Saadiyat Island - host to Manarat Al Saadiyat, NYU Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi - is the cultural hub of the capital and opening up to foreign property ownership. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
View of the business district at Abu Dhabi Global Market square (ADGM) on Al Maryah Island, which is a designated investment zone. Alamy
View of Yas Gateway Park. The island, home to Yas Waterworld, Ferrari World and numerous Aldar developments, is among those listed a designated investment zone. Pawan Singh / The National
HIDD Saadiyat Villas on Saadiyat Island are available to foreign buyers. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
Hidd Al Saadiyat Villas front a private beach. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
Villas in Al Reef, a residential area adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport, that is now open to foreign investors. Andrew Henderson / The National
Apartments at Al Reef. Victor Besa / The National
View of the Abu Dhabi skyline from the top of a man-made sand dune on Lulu Island, which is set to be transformed into a multi-usecommunity by Surouh Real Estate and is among those designated for foreign ownership. Nicole Hill / The National
Jubail Island, between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island, is to be transformed at an estimated cost of Dh5 billion and house up to 6,000 residents. Courtesy of Apco
Al Maryah Island - home to the Galleria, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Global Market and the soon-to-open start-up centre Hub71 - is open to foreign investors. Courtesy of Al Maryah Island
Visitors at the Al Muneera community at Raha Beach with Al Zeina apartments in the background. The coastal neighbourhood is open to foreign ownership. Pawan Singh / The National
A 12 minute boat ride from Abu Dhabi, Nurai Island is a resort and villa community on the list for foreign freehold buyers. Christopher Pike / The National
A picture taken on September 4, 2018 shows a driverless vehicle in a street at the site of Masdar City, a planned sustainable city project powered by renewable energy on the eastern outskirts of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. (Photo by Mahmoud KHALED / AFP)
Cloudy skies over Abu Dhabi's Reem Island, a residential community adjacent to downtown and Al Maryah Island. Jason Von Berg / The National
Saadiyat Island - host to Manarat Al Saadiyat, NYU Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi - is the cultural hub of the capital and opening up to foreign property ownership. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
View of the business district at Abu Dhabi Global Market square (ADGM) on Al Maryah Island, which is a designated investment zone. Alamy
View of Yas Gateway Park. The island, home to Yas Waterworld, Ferrari World and numerous Aldar developments, is among those listed a designated investment zone. Pawan Singh / The National
HIDD Saadiyat Villas on Saadiyat Island are available to foreign buyers. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
Hidd Al Saadiyat Villas front a private beach. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
Villas in Al Reef, a residential area adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport, that is now open to foreign investors. Andrew Henderson / The National
Apartments at Al Reef. Victor Besa / The National
View of the Abu Dhabi skyline from the top of a man-made sand dune on Lulu Island, which is set to be transformed into a multi-usecommunity by Surouh Real Estate and is among those designated for foreign ownership. Nicole Hill / The National
Jubail Island, between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island, is to be transformed at an estimated cost of Dh5 billion and house up to 6,000 residents. Courtesy of Apco
Al Maryah Island - home to the Galleria, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Global Market and the soon-to-open start-up centre Hub71 - is open to foreign investors. Courtesy of Al Maryah Island
Visitors at the Al Muneera community at Raha Beach with Al Zeina apartments in the background. The coastal neighbourhood is open to foreign ownership. Pawan Singh / The National
A 12 minute boat ride from Abu Dhabi, Nurai Island is a resort and villa community on the list for foreign freehold buyers. Christopher Pike / The National
A picture taken on September 4, 2018 shows a driverless vehicle in a street at the site of Masdar City, a planned sustainable city project powered by renewable energy on the eastern outskirts of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi. (Photo by Mahmoud KHALED / AFP)
Cloudy skies over Abu Dhabi's Reem Island, a residential community adjacent to downtown and Al Maryah Island. Jason Von Berg / The National
Saadiyat Island - host to Manarat Al Saadiyat, NYU Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi - is the cultural hub of the capital and opening up to foreign property ownership. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National