Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan suffered a stroke and had to undergo a surgery.
The role will include attending several board meetings each year in Australia.
Etihad will codeshare on 40 JetBlue routes within the U.S. with further codeshares planned for later in the year.
TAQA aims to boost its water output by at least 120 million gallons per day in five years.
Taqa plans to invest more than $300 million in the first phase of the project.
It was previously estimated that the project to produce usable gas from Shah’s high-sulphur gas field would be completed in late 2014.
Mubadala has taken a 20 per cent interest in Block 2B and Shell has taken a 20 per cent interest in Block SK320.
The venture is looking at various raw materials to produce biofuel including agricultural waste and date palm leaves.
Reem Island showed the highest rise in prices for the second consecutive year in 2013, comprising around 30 per cent of online property searches.
The Israeli delegation will be the first at government level to visit the UAE since the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
The capital of the UAE has designated areas for property investment by foreigners.
The project on Al Reem Island will house a five-star hotel and a residential tower, and will be built within three years.
Several companies are interested in joining the project with revised terms, UAE’s oil minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui said.
Alitalia is in talks with Etihad to sell the UAE carrier a large stake.
Violators face two years in prison and a fine of up to Dhs1 million.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages accounted for the largest rise in the emirate’s consumer price index, rising 25.9 per cent last year.
A 75-year partnership with ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and BP expired on Friday.
Roberto Colaninno said in October he would step down after a 300-million-euro capital increase, completed at the end of December.
Abu Dhabi’s best restaurants as ranked by the What’s On Black Hat Guide 2013.
Falcon said it was leaving Hong Kong in favour of concentrating on the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.
ATIC is controlled by Abu Dhabi state investment fund Mubadala and owns GlobalFoundries.
The five-kilometre pilot project will link the existing Abu Dhabi- Dubai main road (E11) and the new Abu Dhabi-Dubai main road (E311).
The Abu Dhabi based healthcare provider said it it hoping to increase its core competency.
Around 2.5 million guests stayed in Abu Dhabi’s hotels in the first nine months of this year, up 17 per cent from last year.
The airport’s November passenger traffic was up 9.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2012.
The deal, valued at $2.9 million, is Hayaat Group’s first investment in East African oil exploration.
The two-year loan facility will be used to fund the lender’s general business.
The struggling Italian carrier is studying other options as well, said its CEO.
Agreement provides Greeks with greater global connectivity and Etihad with improved access to Greece and mainland Europe
The Morrone field is expected to initially produce over 3,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.