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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City set for expansion

The sustainable urban development has significant growth plans up to 2021

Dubai street art initiative to include Middle East's largest mural

Dubai street art initiative to include Middle East’s largest mural

Dubai Walls will feature 15 permanent murals from the world’s top street artists

World’s first facility growing food, fuel in a desert ecosystem opens in Abu Dhabi

The bioenergy research facility is located in Masdar City

Video, pictures: Rains lash out across the UAE

Schools were shut and airport operations affected by bad weather on Wednesday

Update: Abu Dhabi airport resumes flights, Emirates warns of delays due to bad weather

The UAE has been hit by severe rain and thunderstorms

Abu Dhabi schools closed as thunderstorms continue across the UAE

Rain and showers are expected throughout Wednesday

Abu Dhabi targets 8% non-oil GDP growth, looks to become fintech hub

Emirate’s Global Market wants to become the GCC hub for financial technology.

Man who allegedly ‘planned to kill foreigners in Abu Dhabi’ goes on trial

The man has been charged with plans to commit acts of terror

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to speak at Abu Dhabi forum

He will be among keynote speakers at NBAD’s Global Financial Markets Forum

Abu Dhabi growth “under pressure” as low oil prices hit spending – Moody's

Abu Dhabi growth “under pressure” as low oil prices hit spending – Moody’s

Declining spend on infrastructure likely to hit non-oil growth

NBAD profit drops 6% in 2015

Lender suffers 25 per cent YoY profit decline in Q4

Abu Dhabi’s new $1bn Reem Mall gets detailed planning approval

The project has now received the final go-ahead from the Abu Dhabi Planning Council

Rolls Royce’s Middle East sales up 4% in 2015, global sales dip slightly

Abu Dhabi remained the best-selling dealership for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars for the third consecutive year

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar awards Dhs 2bn villa contract to Arabtec

The contract is for the construction of 1,017 villas at Aldar’s West Yas development

Abu Dhabi airport sees boost in UK passenger traffic

The airport saw passenger traffic dip month-on-month in November

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 18% in nine months of 2015

The airport saw the steepest growth in passenger traffic from the US routes, with a 44 per cent surge in travellers

Emirates Global Aluminium in talks for $5bn loan to refinance debt – sources

The company is seeking funds to refinance loans taken for the Emal projects, sources said

Tight liquidity may force UAE bank NBAD to raise borrowing rates -CEO

Rising rates might also impact the bank’s third quarter earnings, the lender’s chief executive said

Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall plans world’s largest indoor snow-play park

The 125,000 sq ft attraction will include family-oriented activities and experiences such as sledging, zorbing and luge

Etihad Airways CEO sees more legal action in Air Berlin code-share dispute

The German government has said it will revoke approval for code-sharing by Etihad and Air Berlin on a number of routes which it says are not covered by the current bilateral air services deal

Planned stock market listings in Abu Dhabi held back by conditions

Low oil prices and regional turmoil are keeping volumes low on Abu Dhabi’s stock market

Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix set to sell-out all 60,000 tickets

Yas Marina Circuit says over 90 per cent of the tickets have already been sold for the event, which runs from November 27-29

Etihad to launch daily A380 services to Melbourne from 2016

Deploying the A380 will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 26 per cent to over 11,500 per week

Egypt’s Sisi to visit UAE, India and Bahrain

The Egyptian President will begin his trip on October 27 with a visit to Abu Dhabi, state news agency WAM said

Germany approves Etihad-Air Berlin code shares until Jan 15

Etihad owns 29.2 per cent of loss-making Air Berlin, which is currently working on a new restructuring plan

Abu Dhabi’s residential rents up 8% in Q3 2015

Rents for poor quality housing stock in Abu Dhabi have declined but rates for new units remained unchanged, a new report says

Abu Dhabi’s new financial freezone begins operations

Abu Dhabi Global Market will initially focus on sectors such as wealth management, asset management and private banking

Abu Dhabi court delivers final verdict on school bus death case

Three-year old Nizaha Ala’a suffocated to death after she fell asleep and remained locked inside a school bus in October 2014

UAE bank ADCB meets estimates with 18.3% Q3 net profit gain

The lender’s earnings were boosted by an 10 per cent year on year gain in net interest income, made from traditional banking operations