{
  "id": 14946360,
  "title": "Dubai RTA awards $100,000 prize to Jordan's bus project, Dh240,000 to UAE students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/dubai-rta-awards-100-000-prize-to-jordans-bus-project-dh240-000-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:42:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai-rta-awards-100000-prize-to-jordans-bus-project-dh240000-to-uae-students-1.500713096"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has bestowed a $100,000 prize on a bus project in Amman, Jordan, and distributed Dh240,000 in cash awards to six student projects from across the UAE, according to the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST). The ceremony, held at Dubai World Trade Centre, recognized the winners of the 14th edition of the competition, established in 2008 under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.\n\nThe Greater Amman Municipality in Jordan claimed the top spot with its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which integrates BRT and Amman Bus services into a unified, safe, and accessible network. The network has served 73.9 million passengers, averaging 2.1 million monthly rides, and Phase Two will expand the system with additional routes.\n\nSix UAE student projects received cash prizes, including Dh60,000 for Shamas Abdulraouf's AI-powered \"Empty Miles\" platform, which optimizes commercial vehicle capacity and reduces emissions. Other student winners included Ali Humaid Alloghani for \"Bio-Smart Transit Hubs,\" Meherab Hossain for \"Project Phantom,\" and Yousef Al Badawi for \"Smart Solar Pedestrian Nodes.\" The Inclusivity Award was presented to the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure for its \"Resilient Transport for Crises and Congestion\" project.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has awarded $100,000 to a bus project in Jordan's capital and given away Dh240,000 in cash prizes to six UAE student projects at the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST). Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee, honoured the winners at the ceremony for the 14th edition at Dubai World…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}