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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group appoints interim CEO and CFO

James Hogan, the current president and group CEO, will be leaving on July 1

Rixos Premium Dubai opening next week

The 443-room resort is located at Jumeirah Beach Residence

Emirates cuts New York flights to twice daily in June

The reductions follow cuts to five of Emirates’ 12 US destinations

UAE, Saudi rulers congratulate Macron on winning French presidential election

Emmanuel Macron beat Marine Le Pen with 66.06 per cent of the votes

Air Arabia’s first quarter profit drops 12.6%

The Sharjah-based airline made a net profit of Dhs97.1m

Diego Maradona appointed new coach of Fujairah football club

The 56-year-old previously served as the manager of Dubai’s Al Wasl club for one season

Dubai car number plate R13 sells for Dhs2.9m at RTA auction

Dubai’s RTA has raised Dhs27.75m by selling 80 car number plates

Dubai’s Arabtec appoints new CEO of construction subsidiary

Boyd Merrett has been appointed CEO of Arabtec Construction

Abu Dhabi approves development projects worth Dhs204m

One of the main projects approved was the Saadiyat power station

Zaha Hadid-designed The Opus project in Dubai takes shape

The delayed project, which started 10 years ago, was redesigned following the 2008 downturn

Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan to shoot another Dubai Tourism ad

The actor is in the emirate to shoot the sequel to the #BeMyGuest campaign

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar awards Dhs1.7bn contract for Yas Acres project

Trojan General Contracting has been appointed as the main contractor for the first three precincts of the project

Abu Dhabi court upholds closure of school over student’s death

Al Worood Academy Private School shut down after a three-year-old child suffocated to death on a school bus

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

UAE delays launch of first nuclear power reactor

The start of nuclear operations for Unit 1 has been pushed back from 2017 to 2018

Transgender Emiratis file lawsuit to seek recognition as men

Two UAE citizens have asked an Abu Dhabi court to have their genders and names changed on state records

Dubai’s Arabtec reports first quarterly profit since 2014

The profit came on higher revenues of Dhs2.17bn in Q1

Damac awards Dhs40m contract for roads, infrastructure at Akoya Oxygen

The roads and infrastructure contract has been awarded to Proscape

Rainfall expected in parts of UAE, temperatures to stay low

Dubai unveils new radar to detect rain from 200km away

The radar will be able to identify the types of thunderstorms and their time of occurrence and direction

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad announces fourth daily service to India’s Kozhikode

The new route takes Etihad’s weekly service total to Kerala to 63

New Mercedes Benz showroom to be developed on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Construction on the project is scheduled to start in Q4 2017

Dubai among top 10 cities for most expensive residential property

The emirate ranked 10th on the list, with Monaco leading worldwide

UAE’s non-oil private sector still facing challenges

Job creation remains subdued and pricing power is limited, finds monthly Emirates NBD survey

UAE begins granting visas on arrival to Indians with US visas

The on-arrival visa will cost Dhs100 for a period of 14 days

UAE announces death of soldier in Yemen

Serviceman Hassan Abdullah Mohammed Al Bishir was taking part in the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s mission in Yemen

Abu Dhabi firm proposes towing icebergs to the UAE for drinking water

Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said the plan could resolve the UAE’s water shortage

UAE energy minister argues for extension to OPEC deal – report

“There is a major logic in continuing the cut,” Suhail Al Mazrouei was quoted as saying

uae flag, UAE appoints Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s son as chairman of State Security

UAE real GDP growth forecast to slow to 0.9% in 2017 – BoA Merrill Lynch

The bank said the growth forecast masks a likely contraction in the oil sector due to the OPEC deal

With $125bn in assets, Mubadala Investment Company begins operations

The organisation was formed after a high-profile merger in January

Mandarin Oriental announces plans for second Dubai hotel

The Downtown Dubai hotel will anchor the 63-storey mixed-use Wasl Tower

DIFC-registered non-financial firms can now also operate in Dubai mainland

DIFC has signed an MoU with Dubai Economy (previously DED)