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UAE bans import of poultry, meats from parts of Russia on bird flu fears

The ban will not apply to the import of thermally-treated poultry products (meat and eggs)

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to cut 50 pilots after big loss last year – sources

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier employs 2,065 pilots

Air Arabia begins legal proceedings against Abraaj founder

The airline disclosed last year that it had an overall exposure of $336m to Dubai-based Abraaj

Dubai’s Emirates to operate A380 to Jordan’s Amman for four months

The jumbo jet will be operated on the route from June 1 until October 26

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UAE grants first set of long-term visas to 20 scientists, researchers

The UAE announced late last year that it would grant 10-year residency visas to certain expatriates

Etihad operates first commercial flight using UAE-sourced sustainable fuel

The Etihad Boeing 787 flight flew from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam

Dubai Frame receives one million visitors in its first year

The 150m structure opened in January 2018

Dubai’s Emaar launches Expo golf villas starting from almost Dhs1m

The three and four bedroom villas are located in the Emaar South community

Louvre Abu Dhabi to exhibit Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer

Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection and the Musee du Louvre will be on display from February 14

New youth council launched to empower Emirati talent

The Dubai Government Youth Council aims to encourage young people’s creativity, innovation and leadership skills

Emirates, flydubai to increase network of codeshare flights in 2019

The two airlines jointly carried 3.29 million customers on codeshare flights last year

UAE announces $5m aid package for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

The funding is aimed at helping refugees during the winter months

Dubai’s Al Habtoor denies link with entity mulling acquisition of Leela hotel group

Indian media reports claimed that Rashid Al Habtoor had revealed plans to buy the Indian hotel chain

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad proposes to invest in Jet Airways at 49% discount

Etihad already owns a 24 per cent stake in the struggling Indian airline, which has been roiled by financial difficulties

Dubai hotel Jumeirah Al Qasr completes room upgrades

Changes designed to provide guests with a ‘rich yet modern’ guest experience

Loan growth, higher margins boost Dubai bank Emirates NBD’s Q4 net profit

The lender reported a 10 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit

Ras Al Khaimah zipline set to reopen this week following helicopter crash

The zipline was closed down due to a tragic helicopter crash late last month that killed all the four people onboard

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Dubai’s non-oil sector growth eases, with job cuts in construction, travel and tourism

The Emirates NBD Dubai economy tracker index fell to its second-lowest reading in over two years in December

First Abu Dhabi Bank plans to raise $750m in sukuk

FAB is the first issuer in the Gulf to tap the international sukuk market this year

UAE telco du reveals plans for health blockchain solution

The solution will help verify if blood bags and pharmaceutical products are authentic across the medical supply chain

Revealed: The biggest hotels on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

At present, the Palm has 18 hotels and hotel apartments that are operational with several more in the pipeline

Dubai radio presenter James Aramouni dies at 28

James Aramouni joined Shock Middle East in October 2017 as the Dance 97.8 Drive Time presenter

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to buy wind farm stakes from John Laing Group

Masdar said it was buying stakes in the Rocksprings wind farm in Texas and the Sterling wind farm in New Mexico

Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad plane returns to Manchester after reports of ‘loud bang’

Abu Dhabi airline says there was a “technical issue” with the aircraft

Abu Dhabi’s ADNH signs Dhs1.6bn loan to fund acquisition of Dubai hotels

Abu Dhabi National Hotels announced in November that it would acquire five hotels from Emaar

Acwa power solar panels

Abu Dhabi’s investment into renewable energy reaches $2.2bn

Among the emirate’s big investments are the Dhs2.2bn Shams 1 project, and Dhs3.2bn Noor Abu Dhabi

RTA taxi bookings in Dubai hit record 12m in 2018

The number of bookings was up 17 per cent from 2017’s 10.5m

Abu Dhabi’s Taqa says investments in 2018 reached $30bn

The company said it had coped with declining oil prices by reducing expenditures in 2018 by $750m

Revealed: World’s best and worst passports for travel in 2019

The UAE, which has risen by five spots, ranks highest in the region

Dubai Parks and Resorts records almost 2.8 million visits in 2018

Average occupancy at the Lapita hotel rose to 60 per cent in 2018, compared to 35 per cent in 2017