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Saturday, January 19, 2008
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For the fast paced Dubai these things are nearly normal. If you want to stay up to date then check out this new website with all these things in pictures.
Only in Dubai - Dubai in pictures
Labels: Aviation, Burj Dubai, Construction, Dubai, Dubai Metro, Palm Dubai, Properties
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Motorists had another agonising day on the roads as heavy rains flooded most of the busy streets while some areas became small ponds trapping drivers who drove through.
Most arterial roads were clogged with vehicles, which moved bumper to bumper.
"I got stranded on Al Seef Road and water started seeping into my car. I saw some people in four-wheel drives offering lifts to those stuck," said Hanif Mohammad.
Things were even worse on Al Fahidi Street which was flooded until Al Shababna Roundabout. Prakash Guha a resident of Al Fahidi Street, said it took him two-and-a-half hours to reach his office on Shaikh Zayed Road.
Motorists coming from Sharjah were caught off-guard by flooding in the area just before Al Garhoud Bridge.
"It was miserable. The second and third lanes were submerged in water," said Anita K. Zacheria, a Sharjah resident.
Samar Abdul Al Rahman, a customer service agent, said he had a horrible time from King Faisal Street to the Al Garhoud area.
"The Municipality should be better equipped to handle such situations," he said.
Another motorist, Asma Suleiman, a sales executive, said the Municipality should have started pumping out the water during the night.
"The situation would not have been so bad," she said.
In many areas of Sharjah traffic came to a standstill as police tried desperately to clear the gridlock. The hardest hit was Al Khan, which was knee-high in water, the Clock Tower Roundabout on Al Zahra Road, King Faisal Street and King Abdul Aziz road, motorists said.
Many people living in the Crystal Plaza building on the Buheira Corniche had to evacuate their apartments as water had seeped through the ceiling.
Ajman was also hit hard with most major roads such as Al Nuaimi, Al Bustan, Al Karama and the Industrial Area becoming slippery, muddy lakes.
"Municipal staff are working hard to clear the water off the streets," said Colonel Ali Abdullah Alwan, Chief of Ajman Police.
No major traffic accidents were reported from Ajman.
"We advise people to drive carefully during the rain,"said the Ajman police chief.
Traffic was very slow from Ajman and Sharjah yesterday as people tried to get to work. At the National Paints Roundabout on Emirates Road traffic came to a standstill.
Construction work at many sites came to a halt because of the windy weather.
Most arterial roads were clogged with vehicles, which moved bumper to bumper.
"I got stranded on Al Seef Road and water started seeping into my car. I saw some people in four-wheel drives offering lifts to those stuck," said Hanif Mohammad.
Things were even worse on Al Fahidi Street which was flooded until Al Shababna Roundabout. Prakash Guha a resident of Al Fahidi Street, said it took him two-and-a-half hours to reach his office on Shaikh Zayed Road.
Motorists coming from Sharjah were caught off-guard by flooding in the area just before Al Garhoud Bridge.
"It was miserable. The second and third lanes were submerged in water," said Anita K. Zacheria, a Sharjah resident.
Samar Abdul Al Rahman, a customer service agent, said he had a horrible time from King Faisal Street to the Al Garhoud area.
"The Municipality should be better equipped to handle such situations," he said.
Another motorist, Asma Suleiman, a sales executive, said the Municipality should have started pumping out the water during the night.
"The situation would not have been so bad," she said.
In many areas of Sharjah traffic came to a standstill as police tried desperately to clear the gridlock. The hardest hit was Al Khan, which was knee-high in water, the Clock Tower Roundabout on Al Zahra Road, King Faisal Street and King Abdul Aziz road, motorists said.
Many people living in the Crystal Plaza building on the Buheira Corniche had to evacuate their apartments as water had seeped through the ceiling.
Ajman was also hit hard with most major roads such as Al Nuaimi, Al Bustan, Al Karama and the Industrial Area becoming slippery, muddy lakes.
"Municipal staff are working hard to clear the water off the streets," said Colonel Ali Abdullah Alwan, Chief of Ajman Police.
No major traffic accidents were reported from Ajman.
"We advise people to drive carefully during the rain,"said the Ajman police chief.
Traffic was very slow from Ajman and Sharjah yesterday as people tried to get to work. At the National Paints Roundabout on Emirates Road traffic came to a standstill.
Construction work at many sites came to a halt because of the windy weather.
Labels: Dubai, Dubai Metro, Events, Society
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Abu Dhabi Police will auction the most sought-after vehicle number plate, No 1, soon, a senior official told Gulf News.
"This is the first time Abu Dhabi Police are auctioning No 1 and preparations are on with the cooperation of the Emirates Auction Company to make it a success," said Lt Col Abdul Rahman M. Ali Al Kamali, Director of Administration of Privatisation and Financial Investments in the Ministry of Interior.
He said this is the third single-digit number auctioned by Abu Dhabi police after Nos. 5 and 7 which were sold last year.
Al Kamali expects that No 1 may break the world record.
"We think it may fetch more money than No 5 which was sold for Dh25 million and made a Guinness world record as the most expensive number plate." No 7 was sold for Dh11 million.
