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RTA carries 2.1 million riders on New Year’s Eve

Dubai / WAM The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that the number of riders of mass transportation during the New Year’s celebration reached 2,126,417, showing an increase of 3.6 percent of the total number of commuters for the same period last year. 907,411 riders used Dubai metro in its Red and Green lines, while the tram transported 37,150 ...

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UAE: 2,840 tonnes of food aid distributed to Hadramaut residents

MUKALLA / WAM The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), provided 35,144 food parcels weighing 2,840 tonnes to the residents of Hadramaut Governorate during the Year of Tolerance 2019, benefitting 175,720 people who are members of vulnerable Yemeni families. At the end of the Year of Tolerance, the ERC distributed 100 food parcels weighing 8 tonnes, which ...

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Ras Al Khaimah makes history with New Year firework show

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM The world’s eyes were on Ras Al Khaimah as it captivated people all over with a spectacular New Year’s Eve Gala that set two Guinness World Records titles. Hundreds of thousands of spectators, including international tourists, witnessed the 13-minute long fireworks that also reached billions of people through live feeds online and simultaneous live telecasts ...

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