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New Warner Bros Abu Dhabi theme park on track for 2018 opening

The indoor theme park will feature 29 rides and shows

UAE’s DarkMatter plans 35% increase in headcount this year

The firm is continuing to snap up cyber security talent after hundreds of hires last year

GCC states to discuss regional rail project in April

Last year, the six countries agreed in principle to delay the 2018 completion date until 2021

Microsoft appoints new head for Middle East and Africa

Samer Abu Ltaif, the regional general manager for the GCC, will take on the new role

Emirates Global Aluminium reports 10% rise in 2016 profit

Revenue fell 9 per cent to Dhs17.1bn due to lower aluminium prices

Introduction of VAT ‘biggest’ driver for job creation in the UAE – report

The UAE is anticipated to see new hires in areas including consultancy, advisory, legal, strategy and tax this year

Dubai landlords could soon demand fewer cheques from tenants

Most landlords currently expect payments in four cheques, finds report

Petrol prices in the UAE to rise again in March

Petrol prices are up by an average of 1.5 per cent compared to February

Dubai businessman urges Trump to ‘fix issues’ instead of fighting media

Khalaf Al Habtoor has also urged media outlets to focus on the “positive”

Dubai’s highest court upholds execution for eight-year-old Obaida’s killer

Obaida Al Aqrabawi was kidnapped and killed in May last year

Indian businessman pays Dhs4.52m for UAE mobile phone number

Balwinder Sahani – who shelled out Dhs33m on car number plate last year – paid Dhs4.52m for 058-8888888

UAE carrying out cloud seeding to increase rainfall

Light to heavy rains were witnessed across the UAE on Sunday

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs from the UAE

The highest ranked Arabs originating from the UAE in Gulf Business’ annual Top 100 Most Powerful Arabs list

Dubai’s DEWA to build 97 new substations worth Dhs10bn

The new substations will be built over the next three years

Dubai’s RTA begins taxi booking service via Careem app

People in Dubai can now book a public taxi via Careem

Abraaj acquires Middlesex University’s Dubai campus

In June, Abraaj was chosen by shareholders of the university campus as a preferred bidder

Phase two of Al Habtoor City Residences sold out – developer

Prices for the luxury units, which range from one to seven bedrooms, start at Dhs1.9m

Sheikh Mohammed approves new road improvement project to ease Dubai-Sharjah traffic

Sheikh Mohammed approved the award of a Dhs500m contract for the improvement of Tripoli Road in a 12km stretch

Dubai Holding chairman Mohammed Al-Gergawi resigns

Gergawi said he would now work full-time for the UAE government

Aramco IPO could push other GCC states, such as UAE, to list oil assets

The Saudi government plans to list up to 5 per cent of Aramco next year

Dubai’s Emirates says UK regulator compensation claim “misleading”

Emirates was one of five airline’s accused of breaching EU passenger compensation rules by the CAA

UAE telecom operator du reveals government royalty fees for 2017 – 2021

The company will pay a royalty fee of 30 per cent on its annual profit

Top 10 most ‘intimate’ consumer goods brands in the UAE

International brands top the list

UAE’s Emirates and Etihad face UK action over passenger compensation

The UK’s CAA said both airlines refused to pay compensation for delays that caused passengers to arrive three hours late

Video: Dubai’s Emirates to revamp A380 onboard lounge

The new A380 onboard lounge will offer more space with a new seating arrangement

Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre to lead UAE’s Mars 2117 project

The centre will prepare a 100-year plan for the project’s implementation

Nanosatellite Nayif-1 transmits Sheikh Mohammed’s quote from space

Nayif-1 is an educational project that was launched into space earlier this month

UAE reveals Dhs3.42bn in defence contracts on day four of IDEX

Wednesday’s contracts included a Dhs1.29bn deal awarded to missile maker Raytheon

Video: US mansion owned by UAE embassy gutted by fire

No one was injured in the blaze at the $2.7m mansion

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to sell 500,000 tonnes of LPG annually to Vitol

The agreement will expire on December 31, 2026