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Video: UAE leaders exchange Ramadan greetings with President Sheikh Khalifa

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed also received officials at the palace

Abu Dhabi’s Gulf Capital, Waha Capital have held early merger talks

The talks have taken place over the last few months and may or may not lead to a deal

Nakheel awards Dhs8.6m contract for 5km cycling, running track at Nad Al Sheba

The cycling track, jogging route and outdoor gyms are slated for delivery next year

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to offer free weekend entry during Ramadan

Other parks in Yas Island including Yas Waterworld and the recently opened Warner Bros have also revealed Ramadan offers

UAE royal passes away, three-day mourning declared in Sharjah

Sheikha Mariam bint Salem Al Suwaidi passed away on Tuesday

Abraaj founder does not post $20m bail, remains in jail

Arif Naqvi was granted bail on Friday by the UK court

Etihad says reduced 148,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2018

The savings are equivalent to the removal of over 10,200 cars from the road, the airline said

Abu Dhabi launches $145.7m venture capital, start-up fund

The fund has been set up as part of the Abu Dhabi government’s Dhs50bn stimulus initiative Ghadan 21

UAE will soon lift Lebanon travel ban – official

Saudi Arabia said in February it was lifting its advice to citizens not to travel to Lebanon

JCDecaux wins 10-year advertising contract for Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield Terminal

Abu Dhabi’s Dhs10bn Midfield Terminal is slated to open by the end of this year

UAE low-cost carrier Air Arabia launches flights to Tunis

The new service will begin in early July and operate three times a week

Emirates offers sale on fares to Porto ahead of the route’s launch in July

The airline will launch four-times weekly flights to Portugal’s second largest city

Dubai’s Atlantis Aquaventure to expand, aims to be one of the world’s biggest waterparks

A new 34-metre tall ‘Trident Tower’ will introduce 12 new slides to Aquaventure

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim to raise up to $650m in green sukuk

The proceeds of the sukuk will back environmentally-friendly projects

Dubai’s Drake and Scull chairman resigns from board

Obaid Bin Touq was appointed to the role late last year

Abu Dhabi’s ADCB’s Q1 profit falls 5%, sees cost synergies from three-way merger

ADCB finalised the bank’s integration with Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank last week

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UAE frees Qatari military boat that entered its waters last week

The Qatari boat had four people onboard – all military personnel, the UAE said

Dubai receives 4.75 million tourists in Q1, with India remaining top source market

Average occupancy for the emirate’s hotel sector in Q1 stood at 84 per cent

UAE’s private sector sees ‘sharpest improvement’ since Dec 2017

Despite an increase in new orders, hiring remained stagnant in April, finds monthly index

Watch: Lionel Messi stars in latest Expo 2020 Dubai promo video

Messi was appointed as the Expo 2020 global ambassador in 2016

Air Arabia Q1 profit up 16% as passenger numbers improve

The airline carried 2.8 million passengers, which it said was up 8 per cent year on year

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Ramadan 2019: UAE, Saudi confirm start date

Both public and private sector staff will work shorter days during the holy month

Dubai’s Emaar Properties reports 7.2% rise in Q1 profit as sales soar

Property sales jumped 53 per cent to Dhs5.98bn in the first three months of the year

Dubai airport Q1 passenger traffic falls 2.2% to 22.2 million

The drop in quarterly passenger figures was largely due to a 3 per cent reduction in flights, some caused by the 737 MAX grounding

Abu Dhabi announces reduced timings for private schools during Ramadan

Schools in the UAE capital will stay open for five and a half hours during Ramadan

Etihad to operate five daily flights to London Heathrow during summer

The additional flights will be operated by a two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Dubai Customs seize massive drug haul using sniffer dogs

Up to 5.715 million Captagon pills were seized at the Jebel Ali port

Video: Dubai opens UAE’s first floating marine transport station

The “smart station” is also fitted with devices to provide real-time passenger information, transport timetables and the weather condition

Saudi says Ramadan to start on Monday, UAE moon-sighting committee to meet on Sunday

The official Ramadan moon sighting committee will meet on Sunday after the Maghreb prayer in the UAE

Abraaj founder wins bail appeal in London

He is accused of defrauding US investors by inflating positions held by Abraaj in order to attract greater funds from them