Dubai / WAM Wojhati, the journey planner system of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) achieved 1,636,369 users in 2016, leapfrogging the 1,168,234 users recorded in 2015 by as much as 44 percent. “This sharp rise of 1.6 million in the number of users reflects a quantum shift in the attractiveness of this smart system whose number of users ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, has announced that the United Kingdom will be the guest ‘Country of Honour’ at the 36th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The announcement forms part of ‘UK/UAE 2017,’ a year of bilateral cultural exchange between the two countries organised by the British Council. Speaking about the announcement, Ahmed ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy, and sustainable technologies, and the Abu Dhabi Police have signed an agreement to collaborate in research and development to bring innovative systems and solutions to bear on police work in the emirate. The three-year memorandum of understanding was signed ...