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Indian actor Salman Khan’s next film Tiger Zinda Hai to be shot in Abu Dhabi

Tiger Zinda Hai is the fifth Indian film to shoot in the UAE capital

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q1 profit up 8%

Profit was boosted by a double-digit percentage increase in non-interest income

Abu Dhabi to increase taxi fares

Taxi fares in the capital were last increased in 2012

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad appoints new MD for Hala group

Gavin Halliday will replace Darren Peisley, the acting managing director of Hala Group

Abu Dhabi waives 20% co-payment for Thiqa health insurance card holders

Thiqa health insurance card holders will be completely covered when receiving treatment at private healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi

Pictures: Warner Bros World theme park takes shape at Abu Dhabi

Developer says project on track to open in 2018

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala attracts $2.5bn in Europe private equity deal

It is the first time that Mubadala Capital is accepting capital from third-party investors

Newly-merged UAE bank posts 12% Q1 profit rise

National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank merged on April 1

Abu Dhabi’s mega Dhs3.3bn Zayed City project eyes 2020 completion

Once complete, the development will house an estimated 370,000 residents

Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper cuts jobs as part of restructuring

New owner IMI did not confirm the number of job losses

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar launches Dhs1.3bn affordable project

Prices for the units begin from Dhs450,000

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, Eshraq Properties mull real estate JV

The joint venture will look to develop plots owned by Mubadala on Al Maryah Island and by Eshraq Properties on Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi residential prices, rents to continue to fall in 2017 – Chestertons

The company said redundancies in oil and gas and the flight to affordability among residents would continue

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar to award main contract for Dhs6bn Yas Acres in Q2

Yas Island’s Ansam and Al Raha Beach’s Al Hadeel are set to be handed over in September 2017

Newly merged lender First Abu Dhabi Bank set to cut jobs

The merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank was completed April 1

Abu Dhabi confirms new MERS virus case

The infected person is “receiving the medical care required”

Al Hilal Bank appoints new CEO

Former chief executive Khaled AlKhoori stepped down in late January

Abu Dhabi Media relaunches Radio 1 and Radio 2

The two stations were previously operated by Gulf News Broadcasting

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says bookings to US ‘healthy’ despite laptop ban

Last month, the US introduced a ban on most electronics from the cabins of passenger flights from the Middle East

Merged NBAD, FGB bank gets new name – First Abu Dhabi Bank

The new bank began trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on Sunday

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar awards $136m contract for Mayan project

The contract will cover the construction of five 11-floor buildings comprising 512 units

UAE’s state-owned fund Mubadala plans overseas investments

The fund may also sell or reduce some of its existing stakes in companies

Etihad offers first, business class passengers free wifi, iPads on US flights

The move comes following a ban on large electronic devices in airplane cabins of direct US flights

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad launches 787 on Amman route, plans second daily service

Etihad CEO Peter Baumgartner said the higher capacity was designed to meet demand

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad plans Paris A380 flights over the summer

The change will increase capacity by nearly 170 seats

Abu Dhabi approves Shams Marina, five-star hotel projects

In total the authority approved 24 development projects for the fourth quarter

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar set to soon open 2.4km canal in its Shams project

Final testing and commissioning work is underway

Etihad tells travellers to check with US missions after new Trump order

US President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order banning visits by nationals of six Muslim-majority nations

Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield terminal opening delayed to 2019

The terminal had been due to open in September 2017

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank considering dollar sukuk issue

The lender could potentially issue in May this year