Talal Ali Mohammad Khouri, a prominent businessman in Abu Dhabi, bought both No 5 and No 7.
The minimum price for No 1 and the date of the auction will be announced soon, said the official.
Meanwhile the fifth auction will be held at 4pm on January 12 at the Emirates Palace Hotel, said Al Kamali.
"A total of 100 numbers including 32 two-digit numbers, 34 four-digit numbers and 35 five-digit numbers will be auctioned," the official said.
"This is the first time Abu Dhabi Police are auctioning No 1 and preparations are on with the cooperation of the Emirates Auction Company to make it a success," said Lt Col Abdul Rahman M. Ali Al Kamali, Director of Administration of Privatisation and Financial Investments in the Ministry of Interior.
He said this is the third single-digit number auctioned by Abu Dhabi police after Nos. 5 and 7 which were sold last year.
Al Kamali expects that No 1 may break the world record.
"We think it may fetch more money than No 5 which was sold for Dh25 million and made a Guinness world record as the most expensive number plate." No 7 was sold for Dh11 million.
Talal Ali Mohammad Khouri, a prominent businessman in Abu Dhabi, bought both No 5 and No 7.
The minimum price for No 1 and the date of the auction will be announced soon, said the official.
Meanwhile the fifth auction will be held at 4pm on January 12 at the Emirates Palace Hotel, said Al Kamali.
"A total of 100 numbers including 32 two-digit numbers, 34 four-digit numbers and 35 five-digit numbers will be auctioned," the official said.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Real estate developer Limitless, part of the Dubai World conglomerate, has started work on its ambitious 75-kilometre Arabian Canal project.
The waterway will flow inland from Nakheel's Dubai Waterfront development in the Jebel Ali area to a point near the Palm Jumeirah man-made island.
Up to 150 metres wide and six metres deep, the $11 billion canal will support billions of dollars of real estate and leisure projects that will be constructed on both sides of the water.
Describing the Arabian Canal as "the largest and most complex civil engineering project ever undertaken in the Middle East," Limitless said the preliminary work will be completed in three months.
Deadline
The project is expected to be completed in three years.
Limitless is also planning its biggest mixed-use development as part of the Arabian Canal project.
The $50 billion waterfront development will cover 20,000 hectares and stretch 33 kilometres along the inland section of the waterway, east of the upcoming Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali.
Chief executive officer Saeed Ahmad Saeed said the development has not been launched for sale yet even though some companies are reportedly saying that they have been appointed sales agents by Limitless.
"Limitless has not authorised anyone to act on its behalf in the marketing or sales of the Arabian Canal project.
"Limitless will make an official announcement when the project is ready to be released for sale," he said in a statement.
Company spokeswoman Rebecca Rees told Gulf News that work on the real estate project will start towards the end of this year.
The entire plan will be developed in phases over the next 15 years.
Features
It includes marinas, residential communities and business centres serving about one million people.
The preliminary work under way does not involve digging of the canal, Rees said, adding that "actual digging will start in about three months from now."
Apart from the Arabian Canal, Dubai Waterfront and the international airport that could become the world's largest aviation facility, several other mega projects are under way in the Jebel Ali area.
More than 10 kilometres of the canal will pass through the Dubai Industrial City, which is being developed as a manufacturing hub in Jebel Ali, close to the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border.
Dubai Industrial City chief executive officer Rashid Al Ansari said recently that plans for commercial and residential buildings along the canal have not been completed yet.
The waterway will flow inland from Nakheel's Dubai Waterfront development in the Jebel Ali area to a point near the Palm Jumeirah man-made island.
Up to 150 metres wide and six metres deep, the $11 billion canal will support billions of dollars of real estate and leisure projects that will be constructed on both sides of the water.
Describing the Arabian Canal as "the largest and most complex civil engineering project ever undertaken in the Middle East," Limitless said the preliminary work will be completed in three months.
Deadline
The project is expected to be completed in three years.
Limitless is also planning its biggest mixed-use development as part of the Arabian Canal project.
The $50 billion waterfront development will cover 20,000 hectares and stretch 33 kilometres along the inland section of the waterway, east of the upcoming Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali.
Chief executive officer Saeed Ahmad Saeed said the development has not been launched for sale yet even though some companies are reportedly saying that they have been appointed sales agents by Limitless.
"Limitless has not authorised anyone to act on its behalf in the marketing or sales of the Arabian Canal project.
"Limitless will make an official announcement when the project is ready to be released for sale," he said in a statement.
Company spokeswoman Rebecca Rees told Gulf News that work on the real estate project will start towards the end of this year.
The entire plan will be developed in phases over the next 15 years.
Features
It includes marinas, residential communities and business centres serving about one million people.
The preliminary work under way does not involve digging of the canal, Rees said, adding that "actual digging will start in about three months from now."
Apart from the Arabian Canal, Dubai Waterfront and the international airport that could become the world's largest aviation facility, several other mega projects are under way in the Jebel Ali area.
More than 10 kilometres of the canal will pass through the Dubai Industrial City, which is being developed as a manufacturing hub in Jebel Ali, close to the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border.
Dubai Industrial City chief executive officer Rashid Al Ansari said recently that plans for commercial and residential buildings along the canal have not been completed yet.
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