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In response to the current weather conditions in the Emirates, Dubai Municipality has issued valuable advice and instructions to ensure safety and preparedness during rain and wind.

Guidelines for Rainy Weather:

• Safeguard indoor electrical connections to prevent hazards.
• Regularly clean internal rain gutters within homes and buildings.
• Utilize designated rainwater drains to efficiently manage water flow.
• Drain excess water in designated areas to prevent flooding.
• Secure outdoor furniture firmly and remove any potential flying objects indoors.
• Clear balconies of tools and equipment to prevent accidents.
• Exercise caution around trees, unstable structures, and construction sites.
• Report emergencies promptly via 800900 or WhatsApp for immediate assistance.

By adhering to these helpful tips from Dubai Municipality, residents can ensure their safety and minimize risks during adverse weather conditions.

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The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather advisory detailing at-intervals-fluctuations in weather patterns across the country over the coming days.

From Sunday until Monday morning, a surface low pressure system is expected to linger to the south, mitigating instability somewhat. However, intermittent rainfall is anticipated, particularly in coastal and southern regions.

As Monday progresses into Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, both surface and upper air low pressures are forecasted to deepen, heightening instability nationwide. This surge in instability will be fuelled by increased humidity from the Arabian Sea. Widespread convective cloud formation is expected, leading to variable-intensity rainfall accompanied by lightning, thunder, and the potential for hail in localised areas. These conditions may result in flooding and strong winds, impacting horizontal visibility.

By Wednesday morning through to the evening, rainfall is projected to concentrate primarily in the northern and eastern regions before tapering off gradually into Wednesday night.

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Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) is set to host the second edition of the “UAE Schools and Nursery” Show.

Organised with the support of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), the event, which is set to run from 19th to 21st April, boasts extensive participation of key players in the UAE education sector, including major educational institutions, schools, and nurseries.

The event, which came under the International Education Show, provides an indispensable opportunity for parents to explore and learn about the best private schools and educational centres in the country. It also offers valuable insights into emerging trends shaping the future of the education industry, showcasing exemplary learning methodologies, curricula, and comprehensive educational practices.

Furthermore, attendees can engage with representatives of educational institutions, language institutes and education services providers to explore their advanced educational curricula and training programmes, so they can opt for what best suits their children.

The event serves as a prime platform for showcasing a plethora of state-of-the-art educational and training programmes, most notable of which are the after-school programmes, services of disabled children centres, child development initiatives, and extracurricular activities.

These activities are all intended to enable parents to get introduced to the best educational choices for their children, while fostering knowledge exchange, leveraging experiences, and capitalizing on the expertise and services offered by participating education and training specialists.

Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of Expo Centre Sharjah, emphasised that the Centre seeks this year to deliver an exceptional edition of the “UAE Schools and Nursery” Show that could amplify its success and potential. The 2nd edition will also add to the event’s contribution to fostering an environment that stimulates educational development and keeps pace with contemporary scientific trends.

Highlighting the event’s growing significance, Al Midfa noted that the “UAE Schools and Nursery” exhibition is witnessing wide participation of prominent private schools, nurseries, and educational centres.

He added that the exhibition serves as a crucial platform for participants to promote their educational and training programmes to a broad audience. Moreover, it facilitates knowledge exchange and exploration of the latest methodologies, trends, and practices in the education sector.

The exhibition, which will be opening its doors to visitors daily from 15:00 to 21:00, will host a series of workshops and awareness seminars. Led by esteemed education professionals and experts, along with school principals and teachers, these sessions will delve into the modern standards of education and its innovative systems and processes.

The symposiums will also explore the importance of integrating e-learning tools into curriculum development, in addition to drawing up strategies for talent cultivation.

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The Ministry of Community Development announced the beginning of registration of People of Determination students for the next academic year 2024/2025 beginning from 15th April until 28th June through the ministry’s website www.mocd.gov.ae.

