Abu Dhabi: Supported by a 10-megawatt grid-connected power plant, Masdar City is “energy positive.” The plant currently puts more energy into the grid than it consumes. “The power this [10 MW] plant generates over a 24-hour period exceeds the amount that the [Masdar] Institute and the site offices with the construction site use,” Afshin Afshari, [...]

Dubai: There will be an increase of 11 fils per one kilometre in the in the taximeter tariff from January 21, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday. Eisa Abdul Rahman Al Dosari, the CEO of Public Transport, announced the increase, and said that the increase was not intended for generating profit, but [...]

Dubai: An expected increase in crude oil prices over the next four months will drive up the prices of gasoline and basic foods but the continuing drop in rents should ease the burden on consumers’ wallets, economic analysts say. The retail price of gasoline is expected to rise by 10 per cent to 15 per [...]

Dubai: Call it the soul food catharsis. UAE’s residents may have clamped down a lot on their non-essential spending during the dark days of the downturn, but certainly not on their dining out expeditions. In fact, there has been a noticeable spike in the pattern, with figures recorded by the TGI survey finding that 74 [...]

Noora Al Budoor, Director of Employment and Skills Development Centre said many companies do not hire Emiratis fearing cross-cultural clashes in the workplace, thinking Emiratis will complain about what they perceive as inappropriate behaviour among workmates. Dubai: The private sector should not stereotype Emiratis and should train and give them jobs to assist the country [...]

“Almighty Allah burdens not a person beyond his capacity,” the Awqaf explained. The ruling however urged all workers to start the fast at dawn and only break it if they find it impossible to continue. Abu Dhabi: Outdoor workers who were concerned about fasting during this year’s soaring summer temperatures have expressed relief at the [...]

Programme launched to train emiratis on banking Abu Dhabi: Banking is one of the most important sectors in the country, and as Emiratisation efforts in the capital continue to grow, this sector presents no exception to the process. Aiming at increasing the number of UAE nationals in the line of banking, the Abu Dhabi Tawteen [...]

With the utilities cut off for the third week running, the workers, many of whom are fasting, are forced to live in the heat and bad sanitary conditions, with the toilets piled with waste, and garbage scattered around their dwellings Dubai: Up to 700 workers, unpaid for six months, have been living in two adjacent [...]