Figures indicate ridership growth of over 13% compared to last year Dubai. Roads and Transport Authority. 1st January 2026: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) transported more than 2.8 million passengers during New Year’s Eve 2026 celebrations, achieving ridership growth of over 13% compared to last year’s over 2.5 riders. This was delivered as part of an integrated traffic and operational plan that included the management and regulation of traffic movement and implementation of temporary road closures across the Emirate, in direct coordination with Dubai Event Security Committee, as well as relevant authorities and strategi

Muscat- Sultanate of Oman, 01 January 2026 SalamAir, Oman’s Low-Cost Carrier, has announced its On-Time Performance (OTP) results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reinforcing its commitment to operational transparency, reliability, and customer trust. OTP is an internationally recognized measure of punctuality, calculated by the percentage of flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time. During the fourth quarter of 2025, SalamAir operated 5,766 flights and carried 839,630 passengers across its network, achieving an On-Time Performance of 77.5%. The quarter reflected evolving weather and operatin

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Dubai, 2 January 2026: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Professor Charbel Dagher on winning the Great Arab Minds 2025 Award in the Literature and Arts category. His Highness highlighted the central role that literature and the arts have played in shaping societies and civilisations throughout history. In a post on X, His Highness said, “We congratulate the winner of the Great Arab Minds 2025 Award in Literature and Arts, Professor Charbel Dagher from Lebanon, Professor of Arabic Literature. Over several decades, he has made significant intellectual c