Admission is limited to children with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities where intellectual disability coexists with other disabilities.

The number of graduating students for the previous academic year 2022/2023 reached approximately 53 students who benefited from the rehabilitation and educational services aimed at developing their skills in various fields and enhancing their social inclusion to achieve empowerment and comprehensive inclusion.

The services provided by the people of determination centres vary between physical and occupational therapy for developing motor skills, speech therapy, as well as psychological assessment and behavior modification services, educational classes focusing on students’ cognitive and general life skills, vocational rehabilitation services to empower people of determination with the professional skills they need to enhance their abilities and potentials, helping them access employment opportunities.

The Early intervention centers and units affiliated by the ministry provide rehabilitation services for children with confirmed disabilities, developmental delays, or at risk of developmental delays under the age of 6 years whether physical, sensory, or communicative conditions to mitigate the effects of disability on the child and their family if present, and reduce the likelihood of developmental delays turning into disabilities. Additionally, they educate families and involve them in family training programs aimed at enhancing children’s abilities in various cognitive, communicative, social, and physical aspects.

The Emirates Early Intervention Program annually identifies children who are approaching inclusion once they reach (4) years old. Both specialized team and the family agree to enrol the expected inclusive child in an intensive rehabilitation program, while an individual transition plan is developed for each child, outlining the expected educational goals to be achieved, six months before the beginning of inclusion. Subsequently, an evaluation of the transition plan outcomes is conducted to assess the extent of goal achievement in collaboration with the Emirates Schools Establishment.

The mechanism of students’ inclusion into public education is annually implemented in collaboration with Emirates Schools Establishment through nominating and evaluating eligible students for the inclusion process. The guardian must register electronically while competent staff in the people of determination centres must follow up the process in cooperation with the support committee. Qualified individuals from the support committee of the Emirates Schools Establishment evaluate the nominated cases according to specific criteria and standards. If the student succeeds these assessments, they are included into the appropriate stage based on their abilities and age.

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Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, to complement the development of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project to match the ongoing rapid population growth and urbanisation of the area, and under the oversight of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for constructing Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Project. Extending from the end of the ramp of Infinity Bridge in Deira to the intersection of Al Khaleej and Cairo Streets, the tunnel has six lanes stretching 1,650 metres capable of accommodating up to 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, said, “Al Khaleej Street Tunnel is part of Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project; one of the expansive projects currently undertaken by RTA. This corridor extends 13 kilometres along Sheikh Rashid Road , Al Mina Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Cairo Street, encompassing the upgrade of 15 intersections and benefiting numerous residential and developmental communities including Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Dubai Maritime City, and Mina Rashid. It serves about one million people and is projected to cut travel times from 104 minutes to just 16 minutes by 2030.

“Al Khaleej Street Project, which is part of Phase 4, covers the construction of a tunnel extending 1650 metres and encompassing three lanes in each direction. It provides a free traffic flow from the Infinity Bridge towards Deira and back. The scope includes transforming the crossing of the Cairo and Al Wuheida Streets from a roundabout to a signalised intersection, besides improving Cairo Street and connecting the ramp of the bridge from Dubai Islands to the new tunnel on Al Khaleej Street northward. This phase will serve the residents of Abu Hail, Al Wuheida, and Al Mamzar along with development projects like Dubai Islands, Dubai Waterfront, Waterfront Market, and Hamriya Port, added Al Tayer.

In Progress
“RTA is currently working on a 4.8-kilometre improvement project on Sheikh Rashid Street, extending from the intersection of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street to Falcon intersection on Al Mina Street. The project entails constructing three bridges totalling 3.1 kilometres in length, accommodating 19,400 vehicles per hour across all lanes. The first is a 1,335-metre bridge of three lanes to facilitate the traffic flow between Sheikh Rashid Road and Falcon Intersection, accommodating up to 10,800 vehicles per hour in both directions. The second is a three-lane bridge extending 780 metres to serve traffic from Falcon Intersection in the direction of Al Wasl Road accommodating 5,400 vehicles per hour. The third is a 985-metre-long bridge of two lanes to serve traffic inbound from Jumeirah Street heading to Al Mina Street toward Al Wasl Street, accommodating 3,200 vehicles per hour,” noted Al Tayer.

