Morning round-up: JBR maintenance fees will go down

Residents of Jumeirah Beach Residences can breathe a sigh of relief (and perhaps afford more of those Dh20 cappucinos on The Walk) with news that their maintenance fees are likely to go down, Emirates Business 24/7 reports. The JBR Residents Associationhad complained about a 129 per cent increase from the year before. Now the company is saying it will revise the fees.

Maybe someday you can live on the beach in Fujairah and commute to work in Abu Dhabi. The Government

, which will one day link the emirates with 1,000 km of track.

Abu Dhabi approved its Dh5bn project to expand Khalifa City A to accommodate 53,000 residents from its current capacity of 7,000 residents, The National reported. In its current state, Khalifa City A looks like the desert planet of Tatooine. The Urban Planning Commision wants to turn it into a grassy precinct of boulevards and government buildings.