XPRESS is a free weekly newspaper and competitor to 7DAYS and Emirates Today . It was launched in the UAE on 15 March 2.007 XPRESS is a multicultural community paper for both UAE nationals and expatriates. The magazine is published in Dubai by the Al Nisr Group as a sister paper to Gulf News . It covers news, leisure and entertainment and sports, with an emphasis on local stories.
15-479: Work on XPRESS – then known as Project X – began in the basement of the Gulf News offices off Sheikh Zayed Road near Safa Park in early 2005. Rumours of the project leaked into the media over the following months, but the details – including its name – remained secret until its launch on 12 March 2007. Initial media reports indicated that Al Nisr Media intended to publish XPRESS twice weekly, and hoped to obtain
30-520: A licence to publish daily. However, it launched as a weekly. The newspaper was designed by Mario Garcia , president of the Tampa-based Garcia Media, who described it as "a vibrant, contemporary newspaper totally created for the reader of the 'always on' culture". Reception from Dubai's media circle was mixed, with one pundit describing it as "a headache on every page" and accusing it of running parochial stories. However, that reporter praised
45-547: A speed limit of 100 kilometers per hour or higher. The E11 is part of this system, categorized as a primary road, with its numbering indicating a north-south orientation as per the guidelines detailed in the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport's document TR-538 from 2018. The Sheikh Zayed Road is home to most of Dubai's skyscrapers, including the Emirates Towers . The highway also connects other new developments such as
60-616: Is a building complex in Dubai that contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel , which are connected by a 9,000 m (96,875 sq ft) two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The building is owned by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum . The two towers, which rise to 354.6 m (1,163 ft) tall to the tip and 241.4 m (792 ft) high of occupied space, respectively, stand as
75-793: Is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from the Al Batha border crossing at the Saudi Arabia–UAE border in al-Silah in the al-Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends at the Oman–UAE border crossing of al-Darah in al-Jeer , Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah , running roughly parallel to UAE's coastline along the Persian Gulf . The road forms
90-506: Is the main artery of the city. The highway runs parallel to the coastline from the Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi , 55 kilometres (34 mi) away in the area of Jebel Ali . The road was formerly known as Defence Road . Between 1993 and 1998, 30 kilometres (19 mi) of the road was expanded. Along with this improvement came a change in the name. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ,
105-635: The Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina . The road has most of the Red Line of Dubai Metro running alongside it. In Dubai itself much of the highway has seven to eight lanes in each direction. In recent years, the government built a canal, the Dubai Water Canal ; as part of the project, a section of the road was removed and a bridge was constructed. On 12 March 2008, approximately 200 vehicles smashed into each other before going up in flames. According to
120-618: The 51st tallest buildings in the world and 11th tallest in Dubai. The Emirates Towers complex is located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , and is a symbol of the city of Dubai . The Emirates Office Tower was constructed by the construction wing of Al Ghurair Investment group and the Emirates Hotel Tower was built by Ssangyong and BESIX subsidiary Six Construct . The hotel has 400 rooms. A curiosity of
135-659: The Abu Dhabi Police, 3 people were killed and 277 injured, 15 of them critically. Thick fog and poor visibility contributed to the deadly pileup. The event is considered to be one of the worst traffic collisions in the UAE's history. In the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, exits are numbered based on distance starting from east to west within the emirate. 25°13′7″N 55°16′48″E / 25.21861°N 55.28000°E / 25.21861; 55.28000 Emirates Towers The Emirates Towers ( Arabic : أبراج الإمارات )
150-486: The Emirates Towers are peacocks belonging to the nearby Zabeel Palace that are left to roam around. The Emirates Towers complex is set in over 570,000 m (141 acres ) of gardens , with lakes , waterfalls and public seating areas. There is parking space for up to 1,500 cars . For a period of time, these towers were the tallest buildings in Dubai. In 2019, Marcus Sutton was appointed General Manager of
165-586: The Ruler of Dubai at the time, named the road after the then president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan . The E11 is designated as such because "E" stands for Emirates, and the number system was adopted in 1995 to represent nationally and internationally significant high-speed roads within the UAE. The E Route system defines these roads as having limited or controlled access and
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#1732858757037180-579: The United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The project was first proposed in 1968 by the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Sheikh Zayed . In 1971, the project was approved and construction began. The highway was completed in 1980. The highway starts near Al Maqta' Bridge in Abu Dhabi and becomes Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. In Dubai, E 11 is known as " Sheikh Zayed Road " (in Arabic : شارع الشيخ زايد). This road
195-400: The design is that the towers have a similar number of floors; the taller office tower actually contains 56 floors above ground, while the hotel tower contains 54 floors. This is because the individual floor heights of the office tower are greater than that of the hotel. The building also contains 17 elevators inside. The grounds of these towers are so vast that one of the most popular features of
210-715: The main artery in some emirates' main cities, where it assumes various alternate names — Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road in Abu Dhabi , Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai , Al Ittihad Road in Sharjah Emirate and Ajman Emirate , and Sheikh Muhammad bin Salem Road in Ras al-Khaimah . The Dubai-Abu Dhabi Highway of E 11 links the two largest cities of
225-587: The paper's dedication to original stories and said it helped fulfill a growing desire for local news. XPRESS has reduced its story count and reduced staff during its history. Its dedicated website was absorbed by Gulf News . In March 2013, XPRESS launched an Abu Dhabi edition. Mazhar Farooqui is the editor for both editions. Al Nisr Media print between 80,000 and 100,000 copies of XPRESS each week. The primary means of distribution are Dubai's petrol stations, along with apartment block foyers and malls. Sheikh Zayed Road E 11 ( Arabic : شارع ﺇ ١١ )
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