“The project also entails constructing a 4.8 kilometres roadway and upgrading surface junctions along Jumeirah Street, Al Mina Street, and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street. Works include constructing two pedestrian bridges, one on Sheikh Rashid Road and the other on Al Mina Street in addition to other works such as street lighting, traffic systems, rainwater drainage network and irrigation systems,” he added.

Completed Phases
RTA has completed the improvement of numerous intersections within Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project, including the opening of the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road and Oud Metha Road (Wafi Intersection), and the intersection of Sheikh Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, which entailed the construction of two bridges on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street comprising two lanes in each direction. It also included the construction of a one-lane bridge from Zaabeel Street in the direction of Sheikh Rashid Road and a tunnel on Sheikh Rashid Road in the direction of the junction of Sheikh Rashid and Al Mankhool Roads comprising four lanes in each direction.

RTA also opened five bridges leading to Dubai Islands, which provide entry/exit points to Dubai Islands at the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and -Abu Baker Al Siddique Road. The bridges and ramps span 2,571 metres in length and have a total capacity of approximately 20,700 vehicles per hour.

Furthermore, RTA opened a main bridge on Al Khaleej Street extending 570 metres featuring three lanes in the direction of Bur Dubai as well as a surface junction at the crossing of Al Khaleej Street and Omar bin Al Khattab Street. The bridge handles 4,800 vehicles per hour and serves the traffic on Al Khaleej Street inbound from the junction of Abu Baker Al Siddique Road and Dubai Islands in the direction of Al Shindagha Tunnel.

Early last year RTA completed Infinity Bridge extending approximately 295m and consisting of six lanes in each direction in addition to a combined 3-metre-wide track for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge features an architectural arch shaped in the form of the infinity symbol rising 42m at the top. It boasts an iconic structural design inspired by the infinity concept, which replicates the unlimited ambitions of Dubai. The bridge, with its exceptional architectural design, is a unique landmark of Dubai globally.

Falcon Junction
RTA also completed the Falcon Intersection Improvement Project, featuring the construction of two major bridges on Al Khaleej Street. The first bridge extends 750 metres northward, and the second one stretches 1075 metres southward. The bridges have 6 lanes in each direction with a capacity of up to 24,000 vehicles per hour in both directions. Works include the construction of a single-lane bridge extending 250 metres for the right-turn from Khalid bin Al Waleed Road to Al Khaleej Street with a capacity of 1600 vehicles per hour. Works underway include a two-lane 500-metre tunnel for left turns from Khaled bin Al Waleed Street to Al Mina Street capable of handling 3200 vehicles per hour in addition to a surface signalised intersection linking Al Khaleej Street with Al Ghubaiba and Khaled bin Al Waleed Roads.

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The UAE will be affected from today until next Wednesday by an unstable weather condition due to the extension of a surface low-pressure system from the southwest, accompanied by moist southeast winds along with the extension of an upper low-pressure system accompanied by a northwest airflow.

The National Center of Meteorology expects today’s weather to be partly cloudy in general, with cloud cover increasing and rainfall expected in some areas, especially in the east and south. Winds will be light to moderate, occasionally becoming active.

The center stated in its daily weather forecast that winds will be northwest to southeast, ranging from 10 to 25 km/h, reaching up to 40 km/h. In the Arabian Gulf, the sea will be light to moderate with the first tide occurring at 18:35 and the second at 03:52. The first islands tide will be at 11:05 and the second at 21:28. In the Sea of Oman, it will be rough, becoming moderate to light, with the first tide at 14:28 and the second at 00:50. The first islands tide will be at 20:16 and the second at 08:31.

