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Road closure to hit motorists in Old Dubai, Karama

Rush hour traffic for those travelling between Karama and Old Dubai is expected to be impacted by improvement works

Iraqi Airways plane makes emergency landing in Kuwait

The incident happened on a Boeing 767 that was heading to New Delhi

Over 270m people used public transport in Dubai during H1 2016

Dubai Metro users rose by 9 per cent in the first half of the year

US allows American-made planes to be flown to Iran

A new licence allows US-made planes to have “temporary sojourn” in Iran

Indigo flight from Dubai diverted to Mumbai due to “unruly behaviour”

A passenger onboard the aircraft reportedly turned “violent”

Airline subsidy row: US government exonerates Gulf carriers

Long-running Open Skies row ends with no further action

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch second A380 service to New York

The superjumbo will replace a Boeing 777-300ER currently serving the route

Emirates to deploy A380 on Johannesburg route

The jumbo jet will be deployed on the route from February 1, 2017

Emirates flight to Maldives from Dubai makes emergency Mumbai landing

The plane was reportedly forced to land after smoke was detected in the cockpit and cabin

Etihad and partners to support 108,000 US jobs this year

The airline says it will contribute $10.7bn to the US economy in 2016

Nepal Airlines to resume flights to Dubai

The carrier stopped serving Dubai in 2012

Dubai’s Emirates denies alleged recruitment freeze

The airline is in the midst of an 11-week cabin crew hiring freeze, according to a source

Emirates ID holders can now use e-gates at Dubai International Airport

The new system aims to speed up travel time through immigration areas

RTA

RTA to launch own payment app with Uber and Careem

The Palm Monorail and Dubai Trolley also set to join RTA’s Integrated Mobility Platform

Suspicious bag scare on SpiceJet flight from Dubai was ‘false alarm’

The bag belonged to a passenger who failed to board the flight in Dubai

Emirates to upgrade second daily flight on Milan route to A380

The upgrade indicates a capacity increase of 1,834 seats per week between the two cities

Suspicious package found on Dubai-Amritsar SpiceJet flight

The package was on the flight at the Amritsar airport on Thursday

Careem to bring ‘self-driving electric pods’ to the Middle East

Careem said the pods would be safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly than today’s vehicles

Jeddah airport passengers told to arrive four hours before departure

The new rules follow instances of some lounges accommodating three times more passengers than their capacity

Emirates flies ‘one off’ A380 to Chicago

The service leaves the door open to operating the superjumbo to Chicago on a regular basis

Turkish Airlines cancels more than 160 flights

Gulf passengers from Abu Dhabi and Doha have been affected by the cancellations

Qatar Airways seals agreement for Meridiana stake

The agreement follows months of talks that were believed to have been held back by the airline’s labour unions

Shanghai Airport Authority fined over Emirates teenage stowaway

Authority fined for failing to maintain safety initiatives including fences at airport hub

Iran will issue visa on arrival to all but 9 countries

Italy expects to sign $1.1bn Iran high-speed rail deal in Feb 2017

The contract is for the roughly 100 km-stretch between Qom and Arak

Abu Dhabi to be monitored by thousands of CCTV cameras

The emirate has set up a new system aimed at improving road surveillance

Construction begins on Bahrain airport expansion

Contractors raise $284m to support work at Bahrain airport

The facility covers the bonding and working capital requirements of the joint venture completing the work

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

Gulf Air signs $900m deal for Rolls-Royce engines

Gulf Air previously selected Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 engine to power its current wide body fleet

Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM Airlines, eyes Meridiana stake

Qatar Airways’ deal with LATAM will inject $613m into the Chile-based carrier

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala forms aircraft composites joint venture with Solvay

The joint venture has already been awarded its first primary materials supply contract by Boeing