are Getting Honored With Their Names Displayed On Top Of Their Cabs

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is paying respect to the city’s taxi drivers who kept the emirate moving during the Covid-19 outbreak with a custom name board on top of their vehicle. A whopping 638 taxi drivers were shortlisted by the RTA’s initiative, as they describe the recipients having “demonstrated high levels of social …

Sheikh Mohammed Lauds Dubai Metro Station Attendant For His Generous Move

An Emirati attendant at Dubai’s Emirates Towers metro station is gaining praise all over social media after Sheikh Mohammed lauded his simple move to refill a resident’s Nol card after she forgot her wallet. UAE resident Ashleigh Stewart made her way towards the Emirates Towers metro station and found herself in a fix when she …

Dubai Number Plate ‘R 13’ Fetches AED 3.8 Million Bid At RTA Auction

It’s raining money at the recent Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai’s number plates auction, selling 90 number plates worth a whopping AED31.5 million. It goes without saying that number plates are a big deal in the UAE, with millions spent to boast them on flashy vehicles and automobiles. A line-up of fancy number plates …

Dubai Bus Driver Returns AED 250,000 Found In Bag Left Behind By Passenger

It’s only fitting to say there’s no dearth of kind and honest people in the UAE, and every now and we find residents who give hope that the world is still a good place. Noor Khan, a Pakistani bus driver working for Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently spotted a bag left in his …

Huge Fires Rip Through Public Bus In Dubai

Some few residents witnessed a public transportation bus from Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) catching fire last evening at Al Karama, until the flames were contained with no casualties. RTA Dubai bus engulfed in flames Thick plumes of dark smoke and orange fires filled the Karama skies yesterday after a bus erupted in flames …

Dubai Metro Completes 11 Years

One of Dubai’s biggest projects redefining transportation in the Middle East, the Dubai Metro today completes 11 years of operations as the longest driverless metro network in the world. 11 years of Dubai Metro 2005 saw Qasim Sultan, Director General of Dubai Municipality award Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a contract to build the Dubai Metro’s railway …

Dubai Vehicle Number Plate ‘V 12’ Sells For A Whopping AED 7 Million

A custom vehicle number plates auction by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) raised a staggering AED 15.3 million, with a number plate ‘V 12’ fetching AED 7 million. AED 7 million for a Dubai number plate Picture this: you’re rolling in a convertible Rolls Royce Phantom worth AED 1.5 million to your villa in …

Sheikh Mohammed Launches Route 2020 Metro Project

Commuting is about to get easier for residents in Dubai’s outlying neighbourhoods with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opening seven new stations connecting from the city to the Expo 2020 site. Seven new metro stations leading to Expo 2020 site in Route 2020 Project For anyone living in neighbourhoods after the JLT and JBR …