Monday and Tuesday:

The low-pressure system deepens and cloud cover increases in scattered areas with cumulonimbus clouds, accompanied by varying intensity rainfall in scattered areas, sometimes in waves with thunder and lightning, and occasionally hail in some areas.

Wednesday:

Cloud cover gradually decreases while rainfall continues during the day in some areas, especially in the north and east, with a decrease in temperatures.

Winds:

Southeast to northeast winds will gradually shift to northwest, moderate to occasionally strong, especially with cumulonimbus clouds, causing dust and sand to reduce horizontal visibility and some solid objects to scatter. Wind speed decreases on Wednesday and becomes moderate to occasionally active.

Sea:

The sea will be moderate to rough, occasionally very rough, especially with clouds on Monday and Tuesday in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and on Wednesday, it will become moderate in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.”

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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announces that public transport means, taxis and shared mobility vehicles have transported about 5.9 million passengers during the holiday of Eid Al Fitr 1445H (10 to 12 April 2024).

The breakdown indicates that Dubai Metro’s Red and Green Lines served 2.32 million riders, Dubai Tram lifted 115 thousand riders, public buses were used by 1.2 million passengers, and marine transport means ferried 416 thousand riders. Taxis transported 1.6 million passengers, and shared mobility vehicles served 308,000 passengers.

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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has announced a new metro service route along its Red Line that begins operation from Monday April 15.

The new route will see two direct routes join the metro Red Line with Route 1 trains departing from Centrepoint Station heading to Expo 2020 Station, so passengers can easily reach any station between the Gardens and Expo 2020 stations.

After the first track train passes, the second track train will arrive at the same platform. Track 2 trains start their journey from Centrepoint station heading to the UAE Exchange station, so passengers can easily reach any station between the Ibn Battuta and UAE Exchange stations. Without having to change between trains at Jebel Ali station.

Passengers are being advised to check the metro screens before boarding to make sure they are catching the correct train.

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The National Center of Meteorology, has announce that, the UAE will be affected by an unstable weather condition as a result of an extension of a low surface pressure from the Southwest, accompanied by humid southeasterly winds, along with an extension of an upper air pressure, accompanied by an air current from the Northwest.

Sunday:

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a light to moderate rainfall might be heavy at times in some areas, especially over internal and southern areas. 

Monday and Tuesday:

The low pressure will deepen and the amount of clouds will increase over scattered areas, accompanied by convective clouds, associated with rainfall of different intensity over scattered areas, in the form of waves with lightning and thunder, and may be associated with hail at times over some areas. 

Wednesday:

Cloud amounts will gradually decrease with the continuation of rainfall during the daytime over some areas especially over Northern and Eastern areas with a decrease in temperatures. 

Winds:

Moderate to fresh Southeasterly to Northeasterly, becoming Northwesterly winds and strong at times especially with convective clouds and causing blowing dust and sand reducing the horizontal visibility and the flying of some solid objects, and the wind speed will decrease on Wednesday to become moderate to fresh at times. 

Sea:

will be moderate to rough and very rough at times, especially with clouds activity on Monday and Tuesday In the Arabian Gulf and In Oman Sea, then becomes moderate on Wednesday in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.

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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today performed the Eid Al-Fitr prayer alongside worshippers at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.

Performing prayers alongside His Highness Sheikh Mohamed were His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court; H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi; H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi; H.H. Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO); H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court, and a number of Sheikhs, high-ranking officials and worshippers.

During the Eid sermon, Dr Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Director General of the UAE Council for Fatwa, highlighted the importance of family bonds in bringing joy into our lives.

He also prayed to God to bless everyone on this occasion, and to bless the UAE with continued stability and prosperity.

Following the prayer, the UAE President exchanged greetings with worshippers on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed then visited the tomb of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and asked God to rest his soul in eternal peace.

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