Dubai for Life

News Media reports that the first driverless metro train has been successfully tested in the sector between Jebel Ali Industrial Area Station and the Jebel Ali Free Zone Station at the end of the Red Line on Sheikh Zayed Road. The technical tests are taking place without passengers and have been ongoing for the last couple of weeks. [...]

10 Photos from the Dubai Metro underground project - view them on the Dubai Expat Diaries.

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 [...]

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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30. A view of the Jumeirah area with the Burj Al Arab Hotel and Jumeirah Beach Hotel in the distance

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14. The helicopter makes its approach to the Bur Dubai / Deira area of Dubai

48 photos taken from a helicopter taking a tour around the city of Dubai. The Helicopter tour starts from the popular Mina Seyahi Complex, takes a circuit around the Palm Jumeirah Island and the World Islands…on to Bur Dubai and then Jebel Ali and back to Jumeirah. Some fantastic shots and a photo snaphot of [...]

A great video from Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson on a visit to Dubai, which he claims is the World Capital of SPEED! Some pretty nifty cars, modifications and people who can actually afford it all. Talking of speed…here is another video that shows just how big a speed-bug residents in Dubai have…watch the flying Lamborghini [...]