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Emirati Authorities Monday announced they will put the driverless air taxi into test in the fourth quarter of the year before they grant authorization for the vehicle’s operation in the country, reports say. AAT was first announced to fly in Read more
Dubai authorities have launched a new system that will enable travelers at the city’s international airport to use their smart phone in lieu of their passports to get on flights. The system is called Emirates Smart Wallet and aims to Read more
The Emirati airliner is under fire from Taiwan, which indicates that Taiwanese cabin crew of the airliner have been instructed to remove the Taiwanese flag pin from the uniform, an instruction Taipei believes came from Beijing. Taiwan foreign ministry noted Read more
Dubai police Sunday presented the world’s first Robocop capable of identifying crime and petty offenses. The Robocop was presented at the ongoing Gulf Information and Security Expo and Conference in Dubai. The Robocop, 170 centimetres tall and weighing 100 kilograms, Read more
Dubai’s second top developer announced Thursday that its Managing Director Ziad El Chaar resigned from his position in order to take up other personal opportunities. The company, which boasted a net revenue of $1.947 billion last year, made the announcement Read more
Dubai-based airline Emirates announced Monday it would cut down its flights to New York temporarily, starting from June 4, reports say. Instead of three daily flights to New York’s JFK, the airline would service two flights, starting June 4 until Read more
Ten people working at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port have been injured after a container vessel knocked the wall of the harbor, causing a crane collapse. The incident occurred Thursday during lunch period but was not reported, port operator DP World Read more
World former boxing heavy weight champion Mike Tyson Thursday announced in Dubai he would open fitness branches around the word including in Dubai and Bahrain. The centers will bear his own name and will be structured under the premier, full-service, Read more
Algeria may nurse the hope to clinch the Arab Reading Challenges to be held in Dubai as the country’s candidate Mohamed Djeloud is tipped potential winner. Djeloud, six, won national competition organized in September 2015 after outclassing more than 600,000 Read more
The Egyptian national carrier announced Wednesday acquisition of nine Boeing planes in an attempt to beef up its fleet at a time the airline is challenged by aviation incidents. The deal, worth $864 million, is mostly sponsored by the United Read more