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Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADIA appoints new global operations head

Garry Beaton joins the fund from Ashmore Group

Uber, Careem services down as drivers detained in Abu Dhabi

Some drivers had reportedly been detained over violations of regulations

Uber, Careem suspend Abu Dhabi services

The companies have not given any reason as to why their services were halted

Landmark Group signs deal with Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall for 23 stores

Landmark will occupy a total retail area close to 200,000 square feet within the mall

Video: Work progressing on Saadiyat Lagoons project in Abu Dhabi

The main construction contract is expected to be awarded before year-end

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi hires advisers for sovereign fund merger

In late June, Abu Dhabi announced it would merge Mubadala and IPIC

Abu Dhabi property prices, rents slide in Q2

Capital suffers small declines across the sale and rental markets

Abu Dhabi private clinics report staff layoffs

Changes forcing Emiratis to pay for part of their key are impacting local private hospitals

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA reports Q2 net loss of $160m

Revenues from oil and gas fell by 34.6 per cent to Dhs1.04bn

Abu Dhabi’s GASCO receives LNG storage vessel

The floating import vessel follows delays to plans for an onshore facility in Fujairah, according to reports

S&P maintains strong Abu Dhabi ratings despite low oil prices

The agency affirmed its ‘AA’ long-term ratings for the emirate

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

School fees hike approved in Abu Dhabi

51 private schools given green light to raise fees by 6 per cent

Etihad launches 787 Dreamliner to Shanghai

The aircraft increases capacity on the route by 14 per cent

Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi airport up 6.6% in first half of 2016

The UAE capital welcomed over 11.84 million passengers at its international airport in H1

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Q2 net profit up 9.7%

Aldar made a profit of Dhs 657.4m in the three months to June 30

Al Futtaim Carillion ‘preferred tenderer’ for Abu Dhabi’s $1bn Reem Mall

The two million square foot mall is slated to open in 2018

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to buy 20% of Bahrain’s Investcorp

Mubadala will buy 9.99 per cent of Investcorp immediately

NBAD CEO says will not be part of bank’s senior team after FGB merger

The bank posted a 4.8 per cent fall in second-quarter net profit

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch second A380 service to New York

The superjumbo will replace a Boeing 777-300ER currently serving the route

Etihad and partners to support 108,000 US jobs this year

The airline says it will contribute $10.7bn to the US economy in 2016

Solar Impulse 2 completes historic round-the-world trip

The zero-fuel plane landed in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning, more than a year after setting off from the UAE capital

Lower oil prices, job cuts hit Abu Dhabi property market

Average prime sale prices were down 5 per cent in the second quarter

Abu Dhabi firms warned against charging extra fees on credit card transactions

Violators could face fines of up to Dhs 100,000

UAE’s ENEC confirms unit one of nuclear plant over 84% complete

Korea Hydro & Nuclear staff to operate Abu Dhabi’s Barakah plant

New agreement will see KHNP staff stationed at Barakah until 2030

Solar Impulse 2 begins final leg of round-the-world trip

The solar-powered plane will return to its starting point, Abu Dhabi, later this week

Aldar awards $120m contracts for Nareel Island, Al Merief

Work on both developments commenced on July 14 and is expected to take 16 months

Abu Dhabi fund ADIA says to remain long-term investor

In US dollar terms, the 20-year annualised rate of return on ADIA’s portfolio fell to 6.5 per cent in 2015

Abu Dhabi to be monitored by thousands of CCTV cameras

The emirate has set up a new system aimed at improving road surveillance

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi approves $150m of projects

The projects include improvements to roads, a new school facility and infrastructure work in residential areas