Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi announced on Monday the launch of a new visa counter to facilitate the visa application process and grant both transit and arriving passengers visas within 15 to 30 minutes. The new service, located at the Terminal 3 transit area at …
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Abu Dhabi Test: Who is driving for each team in post-season test?
The 2017 season may have come to an end but Formula 1’s drivers cannot embark on their Christmas holidays just yet as Abu Dhabi plays host to the final testing session of the year from Tuesday. All 10 teams have stayed on at Yas Marina following the season …
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Release of 606 prisoners ordered in Dubai
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered on Monday the release of 606 prisoners on the occasion of the 46th UAE National Day. “In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai …
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UAE car culture to propel Adnoc distribution IPO, says deputy CEO
but we’re still studying it and will probably wait until after the IPO before deciding whether to buy it,” said Marwan Haddad, who helps manage about $100 million in Middle East assets at Al Mal Capital PSC in Dubai. “There’s not a lot of room for …
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Dubai Property Seekers Have an Average Negotiating Power of 6%
dubizzle Property, the UAE’s biggest and most visited Property platform, advise UAE residents on the power of bargaining, following insights from the latest co-authored report with JLL. The report revealed an increase in demand for properties in the mid …
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Abu Dhabi GP driver ratings
How big a win Abu Dhabi really proves for Valtteri Bottas will not become clear until the start of next season but, in his own words, it was a “really important” success going into F1’s long winter. There has certainly been more good than bad in the …
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Abu Dhabi GP F1 track could be changed to improve overtaking
Abu Dhabi’s F1 circuit could be tweaked to aid overtaking for 2018, track designer Hermann Tilke has revealed to Sky F1. Sunday’s season-ending race proved largely processional with only one overtaking move for position taking place in the top 10 after the …
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix wrap: F1 takes its final spin for 2017
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix illustrates so well what is wrong with F1 … F1 owners Liberty Media said the old logo was no good for digital platforms or merchandise. That’ll be news to the many who use the old logo as their Twitter profile pics.
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Williams mystified by Lance Stroll’s run to last in Abu Dhabi GP
… access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus features – all in an ad-free enviroment. Subscribe to Autosport Plus Fans split over new F1 logo Formula 1 ended the 2017 season by revealing a new logo on the podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Issue #23 of GP Gazette now online
Check out Issue #23 of GP Gazette, from the makers of Motorsport.com, an in-depth eMagazine covering all the action from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Straight from the paddock, we give you an all-encompassing account of all the action from the …
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Abu Dhabi Court to open new centres to handle drug cases
a senior official at the Public Prosecution of Abu Dhabi said yesterday. Speaking to Gulf News, Counsellor Mohammad Rashid Al Dhanhani, First Chief Prosecutor at Baniyas Prosecution of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, said: “Hopefully the new centres will …
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Felipe Massa bows out of Formula One with one last point at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Felipe Massa has bowed out of Formula One in Abu Dhabi with his head held high and one last point in a career that brought him 11 wins and almost a world championship with Ferrari. The 36-year-old Brazilian said he was ready for the next step, whatever …
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Abu Dhabi F2: Leclerc passes Albon on final lap to win
Formula 2 champion Charles Leclerc claimed a seventh win of 2017 in the final race of the year in Abu Dhabi, forcing his way past long-time leader Alexander Albon on the final lap. From second on the grid, Albon took the lead as Jordan King slumped to …
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Citi’s ex-head of equity derivatives joins AI fund manager cloning its founder’s brain
Citi’s head of equity derivatives in EMEA has re-emerged at a strange fund manager in Dubai. https … Carmignac and a long-time portfolio manager at Steve Cohen’s old hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors. Imraan Moola, an emerging markets focused …
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Dubai Center for Islamic Banking and Finance Releases 3rd Annual Report on Islamic Economy
The Dubai Center for Islamic Banking and Finance (DCIBF), an entity formed through a partnership between Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) and the ‘Dubai the Capital of Islamic Economy’ initiative, has released its third annual report on the …
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UAE- Watch out for indirect VAT costs on property deals
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) With the value added tax (VAT) kicking in on January 1, 2018, end-users in Dubai are confused whether to pre-pone their property purchase decision or to continue paying rents and wait for sales prices to bottom out. As per the VAT …
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Texas man reportedly imprisoned in United Arab Emirates for filming airport security
After touring the city of Abu Dhabi during a layover, Joseph was randomly selected … Nicole Darrah covers breaking and trending news for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoledarrah.
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