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Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi diverted due to smoke from tablet – reports

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Washington DC diverted due to smoke allegedly coming from a passenger’s tablet

Oman low-cost carrier Salam Air launches Abu Dhabi-Muscat flights

The airline has launched four weekly flights between the Gulf capitals

Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad launch trial of autonomous wheelchairs

The autonomous wheelchairs will allow passengers with restricted mobility to navigate easier through the Abu Dhabi airport

Video: Bruno Mars to headline Abu Dhabi New Year’s celebrations

The crooner is one of a number of big-name acts coming to the UAE to close out the year

Mubadala and ACWA Power reportedly building a $891m water desalination plant

Commercial operations at the plant in Taweelah are expected to begin in Q4 2022

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar first investor in major UK electric vehicle charging initiative

Masdar has pledged about GBP70m for 3,000 electric vehicle charging stations

Dubai contractor Arabtec mulls merger with Abu Dhabi’s Trojan

The two companies have “commenced a review of the possibility of combining their construction businesses”

Aldar launches new project in Saadiyat Island offering land plots to foreign buyers

The project is the first to be launched on Saadiyat Island since Abu Dhabi launched new laws enabling foreign buyers to own freehold land

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar bonds plunge on concern over its finances

The company has about $6.4bn of outstanding debt

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC inks $600m pipeline deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund

Deal with GIC brings brings combined investment to $4.9bn

More big fights coming to UAE after Abu Dhabi Showdown Week – UFC president

UFC 242 event also featuring professional women’s MMA fights in the UAE

Abu Dhabi appoints new tourism chief

Abu Dhabi reveals process to register vehicles for toll gates

The new toll gates in Abu Dhabi will be operational from October 15

Abu Dhabi Airport welcomes 4.5 million summer passengers

A total of 713,297 passengers passed through the airport during Eid Al Adha

More Abu Dhabi business licences being issued

New business licences in Q2 2019 up 44 per cent from same period in 2018

Banks close to hiring adviser for debt talks with Abu Dhabi’s Gulf Marine Services

London-listed GMS had $400m in total net debt at the end of last year

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA exceeds one million barrels per month in Iraqi Kurdistan oil field

Since beginning production in 2017, Atrush has extracted about 17 million barrels of oil from the field

Abu Dhabi developer Imkan appoints main contractor for Pixel project

Completion of the project, which will feature seven towers, has been pushed back from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021

First utility-scale wind farm in GCC begins producing power

The Dhofar wind farm in Oman has begun generating electricity

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says it will not express interest to reinvest in Jet Airways

Etihad acquired a 24 per cent stake in Jet in 2013

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad partners with Swiss blockchain platform Winding Tree

Several airlines and hotels that have partnered with Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using the distributed ledger technology

Saudia begins operating daily flights from new Jeddah airport to Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi was one of Saudia’s first international destinations from Jeddah’s new airport

Aldar posts 7% rise in Q2 profit, says sentiment up for Abu Dhabi property market

The developer reported a net profit of Dhs476m for the second quarter

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC acquires stake in VTTI oil storage business

VTTI owns 15 terminals located at major hubs across 14 countries

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly Dreamliners to Jakarta, Maldives

The airline’s two daily services from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta will be operated on a year-round basis by a two-class Boeing 787-9

Abu Dhabi’s Kizad waives fees for 75% of its services

Fees for a “significant number” of the remaining services will also be reduced

Abu Dhabi to grant licences to companies for renting out electric scooters

The service will be available in the pedestrian and bicycle paths in Corniche and Khalifa Street during the first phase

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund to invest $600m in ADNOC’s crude pipelines

The deal will take the combined lease-based investment of GIC, ADRPBF, KKR and BlackRock in the ADNOC’s pipeline infrastructure to $4.9bn

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch fourth daily service to London

The new service will launch in October to meet growing demand on the route

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala says assets grew by 80% to $229bn in 2018

The results are the first since Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) joined Mubadala last year

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q2 profit falls 11% on lower income

This is the first combined proforma financials after ADCB merged with Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank