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Cover feature: How Miral is transforming Abu Dhabi with its grand vision

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, group CEO of Miral, the leisure, tourism and lifestyle brand, tells us how the company is realising Abu Dhabi’s ambitious economic, leisure and tourism strategy, one mega project at a time

Sharjah Museum Authority

Sharjah Museums Authority announces free entry to visitors on Dec 1-2

A number of entertaining and educational activities will be hosted by the authority for members of the public

Emirates Lunar Mission to launch on December 1

Upon landing, the Rashid rover will explore the characteristics of the lunar soil

ADGM FSRA

Abu Dhabi Global Market’s FSRA launches AI initiative on open regulation

The Open Regulation (OpenReg) initiative will be hosted at ADGM’s GitHub repository

Careem

Careem clocks in one billion rides

Careem captains have driven over nine billion kilometres across more than 80 cities in ten years

ADNOC awards $4bn agreements for integrated drilling fluids services

UAE plans global energy push with Adnoc’s $150bn spending

Adnoc will also accelerate its target for raising crude output capacity to 5 million barrels a day by 2027

Aldar and Nobu partner

Aldar, Nobu Hospitality to bring region’s first Nobu branded residences, hotel to Saadiyat Island

The agreement will see Aldar develop a five-star hotel, featuring 165 luxurious guest rooms and suites, including the rooftop Nobu Villa

Abu Dhabi Airport q3 passenger traffic touched 4.7mn

Abu Dhabi Airports serves 4.7 million passengers in Q3 2022

Abu Dhabi Airports expects to close 2022 with over 15 million passengers

In pics: Dubai's Emirates unveils retail store

In pics: Dubai’s Emirates unveils retail store

The airline expects to invest Dhs100m over next three years as part of retail strategy

Dubai Chambers unveils plans to expand role of business councils

Dubai Chambers unveils plans to expand role of business councils

The plan would create new channels of economic cooperation between business communities in Dubai and worldwide markets

Abu Dhabi EAD reports good progress on single use plastic ban

Abu Dhabi: Daily reduction of half a million single-use plastic bags since June 1

More than 80 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s outlets, including the main retail shops, are committed to levying voluntary fees

Israel

Calev’s Newsroom: Role of diamond trade between Israel and UAE

Israel exported $188m in rough diamonds to the UAE in 2021, and that number is set to grow after the nations signed a free trade deal in June

UAE Work permits Mohre issues new rules

UAE: Four violations that could lead to suspension of new work permits

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has identified these violations as part of a newly announced resolution

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to livestream FIFA World Cup matches onboard its aircraft

The matches will be streamed live on Etihad’s E-BOX entertainment channels Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra

Poland opens representative office in UAE

Poland opens representative office in UAE

The UAE is one of Poland’s largest trading partners in the region, with non-oil trade reaching $1.3bn in the first 9 months of 2022

Mideast KFC operator Americana raises $1.8bn from IPO

Mideast KFC operator Americana raises $1.8bn from IPO

Americana will be the first company to have its shares traded in both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s GDP grows 11.2% in the first half of 2022

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP grew to Dhs273bn, contributing more than 50 per cent to the emirate’s real GDP

First Emirati mission to the Moon will now launch on November 30

The new launch date remains contingent on the weather status and other conditions

Dubai Islamic Bank prices $750m inaugural sustainable sukuk

Dubai Islamic Bank prices $750m inaugural sustainable sukuk

The transaction marked the largest issue size in international capital markets by a GCC bank since February 2022

Emirates A380 returns to Perth

Emirates boss sees unprecedented travel surge once China reopens

Tim Clark said Emirates flights to Asian destinations that have already reopened are essentially full

Revealed: Winners of the Gulf Business Awards 2022

The awards celebrated stalwarts and companies from across the region’s business landscape

COP28 will be UAE’s most important event in 2023, says Sheikh Mohammed

COP28, which will be hosted in 2023 at Expo City Dubai, will welcome high-level participation including over 140 heads of state and government leaders, 80,000 delegates and more than 5,000 media professionals

Etihad offers discounted fares to select destinations

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad offers discounted fares to select destinations

Guests will be able to travel to Istanbul at fares starting at Dhs1,995 for economy class and Dhs11,995 for business class

Launch of We The UAE 2031

Sheikh Mohammed announces launch of ‘We The UAE 2031’

He stressed that ‘We The UAE 2031’ represents a national plan through which the UAE will continue its development path for the next 10 years

Dubai's Emirates to add seasonal direct flight to Colombo

Dubai’s Emirates to add seasonal direct flight to Colombo

The carrier’s second daily flight will operate directly between the two cities, except during December 16-30, when the Dubai-Colombo service will stop over in Male

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar inks agreement to develop solar plant in Turkmenistan

The agreement builds on the Masdar-Turkmenistan MoU signed last year for development of renewable energy projects

Dubai South

UAE’s Azizi signs deal to purchase Dubai South plot

The newly acquired land is part of Dubai South’s Golf District

UAE’s GDP to grow more than 6% in 2022, says IMF

The fund expects the country’s non-hydrocarbon growth to be around 4 per cent in 2023

Dubai announces three day super sale with up to 90% discounts

Dubai announces three day super sale, up to 90% discounts

The 2022 edition of the bi-annual promotion will take place from November 25-28, with reductions of up to 90 per cent across lifestyle, beauty, fashion, electronics

Passenger traffic at Dubai's DXB forecasted to reach 64.3 million in 2022

Passenger traffic at Dubai’s DXB forecasted to reach 64.3 million in 2022

Dubai International recorded average monthly traffic of over six million during the third quarter