Local News from Friday, January 31st, 2025

Dubai Municipality has launched an initiative to combat mosquitoes and other insects by installing 237 smart traps across the city.

The UAE Innovation Month, 'UAE Innovates 2025', kicks off on Saturday, February 1, celebrating a decade of groundbreaking innovation across the country.

Sharjah Taxi has announced impressive results for 2024, transporting over 7.4 million passengers, with an average of 20,200 riders per day.

The UAE's expressed its condolences and solidarity with India over the victims of the stampede in Uttar Pradesh during the Kumbh Mela religious festival, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

Ajman Police returned a missing seven-year-old child to his parents within an hour of going missing in the Manama area of the emirate.

Petrol prices is the UAE are set to increase in February, after remaining unchanged in January, the UAE Fuel Price Committee announced on Friday.

The Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Foreign Minister to the European Union, Lana Nusseibeh, concluded a productive visit to Brussels where she met with leading members of the European Parliament and senior European Union (EU) officials. 

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Ahmed al-Sharaa on his selection as interim president of Syria.

Dubai's toll gate operator Salik’s new dynamic pricing structure officially came into effect on Friday, charging drivers an additional 50 per cent during peak hours.