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Abu Dhabi fund seeks $1.7bn sale of Paris office buildings – report

The portfolio is said to include 6-8 Boulevard Haussmann, an office building leased to French bank BPI France

Tailgating accidents cause eight deaths in Abu Dhabi

The deaths occurred during 73 tailgating traffic accidents in Abu Dhabi during the first four months of the year

Emirati cuisine now mandatory for upscale hotels in Abu Dhabi

The new initiative will apply to restaurants and room-service offerings at four and five star hotels

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to invest up to $15bn in SoftBank fund

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has also committed as much as $45bn to the fund

Abu Dhabi to cancel black points issued to motorists ahead of new regulation

Black points handed for major traffic violations will not be cancelled

UAE’s TAQA swings to first profit in two years in Q1

Revenues rose to Dhs4.1bn, up 6 per cent, mainly due to higher oil and gas prices

UAE’s aviation authority to investigate helicopter accident in Abu Dhabi

A helicopter, operated by Abu Dhabi Aviation, conducted a controlled ditching off the coast of Mubarras Island

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Q1 net profit flat

The Abu Dhabi developer reported first quarter net profit of Dhs641m

Video: Mega Dhs12bn expansion plan revealed for Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

The new development includes plans for an events venue with a capacity for 18,000 people

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad agreed to repay Alitalia’s portion of two bonds

Etihad and its partner airlines issued the bonds worth a combined $1.2bn in 2015 and 2016

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

Abu Dhabi approves development projects worth Dhs204m

One of the main projects approved was the Saadiyat power station

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

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

Indian actor Salman Khan’s next film Tiger Zinda Hai to be shot in Abu Dhabi

Tiger Zinda Hai is the fifth Indian film to shoot in the UAE capital

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q1 profit up 8%

Profit was boosted by a double-digit percentage increase in non-interest income

Abu Dhabi to increase taxi fares

Taxi fares in the capital were last increased in 2012

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad appoints new MD for Hala group

Gavin Halliday will replace Darren Peisley, the acting managing director of Hala Group

Abu Dhabi waives 20% co-payment for Thiqa health insurance card holders

Thiqa health insurance card holders will be completely covered when receiving treatment at private healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi

Pictures: Warner Bros World theme park takes shape at Abu Dhabi

Developer says project on track to open in 2018

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala attracts $2.5bn in Europe private equity deal

It is the first time that Mubadala Capital is accepting capital from third-party investors

Newly-merged UAE bank posts 12% Q1 profit rise

National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank merged on April 1

Abu Dhabi’s mega Dhs3.3bn Zayed City project eyes 2020 completion

Once complete, the development will house an estimated 370,000 residents

Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper cuts jobs as part of restructuring

New owner IMI did not confirm the number of job losses

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar launches Dhs1.3bn affordable project

Prices for the units begin from Dhs450,000

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, Eshraq Properties mull real estate JV

The joint venture will look to develop plots owned by Mubadala on Al Maryah Island and by Eshraq Properties on Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi residential prices, rents to continue to fall in 2017 – Chestertons

The company said redundancies in oil and gas and the flight to affordability among residents would continue

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar to award main contract for Dhs6bn Yas Acres in Q2

Yas Island’s Ansam and Al Raha Beach’s Al Hadeel are set to be handed over in September 2017