Single Water Bus trip for 3 stationsBy a staff reporter
26 April 2008
DUBAI — A new service for Water Bus passengers to travel to three stations in a single trip was launched by the Marine Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently.
The service being offered on Line B3 aims at easing congestion [...]
Call 8004353 to report dangerous drivers in Dubai. You need to give the correct number plate details ( the number, colour, the emirate, and for Dubai any alphabet.) They will ask you details about the offence and where it happened, and the make of the car.
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Commuters on the streets can now hail taxis by SMS
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief ReporterPublished: April 20, 2008, 00:34
Dubai: Passengers in Dubai no longer have to go through the daunting task of hailing a taxi on the road as they can now call one by just sending an SMS from their mobile phones, said [...]
GulfNews.com is providing a downloadable PDF with useful phone numbers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Essential telephone numbers in UAE
Staff ReportPublished: March 02, 2008, 10:27
Dubai: 999, the emergency number in the country, is one of the busiest numbers in the country, naturally, but often for all the wrong reasons.
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etisalat gears up to offer mobile remittance servicesBy Nadia Saleem, Gulf News Staff ReporterPublished: April 02, 2008, 00:01
Dubai: etisalat is poised to start offering mobile remittance services in June this year, a move that promises to help millions of expatriates send money in seconds instead of queueing at the exchange houses every month.
etisalat officials on [...]
Schools and children who are interested in participating in the Rock Challenge can contact Aysel Duman – 050 873 3900 email: aceduman@yahoo.com.
The Junior Rock Challenge will take place on May 16 at the DUTAC Theatre in the Mall of the Emirates and tickets cost Dhs.80.
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From 7Days.ae
The Feline Friends Book Sale will be held at Uptown Mirdif, bottom of Spinneys escalators. Friday 4th April, 9am-4pm.
Lots of bargain books, CDs, videos and DVDs. PLease bring any books you wish to donate also. Tel: 050 4510058.
From a letter in 7Days.ae
Collective effort needed to improve recycling
To answer the suggestion for recycling in today’s edition, I am glad to tell you that there are some recycling centres and if you are one of the employees in the free zone: Internet City, Media City etc, you have two recycling centres very close to [...]
