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Oil cooperation with non-members 'vital': OPEC chief ASIA

Oil cooperation with non-members 'vital': OPEC chief

Coordination between members of oil-exporting cartel OPEC and non-member producers is ‘vital’ to rebalance the market, OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
First Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi ready by end 2017 ASIA

First Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi ready by end 2017

The first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi will be ready to welcome worshippers by the end of 2017, a businessman overseeing the project said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE to introduce new laws soon to regulate drones ASIA

UAE to introduce new laws soon to regulate drones

The United Arab Emirates will finalise laws to more heavily regulate the sale of drones and their operations soon, aiming to minimise risks posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, an official at the aviation regulator said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Woman seeks sex change in first for UAE ASIA

Woman seeks sex change in first for UAE

An Emirati woman has sought leave to have a sex change operation in what would be a first for the United Arab Emirates, newspapers reported on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New regulations for ride hailing apps in Abu Dhabi ASIA

New regulations for ride hailing apps in Abu Dhabi

Ride-hailing services such as Uber and others will have to register their apps and heed new regulations to operate in Abu Dhabi, a top official at the Gulf emirate's taxi regulator said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan developer resumes $1bn Abu Dhabi project ECONOMY

Taiwan developer resumes $1bn Abu Dhabi project

Farglory Land has resumed work on a delayed $1bn real estate project in Abu Dhabi and now expects to complete the development's first phase in 2018, two years later than originally planned.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fire hits 28-floor Abu Dhabi tower under construction ASIA

Fire hits 28-floor Abu Dhabi tower under construction

Fire swept through a 28-storey skyscraper under construction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and injured 13 people, the latest in a series of blazes to hit tall buildings in the United Arab Emirates over the last 18 months.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Uber suspends services in Abu Dhabi ASIA

Uber suspends services in Abu Dhabi

Uber said on Monday it has suspended its on-demand car-riding services in Abu Dhabi for "unforeseen circumstances" that media reports suggested were over a pricing dispute with the taxi regulator.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip ASIA

Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip

Solar Impulse 2 on Tuesday completed its historic round-the-world journey, becoming the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun to promote renewable energy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour ASIA

Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for the penultimate stop in the solar-powered plane's world tour, two days after setting off from Spain.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abu Dhabi levies airport, hotel taxes to boost revenues ECONOMY

Abu Dhabi levies airport, hotel taxes to boost revenues

Abu Dhabi is introducing taxes on airline passengers and hotel guests as it seeks to compensate for a hit to government revenues from low oil prices.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abu Dhabi gov't may act to address property glut ASIA

Abu Dhabi gov't may act to address property glut

Abu Dhabi's property market is over-supplied and the government may take steps to address the imbalance, a senior official said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016