{
  "id": 3609146,
  "title": "Dubai 3-day weekend: Free parking, Metro hours and Abu Dhabi bus changes announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dubai-3-day-weekend-free-parking-metro-hours-and-abu-dhabi-bus",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T22:57:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/transport/dubai-3-day-weekend-free-parking-metro-hours-and-abu-dhabi-bus-changes-announced"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai has announced several changes for the three-day weekend marking the Prophet Muhammad's birthday holiday. Free parking will be available in all public parking spaces, except for multistorey car parks, on Friday, according to The National Business.\n\nThe Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram will operate extended hours on Friday, with the Metro running from 5am to 1am the next day and trams from 6am to 1am, as reported by The National Business.\n\nThere will also be changes to bus services to Abu Dhabi, with the E100 route from Al Ghubaiba Bus Station suspended from Thursday to Sunday, and passengers advised to use the E101 service from Ibn Battuta Bus Station instead, as per The National Business.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Dubai announces free parking on Friday for Prophet Mohammed's birthday holiday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dubai-announces-free-parking-on-friday-for-prophet-mohammeds-birthday",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:46:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}