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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to buy wind farm stakes from John Laing Group

Masdar said it was buying stakes in the Rocksprings wind farm in Texas and the Sterling wind farm in New Mexico

Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad plane returns to Manchester after reports of ‘loud bang’

Abu Dhabi airline says there was a “technical issue” with the aircraft

Abu Dhabi’s investment into renewable energy reaches $2.2bn

Among the emirate’s big investments are the Dhs2.2bn Shams 1 project, and Dhs3.2bn Noor Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Taqa says investments in 2018 reached $30bn

The company said it had coped with declining oil prices by reducing expenditures in 2018 by $750m

Abu Dhabi starts operations at world’s largest solar plant

The Dhs3.2bn project is expected to generate 1,177 MW of energy

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar launches region’s first all-electric bus

The bus can seat 30 passengers with a range of 150 kilometres per battery charge

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar unveils Dhs2bn project with villa plots priced from Dhs690,000

The mid-market, mixed-use development, Alreeman, will offer residential and commercial land plots

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to double renewables capacity in five years – CEO

The company has so far invested $8.5bn to build capacity of 4GW in renewables projects

UAE’s largest bank FAB to repay customers for fee charged in error

Customers of First Abu Dhabi Bank were charged a Dhs175 fee in error

ADNOC named world’s 6th most influential energy company

The company was the third highest place oil company behind Exxon Mobil and China’s CNPC

Indian national wins Dhs15m in Abu Dhabi raffle

Dubai-based Sarath Purushothaman won the bumper prize at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi to grant tax waiver on industrial imports

The tax exemption will come into effect from January 15

Masdar instals first turbine at Oman’s Dhofar Wind Farm

The 13-turbine project is set to be the Gulf region’s first large-scale commercial wind farm

Proposed bank merger in Abu Dhabi could lead to 1,000 job cuts – report

Merger talks between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank are reportedly at an advanced stage

Abu Dhabi to hold sale at three malls with up to 90% discounts

The sale will be held from December 26 – February 5

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Dreamliner on daily Hong Kong route

The two-class aircraft will replace the Airbus A330-200 aircraft currently operating the route

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Barcelona route

The Dreamliner will replace the two-class Airbus A330-200 that operates the route

Emirati man fined Dhs300,00 for insulting social media influencer

The UAE’s cyber and hate crime laws are among the strictest in the world

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Cepsa award engineering contract for Ruwais plant

The contract has been awarded to Spanish engineering company Tecnicas Reunidas

Abu Dhabi Global Market launches ‘world’s first’ fully digital courtroom

The new courtroom comes under plans to establish ADGM Courts as a leader in digital judicial services

China’s Cosco plans $200m Abu Dhabi container terminal expansion

The capacity at the Abu Dhabi terminal could be expanded by one million TEUs, an official told reporters

Abu Dhabi’s new benefits programme will deny payments to Emiratis who refuse to work

The government wants to ensure Emiratis contribute to society

Dubai’s Trustworthy.ae to invest Dhs365m in Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Industrial Zone

Work on the inland container depot is scheduled to begin early next year

Pictures: Abu Dhabi holds first marathon

The ADNOC Abu Dhabi marathon attracted 10,000 participants

Abu Dhabi prepares for opening of cultural site Al Hosn

A series of events and workshops are planned in the opening week

Abu Dhabi says complaints from labourers down 42% in 2018

The emirate has been conducting an awareness campaign to inform workers of their rights

Abu Dhabi to increase speed limits on certain routes to 140kmph

The move is hoped to increase safety on the roads

Abu Dhabi to exempt all new economic licences from local fees for two years

Municipality fees for 98 services will also be cancelled or reduced

UAE’s Al Hilal Bank executes ‘world’s first’ sukuk transaction using blockchain

The size of the deal was $1m, sold by Al Hilal to a private investor

UAE’s ADNOC awards 10% stake in mega Ghasha gas project to Germany’s Wintershall

The agreement marks the first time a German oil and gas company has been awarded a stake in an Abu Dhabi concession area