Entries from January 2008

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Dubai to spend Dh44 billion to build 500km of new roads in the next 12 years

Emirates Business 24/7 reports that the RTA in Dubai is planning to spend approximately 44 Billion UAE Dirhams building roads to meet the infrstructure demands in Dubai over the next decade.
The number of residents is predicted to grow from 1.5 million who currently live in the city to more than five million by 2020. And [...]

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Dining in Dubai for less then AED 50 - Great but Cheap Restaurants in Dubai

Andy Buchan of TimeOut Dubai does a great job of bringing us the best places to eat out in Dubai at less than Dhs.50! Visit the TimeOut website (link at the end of this post) to read Andy’s full article and reviews. The summary of chosen restaurants:

Afghan Kebab House, Naif Souk (04 222 3292)
Arbel Iraqi Kabab and [...]

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

The Dubai Metro - First driverless, fully automated metro network in the United Arab Emirates

The first Dubai Metro train will reach here in March, according to Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads & Transport Authority (RTA). Each train, in the Red and Green lines, consists of five carriages capable of accommodating about 643 commuters. The coaches are classified into two classes — Golden [...]

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