Find out how rental prices in Abu Dhabi have changed in the first quarter of 2017 and the average annual rates you will pay, according to data provided by Asteco.
Central Abu Dhabi high-end apartments
2BR – from Dh122,000 to Dh150,000
3BR – from Dh155,000 to Dh180,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 7 per cent
Corniche high-end apartments
1BR – from Dh85,000 to Dh95,000
2BR – from Dh120,000 to Dh150,000
3BR – from Dh150,000 to Dh235,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 15 per cent
Khalidiya / Bateen high-end apartments
Studio – from Dh83,000 to Dh90,000
1BR – from Dh95,000 to Dh125,000
2BR – from Dh115,000 to Dh165,000
3BR – from Dh150,000 to Dh230,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 7 per cent
Al Raha Beach high-end apartments
1BR – from Dh100,000 to Dh120,000
2BR – from Dh140,000 to Dh165,000
3BR – from Dh170,000 to Dh210,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 1 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 6 per cent
Marina Square high-end apartments
Studio – from Dh65,000 to Dh70,000
1BR – from Dh75,000 to Dh115,000
2BR – from Dh105,000 to Dh160,000
3BR – from Dh135,000 to Dh190,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 10 per cent
Saadiyat Beach high-end apartments
1BR – from Dh105,000 to Dh128,000
2BR – from Dh165,000 to Dh175,000
3BR – from Dh195,000 to Dh220,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 9 per cent
Shams Abu Dhabi high-end apartments
Studio – from Dh70,000 to Dh75,000
1BR – from Dh90,000 to Dh105,000
2BR – from Dh120,000 to Dh155,000
3BR – from Dh150,000 to Dh180,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: up 3 per cent
Central Abu Dhabi low-end apartments
Studio – from Dh40,000 to Dh50,000
1BR – from Dh60,000 to Dh70,000
2BR – from Dh70,000 to Dh95,000
3BR – from Dh85,000 to Dh135,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 1 per cent
Corniche low-end apartments
Studio – from Dh40,000 to Dh50,000
1BR – from Dh60,000 to Dh70,000
2BR – from Dh75,000 to Dh90,000
3BR – from Dh90,000 to Dh140,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 5 per cent
Khalidiya / Bateen low-end apartments
Studio – from Dh40,000 to Dh45,000
1BR – from Dh60,000 to Dh75,000
2BR – from Dh75,000 to Dh100,000
3BR – from Dh90,000 to Dh135,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 5 per cent
Al Reef low-end apartments
Studio – from Dh50,000 to Dh62,000
1BR – from Dh70,000 to Dh80,000
2BR – from Dh87,000 to Dh105,000
3BR – from Dh110,000 to Dh130,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 9 per cent
MBZ and Khalifa City A low-end apartments
Studio – from Dh30,000 to Dh45,000
1BR – from Dh42,000 to Dh65,000
2BR – from Dh60,000 to Dh80,000
3BR – from Dh70,000 to Dh95,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 1 per cent
Khalidiya Bateen villas
3BR – from Dh170,000 to Dh200,000
4BR – from Dh180,000 to Dh210,000
5BR – from Dh185,000 to Dh235,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 6 per cent
Mushrif / Karama / Manaseer villas
3BR – from Dh160,000 to Dh175,000
4BR – from Dh165,000 to Dh200,000
5BR – from Dh195,000 to Dh260,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 5 per cent
Nahyan Camp / Muroor villas
3BR – from Dh125,000 to Dh170,000
4BR – from Dh170,000 to Dh190,000
5BR – from Dh175,000 to Dh250,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 6 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 12 per cent
Al Reef villas
2BR – from Dh105,000 to Dh125,000
3BR – from Dh125,000 to Dh145,000
4BR – from Dh155,000 to Dh165,000
5BR – from Dh160,000 to Dh185,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 7 per cent
Hydra villas
2BR – from Dh80,000 to Dh95,000
3BR – from Dh90,000 to Dh115,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 1 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Saadiyat Island villas
3BR – from Dh300,000 to Dh320,000
4BR – from Dh350,000 to Dh400,000
5BR – from Dh400,000 to Dh850,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Al Raha Gardens villas
3BR – from Dh170,000 to Dh195,000
4BR – from Dh170,000 to Dh260,000
5BR – from Dh220,000 to Dh270,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 1 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 12 per cent
Golf Gardens villas
3BR – from Dh210,000 to Dh230,000
4BR – from Dh230,000 to Dh270,000
5BR – from Dh270,000 to Dh320,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 6 per cent
Khalifa City villas
3BR – from Dh115,000 to Dh150,000
4BR – from Dh140,000 to Dh160,000
5BR – from Dh150,000 to Dh180,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 3 per cent
Mohamed Bin Zayed villas
3BR – from Dh100,000 to Dh115,000
4BR – from Dh130,000 to Dh150,000
5BR – from Dh150,000 to Dh165,000
Average change
Q4 2016/Q1 2017: no change
Q1 2016/Q1 2017: down 2 per cent
