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Abu Dhabi court upholds closure of school over student’s death

Al Worood Academy Private School shut down after a three-year-old child suffocated to death on a school bus

UAE’s ENEC confirms unit one of nuclear plant over 84% complete

UAE delays launch of first nuclear power reactor

The start of nuclear operations for Unit 1 has been pushed back from 2017 to 2018

Transgender Emiratis file lawsuit to seek recognition as men

Two UAE citizens have asked an Abu Dhabi court to have their genders and names changed on state records

Dubai’s Arabtec reports first quarterly profit since 2014

The profit came on higher revenues of Dhs2.17bn in Q1

Damac awards Dhs40m contract for roads, infrastructure at Akoya Oxygen

The roads and infrastructure contract has been awarded to Proscape

Rainfall expected in parts of UAE, temperatures to stay low

Dubai unveils new radar to detect rain from 200km away

The radar will be able to identify the types of thunderstorms and their time of occurrence and direction

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad announces fourth daily service to India’s Kozhikode

The new route takes Etihad’s weekly service total to Kerala to 63

New Mercedes Benz showroom to be developed on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Construction on the project is scheduled to start in Q4 2017

Dubai among top 10 cities for most expensive residential property

The emirate ranked 10th on the list, with Monaco leading worldwide

UAE’s non-oil private sector still facing challenges

Job creation remains subdued and pricing power is limited, finds monthly Emirates NBD survey

UAE begins granting visas on arrival to Indians with US visas

The on-arrival visa will cost Dhs100 for a period of 14 days

UAE announces death of soldier in Yemen

Serviceman Hassan Abdullah Mohammed Al Bishir was taking part in the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s mission in Yemen

Abu Dhabi firm proposes towing icebergs to the UAE for drinking water

Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said the plan could resolve the UAE’s water shortage

UAE energy minister argues for extension to OPEC deal – report

“There is a major logic in continuing the cut,” Suhail Al Mazrouei was quoted as saying

uae flag, UAE appoints Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s son as chairman of State Security

UAE real GDP growth forecast to slow to 0.9% in 2017 – BoA Merrill Lynch

The bank said the growth forecast masks a likely contraction in the oil sector due to the OPEC deal

With $125bn in assets, Mubadala Investment Company begins operations

The organisation was formed after a high-profile merger in January

Mandarin Oriental announces plans for second Dubai hotel

The Downtown Dubai hotel will anchor the 63-storey mixed-use Wasl Tower

DIFC-registered non-financial firms can now also operate in Dubai mainland

DIFC has signed an MoU with Dubai Economy (previously DED)

After Souq, Dubai-based online retail platform JadoPado has now been acquired

The site said it was acquired by a “large regional business”

Azizi announces plans for two buildings in Dubai Studio City

The developer is also planning a luxury gated community in the area

UAE residents finding it harder to get approval for new credit cards – report

On average, UAE residents applied for 3.25 cards each in the first quarter of 2017, says compareit4me report

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

Nakheel, Hilton sign partnership for 704 new hotel units in Dubai

The agreement has been signed for DoubleTree by Hilton properties at Jumeirah Village and Deira Islands

Dubai government workers now entitled to 90 days of maternity leave

Leave is also now granted for miscarriages and stillbirths

Dubai launches its own font in global first

The new font will be used by government departments

Dubai’s Aramex posts 5% drop in Q1 net profit

The company made a net profit of $25m in the three months to March 31

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q1 profit up 8%

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

UAE increases fuel prices for May

Petrol prices have been hiked by an average of 3.2 per cent from April

Revealed: The most insured cars in the UAE in 2016

Report also finds that 90 per cent of imported (non-GCC specification) cars are rejected by insurance companies

Abu Dhabi to increase taxi fares

Taxi fares in the capital were last increased in 2012