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Abu Dhabi approves Dhs1bn packages to support agricultural technology

The technologies are hoped to help solve traditional farming challenges

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to deploy Dreamliners to Rome, Frankfurt

The airline’s new two-class Boeing 787-10 will be introduced on its daily morning service to Rome from June

Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners consider buying club in India

City Football Group currently owns or has shares in seven clubs around the world, including New York City FC and Melbourne City

Abu Dhabi beachfront marathon postponed due to bad weather

Abu Dhabi is currently observing its inaugural Blue Week, to promote awareness of ocean and coastal sustainability

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new seasonal routes to Alexandria, Salalah

Flights to both the cities will operate four times per week during the two summer months of July and August

UAE, Korea to jointly build world’s largest oil storage facility

The Dhs4.4bn underground facility, with a capacity of 42 million barrels, will be built in Fujairah

Abu Dhabi welcomes more than 10 million visitors in 2018

More than 2.6 million people visited for the emirate’s cultural destinations, including Louvre Abu Dhabi and Qasr Al Hosn

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Investments appoints new CEO, signs Dhs1.2bn deal with Etihad

The Abu Dhabi firm will acquire full ownership of Etihad Plaza and Etihad Airways Centre

UAE’s ADNOC signs agreements with South Korean energy companies

The deals cover upstream, downstream and bunkering opportunities

Senior Abu Dhabi businessman Abdullah Mohamed Al Masaood dies

He served as the chairman of the Al Masaood Group until March 2017

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank appoints new CEO

Mazin Khairy Shaker Manna will take on the role from the first week of March

Worker dies after crane collapses in Abu Dhabi construction site

The incident took place on Sunday at the Al Raha beach area

UAE’s ADNOC seals $4bn pipeline infrastructure deal with KKR, BlackRock

A new entity called ADNOC Oil Pipelines will lease the oil firm’s interest in 18 pipelines

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC rated ‘AA’ by Fitch, the highest in the GCC region

The rating is the first assigned to ADNOC and is in line with the rating of the Abu Dhabi government

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad restructures Airbus, Boeing jet orders

The airline said it will take delivery of five Airbus A350s and 26 A321neos plus six Boeing 777-9s “over the coming years”

Mubadala’s venture capital unit to launch $400m European fund, says executive

Mubadala Ventures will also invite international venture funds to invest in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to deploy Boeing Dreamliner jets on all China routes

The Boeing aircraft will be deployed on Etihad’s daily service to Chengdu from July 1, replacing the Airbus A330-200

UAE car rental ekar to deploy 200 vehicles in Abu Dhabi

Ekar offers a “pay-by-the-use” pricing scheme for residents and tourists

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to deploy A380 on daily Seoul route

The 486-seat jumbo jet will be operated on the route from July 1

Foundation stone-laying ceremony for Abu Dhabi temple to be held in April

Construction is slated to begin this year

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad signs codeshare deal with Royal Jordanian

The codeshare flights will be open for sale on February 7

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC awards Dhs5bn contract in Ghasha concession

The project, to build artificial islands, is expected to take 38 months to complete

Etihad Rail unveils new strategy as it awards contract for stage two

The UAE rail operator has recently signed a series of land lease agreements throughout the UAE

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells 34.9 million shares in US chipmaker AMD

Mubadala will continue to be a major shareholder in AMD, with ownership of about 6.9 per cent

UAE nationals begin driving via Uber in Abu Dhabi

The move follows the relaunch of the app in the UAE capital in December 2018 after a two-year hiatus

UAE’s ADNOC awards Occidental Petroleum onshore exploration block

Occidental will have a 35-year concession and invest $244m during the exploration phase of the block

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC inaugurates first service stations in Dubai

The three new stations were opened in December as part of ADNOC Distribution’s expansion drive, along with the company’s first two stations in Saudi Arabia

Emirates Steel signs Dhs1bn agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports

The agreement will be implemented in January 2021 and will extend over the following 10 years

India’s SBI set to own 15% of Jet Airways, Etihad 40% – reports

With debts of about $1.14bn, the cash-strapped carrier is seeking a debt-for-equity swap

Abu Dhabi banks ADCB, UNB and Al Hilal to merge creating UAE’s third largest lender

The new banking group, with assets of $114bn, will carry the ADCB identity