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Dubai Traffic Congestion Solutions: AI, Infrastructure and Future Mobility Plans Dubai, one of the fastest-growing urban centres in the world, is taking ambitious and multi-layered steps to tackle chronic traffic congestion and future mobility challenges as the city’s population and vehicle numbers rise. Recently, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) rolled out a set of…

Dubai’s Global Village passport lets visitors collect pavilion stamps, turning one evening into a world tour/Representative Image At first glance, it looks like a real passport. In reality, the Dubai’s Global Village passport is a playful souvenir that turns a night out into a miniature journey around the world. Sold inside Global Village, the booklet…

Dubai Global Village announced Ramadan 2026 night timings, majlis gatherings, live shows, dining and shopping/Image: X As Ramadan approaches, Global Village has confirmed its operating hours and programme for the Holy Month, setting the stage for evenings centred on culture, food and togetherness. Now in its 30th season, the destination will operate daily from 5pm,…

Lai Was Mastermind Behind Foreign Collusion Conspiracies Hong Kong’s most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison, ending the city’s biggest national security case that has fuelled global concerns about Beijing’s clampdown on freedoms in the ex-British colony. Lai’s sentence on two counts of conspiracy to…

Elon Musk has said that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self-growing city” on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years. SpaceX still intends to start on Musk’s long-held ambition of a city on Mars within five to seven years, he wrote on his X social media platform, “but…

LONDON: The director of communications for Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain resigned Monday, adding to a sense of crisis for the govt and growing questions about Starmer’s leadership.The communications director, Tim Allan, a veteran political operative who only joined Starmer’s govt about five months ago, quit less than 24 hours after Morgan McSweeney stepped…

UAE Visa Overstay Fines: What You Need to Know to Avoid Daily Penalties As millions of travellers and expatriates continue to live, work and visit the UAE, authorities have standardised visa overstay penalties and streamlined payment options, making compliance clearer but also more urgent than ever. Under the latest immigration framework, overstaying your visa in…

PARIS: Iran arrested a prominent reformist, local media reported Monday, deepening a crackdown on dissent following mass protests that posed one of the greatest challenges to the Islamic republic since its inception. The arrest of Javad Emam, spokesperson for the main reformist coalition, came days after Iranian and US officials held talks in Oman that…

Candace Owens explains why neither Bad Bunny nor Kid Rock Super Bowl halftime shows felt worth watching (Image via Getty) Candace Owens did not pick a side during the 2026 Super Bowl halftime debate. Instead, she rejected both choices in one blunt post that quickly spread online. The political commentator criticized the official halftime show…

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday that a gunman who shot and wounded a top Russian military intelligence officer in Moscow last week before fleeing to Dubai was acting on Kyiv’s orders. High-ranking general Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several times in his apartment block in Moscow and was hospitalised. There have been a string of assassinations of…