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  • Second Test: Pakistan eye series-clinching win in Abu Dhabi

    Pakistan pressed West Indies hard for a series-clinching win in the second Test after setting a daunting 456-run target on the fourth day in Abu Dhabi on Monday...

    By close of play Pakistan had taken four wickets at 171 leaving the West Indies to bat out the fifth and final day on Tuesday or score a further 285 runs with six wickets intact for an unlikely win...

  • Abu Dhabi sells first 30-year bond

    DUBAI: Abu Dhabi sold its first ever 30-year sovereign bond on Tuesday as part of a $10 billion triple-tranche debt issue that drew heavy demand...

    Abu Dhabi has long been seen as the safest credit among Gulf Cooperation Council sovereigns and its issue on Tuesday, of five, 10 and 30 year maturities, had attracted more than $30bn in demand, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed...

  • Defiant Lankans struggle for runs in Abu Dhabi

    The Sri Lankans — struggling against some tight bowling by Pakistan — batted at a funeral pace and kept their innings intact to build on when play resumes today at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium...

    That really didn’t bother much Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed much who continued with his policy of bringing bowling changes hoping for more wickets...

  • World's 'heaviest woman' dies in Abu Dhabi hospital

    An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman died on Monday morning of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital...

    In Abu Dhabi's Burjeel Hospital, doctors were hoping to help El Aty walk again, according to the Indian Express, which has followed El Aty's case closely...

  • Louvre Abu Dhabi opens after 10 years in the making

    ABU DHABI: More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors on Wednesday, drawing French President Emmanuel Macron to the Middle East on his first official visit...

    Pausing to shake hands on a red carpet lining the all-white path leading to the museum, Macron and France’s First Lady walked side by side with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashed...

  • Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing win Volvo Race

    GOTHENBURG: Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Azzam), skippered by Briton Ian Walker, won the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday...

    Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing were the most consistent team, however, and secured top-three podium places in all but two of the legs and won two of them...

  • Under-construction tower catches fire in Abu Dhabi

    DUBAI: A high-rise building under construction in Abu Dhabi caught fire on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of the structure and a nearby luxury hotel, the latest in a series of tower blazes to hit the United Arab Emirates...

    The adjacent Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi hotel was forced to evacuate because of the fire, and was putting guests up overnight at its other properties in the city...

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