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Illuminated gridshell canopy of the W Abu Dhabi hotel at Yas Marina on Yas Island at night, the Abu Dhabi destination chosen to host BRIDGE Summit 2027

BRIDGE Summit 2027 Set for Yas Island as UAE Builds Year-Round Media Platform

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August 16, 2026

Ship-to-shore cranes and stacked containers at a deep-water container terminal at sunset, illustrating the expansion of Khorfakkan Port to 10 million TEU a year

Khorfakkan Port Scales to 5 Million Containers a Year, Targets 10 Million

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August 16, 2026

Aerial view of a multi-level Dubai highway interchange with bridges among skyscrapers, illustrating the new 500-metre bridge from Dubai World Trade Centre to Al Mustaqbal Street

Dubai Opens 500-Metre Bridge to DWTC: Travel Time Cut From 10 to 2 Minutes

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August 15, 2026

Aerial view of a full sunlit car park, illustrating Parkin Q2 2026 results and the 27% growth of Dubai's paid parking network to 268,300 spaces

Parkin Q2 2026: Net Profit Up 12% as Dubai’s Paid Parking Network Grows 27%

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August 14, 2026

Emirates Financial Towers in Dubai financial district illuminated at night, illustrating UAE bank lending growth of AED 24.7 billion in June 2026

UAE Bank Lending Jumps AED 24.7 Billion in June to AED 2.758 Trillion

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August 14, 2026

Guests ride a traditional abra boat past Downtown Dubai and the Dubai Fountain lake, illustrating the A Dubai Invite programme that reached 20,000 applicants and tripled capacity

A Dubai Invite Triples Capacity After 20,000 Applications From Nearly 200 Countries

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August 14, 2026

Aerial top view of a container ship loaded by gantry cranes at a port terminal, illustrating AD Ports Group record Q2 2026 results with AED 7.08 billion revenue

AD Ports Group Q2 2026: Profit Up 88% to AED 836 Million on Record Revenue

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August 14, 2026

Aerial view of an offshore gas platform complex in deep blue ocean waters, illustrating XRG and bp equal stakes in the Loran gas licence near Trinidad and Tobago

XRG Enters Venezuela: ADNOC Arm Takes Equal Stake in Loran Gas Licence with bp

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August 14, 2026

High-voltage power transmission towers at sunset, illustrating the UAE energy infrastructure behind TAQA H1 2026 results and AED 899 million dividend

TAQA H1 2026: Profit Up 9.7% to AED 4.1 Billion, AED 899 Million Dividend Approved

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August 13, 2026

Close-up of an AI processor chip on a circuit board, symbol of AIREV OnDemand agents running on Qualcomm Dragonwing hardware

Abu Dhabi’s AIREV Takes Its AI Agent Platform Global on Qualcomm Dragonwing

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August 13, 2026

Satellite with solar panels orbiting above a desert coastline, symbol of UAE-built Earth observation technology

UAE-Built AI Satellite Altair-1 Heads to the US for October 2026 Launch

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August 13, 2026

Aldar Properties headquarters, the iconic circular skyscraper in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mubadala Raises Its Aldar Stake to 28.03%: Sovereign Capital Doubles Down on Abu Dhabi Real Estate

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August 12, 2026