Local News from Thursday, April 16th, 2026

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, said that the completion of Dubai’s first air taxi station marks a strategic leap in the emirate’s journey to lead the future of urban mobility.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Omar Abdulmajid Hamid Al Obaidi, Chargé d’Affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in the UAE, delivering a strongly worded note of protest over unprovoked attacks launched from Iraqi territory.

The UAE floating hospital in Egypt's Al Arish has started treating seven more patients from the Gaza Strip.

The UAE Ministry of Education has postponed school bus operations for all public and private nurseries, kindergartens and schools as in-person learning resumes.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed a project to construct road connections in 18 residential areas across the emirate, with a total length of 13 km.