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Dubai expected to issue dollar bond this quarter

The size of the deal is likely to be larger than a benchmark issue

UAE telecom operator du targets $272m in savings by 2019

The company started a restructuring process in Q2 2016 that included some job cuts

Dubai reveals new holiday home regulation

Dubai house prices and rents to fall another 10% in 2017 – S&P

The company said the UAE real estate sector faced another tough year

Flydubai to launch three new summer destinations

The airline will operate to Batumi in Georgia, Qabala in Azerbaijan and Tivat in Montenegro from June to September 2017

Abu Dhabi growth “under pressure” as low oil prices hit spending – Moody's

Talks by UAE fund IPIC seeking $6.5bn from Malaysia’s 1MDB deadlocked

IPIC took its case to the London Court of International Arbitration last June

UAE court upholds life sentence for Emirati found guilty of joining terrorist group

A woman was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for pledging allegiance to Daesh

Video: UAE’s first nanosatellite successfully launched into space

Nayif-1 is the first 1U nanosatellite programmed to transfer messages in Arabic

UAE’s ambassador to Afghanistan dies of bomb attack wounds

The bomb attack in Kandahar last month also killed five Emirati aid workers

Dubai’s Nakheel unveils Dhs850m new phase of Ibn Battuta expansion

The expansion will include a new residential tower, retail, cinema and car park complex

Abu Dhabi rents to dip in 2017 due to mergers, new supply

Thousands of new apartments and potentially decreased housing allowances are expected to weigh on the market

New Dubai unified rental contract to become mandatory in March

The new contract aims to guarantee the rights of landlords and tenants

Emirates removes seafood meal from economy class menu

The move follows an internal review of products, the airline said

Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates launches Alandalus townhouse project

The two- and three-bedroom townhouses are described as being in the “affordable luxury” segment

Abu Dhabi bourse suspends trading in TAQA, Qatar’s Ooredoo

The companies have not yet released their annual financial statements

Abu Dhabi luxury project Mamsha Al Saadiyat on track for 2018 completion

Work on the mixed-used project is currently 21.9 per cent complete

Dubai’s Ruler plans to place government departments 10 years ahead of other cities

Sheikh Mohammed aims to make ‘moonshots’ part of the city’s governance

Etisalat profit edges up on growing UAE revenues

Net profit attributable to equity holders climbed 1.9 per cent to Dhs8.42bn in 2016

Pictures: UAE aims to create ‘mini city’ on Mars by 2117

The project will be developed and executed in partnership with major international scientific research institutions

Dubai’s Emaar to reopen burned-out Address hotel by end 2017

The developed reported that net profit for Q4 rose by 56 per cent

Dubai’s RTA signs deal with Tesla for 200 electric vehicles

The agreement comes following Tesla’s launch in the UAE yesterday

Revealed: Average private school fees in Abu Dhabi

School fees in the UAE capital range from Dhs2,200 to Dhs96,333 per annum

Dubai’s DXB, UK’s Merlin partner for Middle East’s first Legoland Hotel

The hotel will be the seventh Legoland themed property to open globally

UAE’s Aldar Properties expects lower 2017 sales after flat Q4 profit

Sales prices of apartments and villas in Abu Dhabi have dropped by 11 per cent year on year

Dubai’s Drake & Scull 2016 net loss narrows to Dhs787m

Revenues shrank to Dhs3.24bn last year

Dana Gas wins court judgement in Kurdistan dispute

A consortium including Dana has been seeking to confirm its contract rights and obtain payment for gas production

Merger of Abu Dhabi banks NBAD, FGB to take place on April 1

Trading of the new shares following the merger will begin from April 2

Trump’s sons to open branded golf course in Dubai

The Trump International Golf Club Dubai will be opened on Feb. 18

Shuaa Capital in acquisition talks, has 3 IPOs in pipeline

Two of the IPOs are likely to be finalised within 2017

Video: Passenger drones to launch in Dubai by July, says RTA chief

The individual vehicles can carry up to 100kg and travel 40-50km

Tesla launches Model S, X in UAE, to open new Abu Dhabi store

The company plans to deliver vehicles to Dubai by the summer