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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad appoints new MD for Hala group

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

Huge residential land plot in Dubai sold for Dhs60m

The plot in the Meydan district is 120,000 sq ft

DEWA committee to ensure back-up power at major sites following Dubai Mall outage

Last week’s power outage saw thousands of people plunged into darkness at the emirate’s largest mall

UAE launches new Soft Power Council

The new council aims to highlight the country’s achievements and boost its global reputation

Dubai’s health authority announces change to sick leave policy

Healthcare facilities in Dubai will no longer be allowed to give predated sick leave

Why CEO involvement in employee benefits can boost company health in UAE

A CEO who is heavily involved in his/her company’s benefits plan can have a strong influence on how cost-effective it is

Riyadh, Abu Dhabi among world’s cheapest cities for international schools

Dubai was found to be the most expensive in the region, according to a new report

Emirates to fly all A380 to Melbourne as Qantas drops Melbourne-Dubai-London route

Emirates will operate its third daily Melbourne flight with an A380 from March 2018

Dubai Frame subject to copyright lawsuit in the US

Fernando Donis won the design competition for the project in 2008

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

Accor brings Mama Shelter hotel brand to Dubai

Mama Shelter is positioned as a trendy, casual boutique brand

Uber plans to bring flying taxis to Dubai by 2020

Uber’s flying taxis will be small, electric aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates to fly only A380 jets to Spain

The airline, which already flies a double daily A380 service to Barcelona, will also operate a double daily A380 service to Madrid

Dubai developer Nakheel reports flat Q1 net profit

The company handed over 412 land form and built form units during Q1 2017

New supersonic jets could soon cut Dubai-New York flight time by almost half

US-based company Boom plans to begin supersonic passenger jets in the 2020s

Pictures, video: Apple store Dubai Mall to offer free music, photo training sessions

The store at Dubai Mall includes 150 products

Emirates chairman signals US expansion plans on hold after travel curbs

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes

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

Developer says project on track to open in 2018

Up to 80% of Dubai’s Expo 2020 site to be redeveloped

Earlier this month, Siemens revealed that it would shift its global logistics headquarters to Dubai’s expo site

LinkedIn’s UAE members ‘most connected’ in the world

UAE users of the platform have a reported average of 211 connections per individual

Pictures: Dubai’s Meraas unit launches villas-only boutique hotel

The hotel at Qasr Al Sultan is scheduled to open in September 2017

UAE telecom operator du posts 24% drop in Q1 net profit

Growth of the mobile market has been offset by a steady increase in royalties paid to the government

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 7.4% in Q1

About 22.5 million passengers used the airport during the first quarter

Japan eases visa requirements for UAE nationals

Emiratis only need to pre-register their passport with the Japanese embassy or consulate

Flydubai to increase flights to Russia after UAE visa changes

Russian visitors to Dubai rose 106 per cent in the first three months of 2017

Live: Arabian Travel Market begins in Dubai

All the updates from this year’s Arabian Travel Market event

Dubai Mall briefly plunges into darkness after power outage

Power was restored nearly two hours later

Emirati found guilty of joining ISIL has sentence increased to 10 years

K.A.M was previously facing one year in jail

Dubai sees 11% increase in tourists in Q1

Dubai Tourism said growth during the quarter doubled

New Zealand mulling extra security on flights from Dubai, Doha

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the US, Britain and Australia