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Abu Dhabi stores to offer up to 80% discount as part of summer festival

Promotions are on at 20 malls in Abu Dhabi during ADSS this year

Motorists must self-serve or pay at Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc fuel stations

Adnoc will charge Dhs10 for assistance from attendants to refuel vehicles

8,000-year-old village discovered in Abu Dhabi

The Neolithic site on Marawah Island is the first found in the UAE with clear structures

Abu Dhabi shortlists 25 firms for water desalination plant

Construction is scheduled for 2020-21

Abu Dhabi cracks down on unregistered cars via toll gates

The gates are being used to track unregistered vehicles before a road toll system is introduced

Abu Dhabi finance hub ADGM to regulate crypto assets

The framework aims to aid governance, oversight and transparency over crypto asset activities

Work progresses on Abu Dhabi’s $1.2bn Reem Mall featuring snowpark

The superstructure of the project is also now underway

Pictures: Abu Dhabi Airports opens new sleeping facility in Terminal 3

Prices for the two-hour day package range from Dhs89.25

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways reports $1.52bn loss for 2017

The airline’s revenue rose 1.9 per cent to $6.1bn and it carried 18.6 million passengers last year

Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders – sources

Etihad is a launch customer of the 777X and had placed an order for 25 jets

Abu Dhabi to allow alcohol sales during Islamic holidays

The emirate is also introducing a 30 per cent alcohol tax in stores

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to launch $400m European tech fund

Japan’s Softbank Group will participate in the fund as a strategic investor

Abu Dhabi to more than double expat rent tax for some tenants

The increase will mean a significant increase in monthly bills for tenants

Abu Dhabi to introduce 30% alcohol tax

It was unclear if there would be an impact on prices in bars and restaurants the emirate

Abu Dhabi cuts tourism and municipality fees at hotels

The move is hoped to boost the tourism sector in the emirate

Abu Dhabi’s Al Ghazal Golf Club to add skate park, shooting range

A refurbishment is intended to transform the emirate’s only sand golf course into a recreational sports hub

Abu Dhabi wealth fund ranked as world’s top real estate investor

ADIA, one of the richest sovereign wealth funds in the world, manages $62.1bn in real estate assets

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar to handover 300 villas in West Yas this month

The villas were initially expected to be handed over to buyers at the end of 2017

Abu Dhabi crown prince approves Dhs50bn in economic stimulus

Sheikh Mohammed also ordered the creation of at least 10,000 jobs for Emiratis over the next five years

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly only A380s to Paris

The airline will deploy the jet on its second daily service to Paris from October 1

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince launches four social support programmes

The schemes include the doubling of housing loans to Emiratis and $817m for community development projects

Abu Dhabi crown prince to meet Putin in Russia

The two will sign a strategic partnership declaration, according to the Kremlin

Abu Dhabi appoints new board, chairman for its bourse

Khalid Abdullah Al Muhairi has been appointed as the chairman of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Uber in talks to resume Abu Dhabi services as Careem reduces fares

Uber suspended its services in the UAE capital in 2016

Abu Dhabi plans increase to municipality tax

The 3 per cent tax was first announced in 2016

Abu Dhabi’s Gulf Capital eyes deals in Saudi

The company is looking to invest in consumer-led sectors and renewable energy

Abu Dhabi introduces new app to report crimes

Both English and Arabic versions of the app are available and it can be used by citizens, residents and tourists

Abu Dhabi’s economic growth surges 9.5% in 2017

Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre said the growth reflected the success of the oil-rich emirate’s diversification plans

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund eyes renewables as returns improve in 2017

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority manages an estimated $828bn in assets

Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala’s 2017 operating profit rises 11.5%

Mubadala’s assets have risen after merging with Abu Dhabi Investment Council in March