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He continued: “Additionally, the scope includes the development of Al Warqa’a 1 Street and the conversion of existing roundabouts into signalised junctions with advanced specifications to alleviate traffic congestion. These improvements are projected to boost the capacity of Al Warqa’a 1 Street by 30 per cent.”
Ongoing projects in Al Warqaa
RTA is currently constructing internal roads in Al Warqa’a 3 and Al Warqa’a 4. A 16km cycling track will also be constructed to connect with existing tracks in neighbouring areas. In a previous phase, RTA completed internal road improvements in Al Warqa’a, which included upgrades around the School of Scientific Research in Al Warqa’a 4 and roadworks serving Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment project in the same area, which comprises 136 villas.
These improvements also include pedestrian pathways, pavements, and parking entrances for residents, along with lighting works. Additionally, RTA completed a 7.4km cycling track to encourage cycling as a sustainable and alternative mode of transport, supporting the first and last-mile strategy.

Internal roads
Earlier this year, RTA completed internal roads and lighting projects in Al Qusais Industrial Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The works involved the construction of 32 roads spanning 10km and lighting installations along over 43,000 metres. The project boosted road capacity by 200 per cent, increasing traffic volume from 500 vehicles per hour to 1,500 vehicles per hour in both directions.

It has also improved connectivity between Al Qusais Industrial Areas and four main roads: Amman Street, Beirut Street, Aleppo Street, and Damascus Street. This initiative enhanced access to over 320 workshops, 25 residential buildings, retail shops, and educational zones, benefiting an area with a population density of around 60,000 residents.

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India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has described the enhancement of relations with the UAE as one of the top foreign policy achievements of the Narendra Modi government in its first five years in office, Wam reported.

“The sense of extended neighbourhood, the much greater interest in the Gulf, much closer linkages, these are big changes that we need to absorb,” Jaishankar said during the recent launch of his book, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World. The book launch was hosted by the Observer Research Foundation.
The Indian Foreign Minister was responding to comments by Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, in praise of the book; an advance copy of the book had been sent to Dr. Gargash.

“Together we worked hard to develop bilateral relations with India,” Dr. Gargash said about Jaishankar, who was Foreign Secretary in the Modi government in its first term and was elevated to the Cabinet in the second term.

“India is emerging more and more as a global player,” Dr. Gargash said. “The more we know about India’s policies and thoughts, the more important it is.” He described the UAE as India’s “historical partner” and that many Indians live and contribute to UAE society.

Jaishankar spoke of a “broadening of mindset in India that we think of the Gulf as our neighbourhood, changes we need to take to a higher level.” He referred to a regular flow of high-level visits between India and the Gulf in both directions under the Modi government that did not take place before.

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A huge blaze broke out at an Iranian souq in the emirate of Ajman at about 6.30 pm on August 5. It was brought under complete control in a few hours by Civil Defence personnel. Police confirmed there were no casualties.

The souq had been closed for several months because of COVID-19 safety measures.

It is near the Ajman Speciality Hospital and a fruit and vegetable market in the city’s industrial area. The hospital was evacuated as a precautionary measure as the fire sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky.

Workers at the market saw the flames engulfing the area and alerted the emergency service.

Ajman Civil Defence, which brought the blaze under control at about 9 pm, were assisted by personnel from the emirates of Dubai, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain.

Major Gen Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, commander-in-chief of Ajman Police, said investigations are under way to determine the cause of the fire.

“Civil Defence units and 25 police and ambulance vehicles responded immediately, reaching the incident site within three minutes and were able to isolate neighbouring buildings and bring the fire under control,” said Al Nuaimi said. He said 25 police vehicles were rushed to the spot to support civil defence staff.

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The cost of the Hope Mars Mission is among the lowest in the world at US$ 200 million compared with similar programmes, said UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi.
At a media briefing in Dubai on June 7, Al Gergawi elaborated the achievements of the Emirates Mars Mission team. This includes development of 200 new designs, manufacturing of 66 pieces of the probe components in the UAE, publishing 51 research papers on the project, and benefitting over 60,000 participants through EMM’s scientific and academic programmes.
“Today, the mission reached another milestone, when the spacecraft was positioned on to the rocket that will send it into space,” he said. “Commitment to deadlines is an approach that the UAE is following in all its plans and projects.”
The Mission’s success, Al Gergawi said, is in line with the UAE’s success in containing the coronavirus.
The Hope Probe is set to lift off on July 15 at 00:51:27 UAE time from the Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan. The probe is anticipated to enter the Mars orbit in February 2021, coinciding with the UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.

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DUBAI
The UAE government has announced that all UAE residents currently stranded abroad and wanting to return must complete a COVID-19 test. Only those who produce a COVID negative test done at accredited laboratories and taken within 72 hours of take-off will be permitted to board the flight.
The guidelines were announced on June 29 by the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship for residents with valid visas returning to the country from July 1.
Residents can access the list of accredited laboratories in 106 cities from 17 countries on smartservices.ica.gov.ae. More countries will be added to the list shortly in the second and third phases.
Owing to time constraints, laboratories will have to deliver results digitally, it noted.
For residents returning from countries without accredited laboratories, the tests can be conducted upon arrival back in the UAE. Residents will have to take home or institutional quarantine for 14 days. The costs will have to be borne by the individual or under certain circumstances by their company. The returning residents will have to download an app for monitoring during quarantine.

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Phase Four of the “Vande Bharat Mission”, which will begin on July 3, will focus on the Middile East, where a large number of expatriates have registered with Indian embassies to get seats in the special repatriation flights operated by Air India and Air India Express.

Anurag Srivastava, Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, told media that the Centre was committed to bringing back compatriots from the GCC countries, Malaysia, and Singapore in particular.

“This phase will particularly focus on countries where we still have a large number of Indians who have registered to return,” he said.

The Vande Bharat Mission, which is in its seventh week, has so far brought back 364,209 Indians from over 50 countries across 5 continents, he said. “Demand for these flights remains very high, especially in the Gulf region and, therefore, we are moving to further streamline the process,” Srivastava said.

However, a section of the Indian expat community in the UAE criticised the Indian government, which it said was shifting its responsibility of repatriation to community groups; more charter flights than VBM flights ferried people to India, Gulf News reported.

The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi stated that 83,000 Indians have been repatriated through Air India and chartered flights of other airlines as of June 25. Of these, 54,000 were flown home on chartered flights (45,000 approved by the consulate and 9,000 approved by the embassy) and 29,000 on VBM flights.

On June 21, two community chartered flights had repatriated 395 Indians for free to Kerala. One flight was organised by Malayalam TV channel Kairali TV, and the other by the community group Overseas Malayali Association (Orma). While the former took 215 Malayalis home on an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Thiruvananthapuram, Orma flew home the rest from Dubai to Kannur.

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A Malayali industrialist based in Dubai is suspected to have fallen to his death from a building in Sharjah. T.P.Ajith (55) hailing from Panankav in Kannur district and living in Dubai Meadows Villa, fell from the top of a multi-storeyed building on Abdul Nasser Street in Sharjah on Monday and died.

Ajith, who has been living in the UAE for the past 30 years, owns many businesses based in Dubai. He was the owner of Space Max which had godowns, logistics, workshops and cold storage across the Gulf.Under his leadership ,the company provided its clients effective and efficient contracting solutions using the most modern construction equipment and planning methods.Through his leadership,Space Max maintains a track record of a number of challenging projects which have been executed successfully. He won the trust and appreciation of his clients by completing their projects on time and within budget.

His family was also along with him in Dubai. He had acquired a house in Kannur recently.

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