Author: Mohan Nasre

Motorists using Al Qudra Road can now expect faster and smoother journeys after Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority opened a new four-lane bridge at the intersection with Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street. The 700-metre bridge can accommodate up to 6,000 vehicles per hour and is designed to improve traffic movement towards Al Qudra City. It forms part of a wider road development project aimed at tackling congestion along one of Dubai’s important east-west corridors. The latest opening completes the main traffic configuration at the intersection, following the opening of the opposite bridge in February. That bridge serves motorists…

Dubai is known for having one of the more modern public transport networks around, and the nol Travel Card makes getting around it even easier for tourists. Issued by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the card works across several transport services and can be topped up whenever you need. If you are planning to explore the city by Metro, bus, tram, or marine transport, the nol Travel Card is a genuinely convenient option to have on hand. It also comes packed with promotional offers, making it useful for a lot more than just your daily commute. What is the…

Marking a landmark 10-year journey of reviving Emirati craft heritage and empowering artisans, Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi) is announcing the launch of Irthi Museum – the region’s first museum dedicated to contemporary craft. The new museum marks a significant milestone in Irthi’s impactful and evolving role as a platform for contemporary craft, design, and research. Located within Sharjah Creative Quarter, the Irthi Museum will serve as a permanent institution for the preservation, reinterpretation, and future development of contemporary craft in the UAE and the wider region. As a city recognised by UNESCO as a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Sharjah has long championed cultural preservation, artistic production, and knowledge exchange — making it a…

Dubai Police has launched Horizon X — a new initiative built around a straightforward but ambitious idea: that the best time to prepare for future challenges is before they arrive. Led by the Future Foresight Centre, the programme is designed to move beyond idea generation and into practical project development, turning emerging trends and global opportunities into policing solutions that deliver real institutional value. It’s part of a broader push to make forward-thinking a genuine part of how Dubai Police operates day to day, not just something that happens in strategy documents. What Is Dubai Police’s Horizon X Initiative? Horizon…

Dubai International Airport has become the most unexpected venue yet for the Dubai Mallathon. Terminal 3 — normally the domain of departing passengers, check-in queues and boarding gate sprints — has been transformed into an indoor walking and running track, with Dubai Airports employees, members of the wider oneDXB community and People of Determination among the first to take part. The move brings Dubai’s popular summer fitness initiative into a completely new kind of space, and it reflects a growing understanding that getting people active during the hottest months requires creative thinking about where that activity can actually happen. Dubai…