The Agenda

Two new Salik road toll gates in Dubai will be brought into operation on Sunday.

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In Abu Dhabi the Agriculture and Food Safety Authority has banned a shrub called oleander because it's toxic.

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We were lucky enough to attend the Dubai Future Forum at the Museum of the Future speaking to futurists, citizen astronauts and much more!

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The UAE is gearing up for the 53rd National Day celebrations over the first weekend of December.

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New statistics from the Ministry of Health and Prevention show one third of UAE residents are pre-diabetic.

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There's a new survey out looking at global risks, with quite a lot of variation according to where you live in the world - but overall road accidents remain the world's top perceived safety risk - with 16% of people saying its the greatest source of risk in their life.

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The UAE Olympic Committee, led by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is to launch something call the Elite Club which aims to identify, support, and develop the country's top sporting talents. 

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H.E. Sharif Salim Al-Olama, the undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs, at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, answers listener questions and concerns.

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The RTA says remote work and flexible working hours are key, when it comes to managing traffic, because they bring greater balance to the transport system.

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YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson AKA Mr Beast has become the latest person to scale of heights of Burj Khalifa. But what’s it like to climb the highest building in the world? The Agenda speaks with Nicole Smith Ludvik who you might remember was the face of the Emirates "I’m on top of the world” ad. She’s not just climbed it once - but three times.

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