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Abu Dhabi to combine sovereign funds creating $250bn behemoth

Together Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Investment Council will be the world’s 11th largest sovereign fund

Emirates deploys special ‘Year of Zayed’ aircraft to new Muscat terminal

Emirates was the first international airline to operate a flight to the new passenger terminal in Muscat

Revealed: Top 10 universities in the Arab region

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University tops the ranking

Pay-per-minute car rental service launches in Sharjah

Udrive will initially provide 100 vehicles in the emirate

UAE seeks exemption from US tariffs on steel, aluminium

The UAE is the third-largest exporter of aluminium to the United States

Dubai, Abu Dhabi top regional cities for quality of living

The two cities also led the region for sanitation

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

VAT to have ‘limited’ impact on Dubai’s property sector

Up to 85 per cent of the components in Dubai’s real estate sector are not subject to the 5 per cent VAT

UAE VP orders creation of financial restructuring commitee

The committee is designed to support the country’s bankruptcy law

Dubai’s ruler breaks ground on world’s biggest concentrated solar power project

The 700MW project forms the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

UAE residence visa

UAE good conduct requirement now applies to workers switching jobs

Existing workers within the UAE did not initially require the document to switch employers

New road project costing Dhs474m set to open in Dubai

Stretching 25km, the road is an extension of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street

UAE to allow part-time work under new contract

Minister Nasser Al Hamli said the new system would improve flexibility in the labour market

RAK ruler orders release of 193 prisoners to celebrate wedding

The crown prince’s wedding took place last week

Azizi to begin work on Dhs3bn 122-storey skyscraper in Dubai in Q3

The tower will stand at approximately 570m tall on Sheikh Zayed Road

Abu Dhabi consumer prices rise 4.5% in Jan, Feb

Rising transport and food and beverage costs were behind much of the increase

UK teacher wins $1m global prize in Dubai

Andria Zafirakou, an art and textiles teacher from Alperton Community School, Brent, won the award

UAE Cabinet approves national family policy

The country wants to provide greater support for Emirati families inline with its objectives

Emirates warns of heavy passenger traffic this weekend

The heavy passenger traffic is anticipated ahead of the spring break holiday

Construction contract awarded for Abu Dhabi’s mega Al Fahid Island

Local contractor Bright Accord General Contracting has won the nine-month reclamation package

Dubai airline Emirates set to close $600m sukuk

The proceeds from the issuance will be used for aircraft financing and working capital

Dubai airport hikes parking charges

Rates have been increased for the “first time in a decade”

Dubai ruler replaces long-standing Municipality head

Hussain Nasser Lootah first took on the role of acting director general of the municipality in February 2006

New domestic worker centres to open in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman

The centres are intended to facilitate the hiring of workers and protect their rights

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre to open 18-screen Reel cinemas complex

The new cinema complex is set to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2018

LA court dismisses all claims in Viceroy and Five Dubai hotel dispute case

The dispute relates to a $1.17bn property on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

UAE supermarkets to have month-long 50% sale

The sales period will be a relief to consumers who have had to tackle increasing prices this year linked to VAT

UAE’s Wild Peeta to relaunch online, signs JV with Freedom Pizza

Wild Peeta was started in 2009 and expanded to three outlets before it was shut down in 2012

Housing rule violators face fines of up to Dhs100,000 in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi city municipality has recently launched an inspection campaign

Video: World record for largest aerial projection broken in Dubai

The previous record was set in New York city

Dubai developer Azizi announces four new projects worth Dhs750m

The company is building its first project in Sports City and three at Meydan Avenue