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Air Berlin Starts Abu Dhabi Stuttgart Flights

New route marks first connection between UAE and German city

American Woman Stabbed To Death In Abu Dhabi Mall Toilet

Police are investigating the case and are on the lookout for the suspect.

UAE Merges State Firms To Create Major Defence Company

The new entity will combine 11 companies from Mubadala, Tawazun Holding and Emirates Advanced Investment Group.

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 5.7% In October

In the first 10 months of this year, traffic climbed 6.1 per cent to 58.41 million.

UAE Space Agency Says Work On Projects Has Begun

The agency, established in July 2014, is working on the UAE’s mission to Mars.

Emirates Extends AC Milan Sponsorship Deal For Five Years

The airline will continue to sponsor the club’s shirts until the 2019/2020 season.

Dubai World Debt Deal Gets 70% Creditor Agreement So Far

The entity has been in talks to extend the maturity of the largest single repayment under a $25 billion debt restructuring agreement.

TDIC Seeks To Complete Financing For Abu Dhabi’s Biggest Mall

The District on Saadiyat island, is being developed by TDIC along with L Real Estate.

Flydubai To Receive 43rd Aircraft On 43rd National Day

This month sees the Dubai airline start three services in Eastern Europe

Abu Dhabi Desert Showcased As Star Wars VII Trailer Releases

The movie, which will be released in December 2015, was partly filmed in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.

UAE Cabinet Approves 2015 As Year Of Innovation

The cabinet also issued directions to all government entities to revise policies in order to provide a nurturing environment for innovation in the country.

Google, UAE National Archives Display Over 30 Historic Photos, Videos Online

The exhibit will feature events like the signing of the Declaration of the Union on December 2, 1971 by the UAE’s founding fathers.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Choppy; Zain Saudi Plunges

Oil fell nearly $2 a barrel in Asian trade on Monday and both U.S. crude and Brent have fallen for five straight months.

Emirates Starts A380 San Francisco Flights

Houston will also join the airline’s superjumbo network this week

Gulf Stock Markets Bleed After OPEC Lets Oil Slide

Saudi Arabia’s bourse took the biggest hit, dropping 4.8 per cent to 8,625 points, its lowest close since early January.

Almost 20% Of UAE Filipinos Mull Property Buy In The Philippines In 2015

Almost five out of 10 Filipinos living in the UAE are prioritising property investment in the Philippines, a survey finds.

Majority Of UAE SMEs See Competition As Biggest Risk

Small and medium businesses in the UAE rated direct risks such as competition and weak consumer demand as more serious than damages from fire and supply chain disruptions, a new survey has found.

Dubai Sets Two World Records For National Day Including Tallest Chocolate Structure

Dubai now boasts the world’s largest football mosaic and world’s tallest structure in chocolate

Indian Carrier IndiGo Expands Dubai Operations

Indian low-cost airline spots budget travel opportunities to Bengaluru and Kozikhode

UAE Dirham Will Remain Pegged To US Dollar – Central Bank

The regulator denied reports that the country was studying the feasibility of continuing the peg between the dirham and the US dollar.

Stock News: Saudi Down To 11-Month Low, Dubai Falls To Five-Month Low After Oil Price Plunge

Brent crude prices have fallen about 10 per cent since regional equity markets last traded on Thursday.

Dubai’s Meraas Says Share Sale To Professional Investors Well Covered

Dubai Parks and Resorts, a unit of Meraas Holding, is selling 40 per cent of its shares.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince In Qatar To Seal Reconciliation Before Summit

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain agreed at an emergency meeting on Nov. 16 to return their ambassadors to Qatar.

UAE May Create Body To Monitor FX Peg, No Policy Change Likely

Since 1997, the UAE dirham has been fixed at a rate of 3.6725 to $1.

Dubai World Sets Meetings To Put New Deal To All Creditors

Meetings will take place in London on Dec. 1 and Dubai on Dec. 8.

Why Dubai’s Property Firms Are Delving Into Hospitality

Real estate firms in Dubai are developing hotels and hotel apartments as they seek to tap into the rising number of tourists.

Emirates To Launch A380 On Three New Routes Next Week

San Francisco, Milan and Houston are the three destinations that will be served by the jumbo jet in the first week of December.

UAE Dirham Falls To One Year Low Against Dollar In Forwards Market

The dirham is pegged to the dollar at 3.6725 and is trading in the spot market at 3.6730.

Lego Opens First MENA Store In Abu Dhabi, Plans Dubai Store “Soon”

Spread across 198 sqm, the Lego certified store is located in the newly opened Yas Mall.

UAE’s Dana Gas In Talks With Egypt Over Revising Gas Prices

The Egyptian authorities have been negotiating with a number of international energy firms to improve the price which they are paid for gas.