The Latest Breaking News from Abu Dhabi

Credit Suisse looks to Mideast for capital boost

Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia are weighing whether to put money into its investment bank and other businesses.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

Abu Dhabi's ADQ Makes Merger Offer to Abu Dhabi Aviation

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ said on Monday it had made an offer to take a controlling stake in Abu Dhabi Aviation and merge the helicopter operator with ADQ stakes in Etihad Engineering, AMMROC and GAL to create a "globally competitive aviation business" with about 9.4 billion dirhams ($2.56…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Shaquille O’Neal picks 5 NBA stars to sign, favourite player and best teammate

Shaquille O'Neal discussed his favourite current and former players as well as his past teammates as he spoke to NBA fans in Abu Dhabi last week having teased his interest in buying a team

Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

Shaquille O'Neal on global NBA, new superstars and almost getting arrested in London

Shaquille O'Neal was in Abu Dhabi for the NBA pre-season games between the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks and spoke to Mirror Sport

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

UFC star questions backup fighter announcement for Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who as recently as July broke his hand, has claimed that he will be in Abu Dhabi in case anything goes wrong with either Oliveira and Makhachev

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Pietro Fittipaldi gets Haas F1 practice runs in Mexico and Abu Dhabi

Pietro Fittipaldi will return to the cockpit of a Haas Formula 1 car in Mexico City and Abu Dhabi when he drives in the FP1 sessions for the American squad.

Motorsport · Oct 11, 2022

UAE, Russia Seek to Bolster Cooperation, Push Forward Peace

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohamed and Putin underlined the steps taken by their countries in recent years in boosting bilateral cooperation in all fields. They stressed Moscow and Abu Dhabi’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

UFC names replacement fighter for Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev title bout

Alex Volkanovski, who is ranked as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the UFC at the moment, has signed up to weigh in at 155lb in the case that one of the main event fighters misses the event

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

Alexander Volkanovski says he’s UFC 280 title-fight backup for for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will be traveling to Abu Dhabi in hopes of fighting for a second title at UFC 280.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022

Islam Makhachev not scared of Charles Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu: ‘I’m going to knock him down and try to finish him’

Islam Makhachev is confident wherever the fight goes against Charles Oliveira in their UFC 280 lightweight title fight in Abu Dhabi.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 10, 2022