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EGA said it expects to produce around 3.75 million metric tonnes of aluminium over the five-year term of the agreement. Photo: EGA

Adnoc signs $500m deal to supply EGA with raw material for aluminium production

Adnoc Refining will supply calcined petroleum coke from the Ruwais refinery over the next five years

Abu Dhabi’s Lunate teams up with Brookfield to start $1bn property venture

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology. The UAE wants to give SMEs better access to funding to boost growth. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE set to extend $11bn financing to industrial firms over next five years

DP World to spend $2.5bn to expand logistics infrastructure this year

Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, Minister of Sports and chairman of Emirates Growth Fund, and Najla Al Midfa, the fund's vice chair and managing director, at the Make it in the Emirates event at Adnec. Antonie Robertson / The National

New Dh1bn Emirates Growth Fund to take minority stakes to help SMEs expand

My Dubai SalaryRussian woman earns up to Dh80,000 to support her children

Iraq’s Kurdish region unilaterally signs energy deals with US companies

Abu Dhabi's MGX partners with Nvidia to build Europe's largest AI campus

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Ambulances outside the NMC Speciality Hospital in Dubai. The business collapsed under the weight of $4 billion in debt in 2020. Bloomberg

Auditor sued for $2.6 billion in damages by UAE hospital operator

Saudi engineer Ali Almatrafi has turned Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's gesture into an emoji. Photo: Ali Almatrafi

Saudi engineer turns Crown Prince's gesture to Trump into viral emoji

Kevin de Bruyne is set to make his final home appearance for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. PA

Man City face Bournemouth with Champions League hopes on knife edge

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Post Malone performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. REUTERS

Post Malone to perform at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

Visitors at the newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive artwork experience museum in Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

ExclusiveUAE's travel and tourism sector to add more than 26,000 jobs this year

An AI microprocessor on its motherboard computer circuit. Getty / IStockphoto

Abu Dhabi's MGX partners with Nvidia to build Europe's largest AI campus

The Mubadala Bio stand at the Make it In The Emirates summit in Abu Dhabi. The new company will serve more than 100 countries. Photo: Mubadala

Mubadala launches pharma company to boost UAE healthcare sector

Mubadala Bio to have manufacturing capacity of more than 2.5 billion tablets and capsules annually

Adnoc awarded contracts worth $17.9bn in first half of 2025

ExclusiveUAE's travel and tourism sector to add more than 26,000 jobs this year

UAE manufacturing focused on future with 'sunrise industries'

More gas discoveries expected in Turkey after $30bn reserve find

The significance of UAE's Murban oil presented to Trump

UK says Gulf trade deal next in line after sealing pact with EU

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US President Donald Trump attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi. AFP

What do Trump's deals mean for the Gulf and the US?

This week's episode looks at the impact of the business deals and investments announced during the US President's Gulf tour

A tax law passed in November is part of a series of austerity measures to reduce cut debt and satisfy the conditions of International Monetary Fund loan. AFP

Why is Jordan burdened by external debt?

Recession fears evoke deja vu. The Middle East might be safe

Sanctions on Syria: a look back, a way forward

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Why the Gulf is gaining traction as a friendshoring destination

The Gulf’s post-tariffs playbook: trade, industry and China

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How the Gulf is changing its relationship with global consultants

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How AI is changing the nature of financial fraud

Gurcharan Chhabra

What Brussels and Abu Dhabi hope to gain from closer trade ties

Simon J. Evenett

Consistency and patience key to becoming a successful investor

Why gold is a smart investment choice

Why Gulf should not worry about higher oil and gas exports

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Oil production in Erbil province, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Reuters

Iraq’s Kurdish region unilaterally signs energy deals with US companies

More gas discoveries expected in Turkey after $30bn reserve find

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Etihad Airways' Boeing wide-bodies deal to lift 2030 plan to double fleet

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Visitors at the newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive artwork experience museum in Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

ExclusiveUAE's travel and tourism sector to add more than 26,000 jobs this year

Nargiz Noimann, founder and chief executive of X Technology, earns passive income through real estate investments and equity in health technology ventures. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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