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  • 4 days ago | khaleejtimes.com | Nasreen Abdulla

    The introduction of eVTOLS (electric vertical takeoff and landing) or flying taxis, as they are most commonly called, could change the landscape of Ras Al Khaimah significantly, according to experts at a mobility conference. They stressed the move could impact everything from tourism movement to the way people are rescued.

  • 4 days ago | khaleejtimes.com | Nasreen Abdulla

    [Editor's Note: Follow the KT live blog for live updates on the Israel-Iran conflict.]Some companies in the UAE offered their employees the option to work from home on Tuesday, a day after Iran launched a missile attack on a US air base in Qatar. In an email to their employees, some explained that it was a measure taken for "caution" in the aftermath of the regional conflict. Sana K, an employee at a homegrown company, said that she got an email late on Monday evening.

  • 1 week ago | khaleejtimes.com | Nasreen Abdulla

    Wed, Jun 18, 2025 | Dhu al-Hijjah 22, 1446 | Fajr 03:59 | DXB 39°C The signals use cutting-edge technologies to improve traffic systems, enhance road safety, and streamline pedestrian and vehicle movementDubai has installed smart pedestrian signals at 10 additional places in the emirate, taking the total number of sites with these signals to 27. This is the second phase of the project by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

  • 2 weeks ago | khaleejtimes.com | Nasreen Abdulla

    [Editor's Note: Follow KT's live blog for all the latest updates on the Ahmedabad plane crash.]A former Dubai resident was one of several doctors who rushed to help victims of the plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. “Our team is a part of the service providers,” Dr Shachi Joshi told Khaleej Times from KD hospital in Ahmedabad. “We have sent our junior doctors and senior emergency medicine doctors to help. We have also set up blood donation centres already.

  • 2 weeks ago | khaleejtimes.com | Nasreen Abdulla

    Wed, Jun 11, 2025 | Dhu al-Hijjah 15, 1446 | Fajr 03:58 | DXB 38.9°C Breaking NewsKTThe family destination is inviting proposals to the Restaurant and Coffee Shops category as well as the Open Market categoryEver dreamt of opening your own restaurant? Well, this might be the chance. Global Village is inviting interested individuals to submit proposals to set up stalls at the upcoming Season 30.