Dubai is the fourth most active city in the world for ultra-luxury homes
New York
Counter-terrorism
Saudi Arabia offers $300,000 to NY-based global counter-terrorism office
The financial support is part of the Arab strategy to promote the project of combating terrorism, its executive plan and activities
NEOM
Saudi Arabia reimagines New York’s Manhattan as NEOM’s The Line
The plan reimagines the densely populated New York borough as a single long structure, similar to NEOM’s The Line
Micron Technology
CHIPS falls into place…Micron to invest $100 billion in New York state megafab site
With 2.4 million square feet area for four cleanrooms, the facility in Clay will be the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing unit and create 50,000 jobs
equity market
Saudi Arabia’s PIF to hire tens of staff for New York subsidiary
The New York team will help oversee trades and bridge the time difference between the Kingdom and the US
Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways celebrates strong US presence
The airline continues to expand in the United States, strengthening ties between UAE and the US
Abu Dhabi
Etihad adds four weekly flights to New York amid soaring summer demand
As restrictions ease and borders open up, there is a heavy increase in travel worldwide – requiring airlines to come up with initiatives to cope with high demand
Hong Kong
Saudi wealth fund PIF opens US, UK, Hong Kong offices amid global expansion
Public Investment Fund says new offices will assist in its future international growth
Manhattan
UAE real estate investors refocus on New York deals as Covid rules ease
Knight Frank says UAE investors are particularly interested in Midtown properties
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi targets key cities as it seeks to attract more overseas firms
Abu Dhabi Investment Office holds meetings in London, Paris, Beijing, Seoul, New York and San Francisco
Dubai
Dubai opens new offices to attract more US real estate investors
Invest in Dubai Real Estate launches offices in Orlando, Florida and New Jersey, New York
Hub71
Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 inks deal to launch first venture builder
Ventures Lab will help founders test and validate ideas and concepts and take products to market
air travel
Video: What a 19-hour nonstop flight can teach us about jet lag
Qantas just completed a record-breaking 19-hour, 16-minute nonstop flight from New York to Sydney.
Aviation
In pictures: Qantas record-breaking ultra-long-haul flight from New York to Sydney
The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air.
Adam Neumann
Video: WeWork withdraws IPO prospectus to focus on core business
WeWork’s co-chief executive officers Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham said the company will file a request to formally withdraw the prospectus for its proposed initial public offering.
Amsterdam
MidEast investors target Europe, US real estate in $8.9bn drive
Savills report says Middle East investment in global real estate is growing faster than any other region
conflict
Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting
With world leaders gathered in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron made a fresh push for Trump to meet Rouhani