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RTA: Half of Dubai Taxi fleet comprises hybrid vehicles

Dubai / WAM The total number of hybrid/electric taxis and limousines in Dubai amounted to 4,683 in 2020, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed. Of these, 4,510 are hybrid taxis (about 50 percent of Dubai Taxi fleet), and 173 others are electric/hybrid limos of the Dubai ...

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New start for DWTC to welcome UAE’s 50th anniversary

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DUBAI / WAM The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has played a major role in diversifying Dubai’s economy and has worked to create a broader economic impact, cementing Dubai’s position as a global centre for trade and business tourism. The centre, which was established in 1979, introduces the region to international exhibitions and conferences industry and has become the vibrant ...

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As Kabul falls, academic dreams of many cut short

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As the Taliban entered the Afghan capital of Kabul, university lecturers gathered their female students for some final goodbyes. Telling the shocked young women “we may not meet again,” the lecturers, along with everyone else, were evacuated, and the universities, along with schools, offices and shops, were shuttered. I spoke by phone with Aisha Khurram, one of those students whose ...

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