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UAE gets set to host 2019 Special Olympics World Games

Abu Dhabi will host the event from March 14-21, 2019

UAE mid-level managers paid an average of $95,120 per year – report

Saudi Arabia was found to have the second highest gross salaries in the MEA region

Dubai’s Nakheel signs deal for Avani hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall

A construction contract for the property will be signed next month

Dubai to roll-out new ‘Robo Docs’ across hospitals and health centres

A pilot phase of the tele-health initiative will be completed in March 2017

Etihad group CEO James Hogan and CFO to step down

Etihad said a global search for a new group CEO and CFO is already underway

Emirates’ flight to New York via Athens violates US agreement – US airlines

The Partnership for Open & Fair Skies said it would discuss the matter with the new Trump administration

Sheikh Mohammed begins three-day India visit

Sheikh Mohammed has been invited to be the chief guest for India’s Republic Day celebrations

Dubai airport welcomes 83.6m passengers in 2016, remains world’s busiest int’l

The airport is forecasting 89 million passengers this year

Dubai’s Emirates says ‘small number’ of staff affected by ‘restructuring’

Employees at the airline have been promoted and demoted

Germany’s Siemens partners with Abu Dhabi’s Strata, Etihad for 3D-printed aircraft parts

The pilot project will see cabin interior parts for Etihad aircraft designed, manufactured and certified in the UAE

Video streaming service Starz Play signs deal with Warner Bros

Starz Play users will have access to TV shows such as The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow

UAE ranks as world’s top halal travel destination- study

The Muslim market was valued at $151bn in 2015

Revealed: Most and least expensive schools in Dubai

School fees in Dubai can range from Dhs2,479 to Dhs120,145 per annum

Dubai’s Emirates to launch daily Newark flights via Athens

The launch of the service follows a request from the Greek government

Abu Dhabi royal backs Al Ain hyperloop project

The deal follows the announcement of a six-month feasibility study of the system in December

Exclusive: Bulgari Resort and Residences to feature Dubai’s most expensive hotel

Bulgari’s executive vice president Silvio Ursini said the room rates will be “by far the highest in the market”

Dubai’s Nakheel signs deal for 25 Alshaya outlets at Al Khail Avenue mall

The mall and an accompanying 256-room DoubleTree Hotel are scheduled for completion in 2018

Dubai’s Marka opens first Middle East Ca’puccino store

Marka vice chairman and CEO Khaled Al Mheiri said the store was the “first of many” planned

Revealed: Most-viewed LinkedIn profiles in the UAE

LinkedIn has over three million members in the UAE

Dubai South, Deyaar reveal new mixed-use project

Spread across 1.27 million sq feet, the new project will be located within the Dubai South master-development

Etihad to increase frequency of services to Maldives this summer

The airline will add four additional weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – Male route

Abu Dhabi merges Mubadala, IPIC to create $125bn fund, CEO appointed

The new fund, Mubadala Investment, will be run by CEO Khaldoon al-Mubarak

How Dubai’s mega-projects can remain on budget and on time

How employers and contractors involved in mega-projects should develop their contracts

Predictions 2017: Dr Habib Al Mulla, Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla chairman

Looking ahead to 2017, it is expected that the UAE will continue to evolve in modernising its commercial laws

Predictions 2017: Dr Azad Moopen, Aster DM Healthcare chairman and MD

There’s still a lot of untapped potential for technology in the healthcare sector

Regional start-ups struggle to get ‘smart money’ from investors

Securing funds remains a hurdle for entrepreneurs looking to get their initiative off the ground

Taliban seeks to reassure UAE over Afghanistan attack

The attack in Kandahar killed five UAE diplomats and injured the ambassador

UAE’s Abraaj makes first direct investment in Chile

Abraaj bought a majority stake in Chilean home designer Casaideas

Dubai’s Emirates to launch third daily service to Nairobi

The third daily flight will also be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER

Etihad adds daily flight between Abu Dhabi-Dusseldorf, Airberlin cuts the route

The new service, effective March 26, 2017, will complement an existing daily flight