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Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
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PULITZER PRIZE 2020 WINNERS
JOURNALISM
Public Service
Anchorage Daily News in collaboration with ProPublica
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Investigative Reporting
Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times
Explanatory Reporting
Staff of The Washington Post
Local Reporting
Staff of The Baltimore Sun
National Reporting
T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi of ProPublica
and
Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times
International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Feature Writing
Ben Taub of The New Yorker
Commentary
Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times
Criticism
Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times
Editorial Writing
Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine (Tx.) Herald-Press
Editorial Cartooning
Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker
Breaking News Photography
Photography Staff of Reuters
Feature Photography
Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press
Audio Reporting
Staff of This American Life with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, freelancer, Vice News for “The Out Crowd”
LETTERS AND DRAMA
Fiction
"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Drama
"A Strange Loop" by Michael R. Jackson
History
"Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America" by W. Caleb McDaniel (Oxford University Press)
Biography
"Sontag: Her Life and Work" by Benjamin Moser (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Poetry
"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
General Nonfiction
"The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care" by Anne Boyer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
and
"The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America" by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books)
Music
"The Central Park Five" by Anthony Davis, premiered by Long Beach Opera on June 15, 2019
Special Citation
Ida B. Wells
The specs
Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six
Power: 650hp at 6,750rpm
Torque: 800Nm from 2,500-4,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch auto
Fuel consumption: 11.12L/100km
Price: From Dh796,600
On sale: now
Vidaamuyarchi
Director: Magizh Thirumeni
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra
Rating: 4/5
The Vile
Starring: Bdoor Mohammad, Jasem Alkharraz, Iman Tarik, Sarah Taibah
Director: Majid Al Ansari
Rating: 4/5
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The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Rating: 4/5
Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
SHOW COURTS ORDER OF PLAY
Wimbledon order of play on Saturday, July 8
All times UAE ( 4 GMT)
Centre Court (4pm)
Agnieszka Radwanska (9) v Timea Bacsinszky (19)
Ernests Gulbis v Novak Djokovic (2)
Mischa Zverev (27) v Roger Federer (3)
Court 1 (4pm)
Milos Raonic (6) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (25)
Anett Kontaveit v Caroline Wozniacki (5)
Dominic Thiem (8) v Jared Donaldson
Court 2 (2.30pm)
Sorana Cirstea v Garbine Muguruza (14)
To finish: Sam Querrey (24) leads Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-5
Angelique Kerber (1) v Shelby Rogers
Sebastian Ofner v Alexander Zverev (10)
Court 3 (2.30pm)
Grigor Dimitrov (13) v Dudi Sela
Alison Riske v Coco Vandeweghe (24)
David Ferrer v Tomas Berdych (11)
Court 12 (2.30pm)
Polona Hercog v Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)
Gael Monfils (15) v Adrian Mannarino
Court 18 (2.30pm)
Magdalena Rybarikova v Lesia Tsurenko
Petra Martic v Zarina Diyas
Eyasses squad
Charlie Preston (captain) – goal shooter/ goalkeeper (Dubai College)
Arushi Holt (vice-captain) – wing defence / centre (Jumeriah English Speaking School)
Olivia Petricola (vice-captain) – centre / wing attack (Dubai English Speaking College)
Isabel Affley – goalkeeper / goal defence (Dubai English Speaking College)
Jemma Eley – goal attack / wing attack (Dubai College)
Alana Farrell-Morton – centre / wing / defence / wing attack (Nord Anglia International School)
Molly Fuller – goal attack / wing attack (Dubai College)
Caitlin Gowdy – goal defence / wing defence (Dubai English Speaking College)
Noorulain Hussain – goal defence / wing defence (Dubai College)
Zahra Hussain-Gillani – goal defence / goalkeeper (British School Al Khubairat)
Claire Janssen – goal shooter / goal attack (Jumeriah English Speaking School)
Eliza Petricola – wing attack / centre (Dubai English Speaking College)
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Founders: Ines Mena, Claudia Ribas, Simona Agolini, Nourhan Hassan and Therese Hundt
Date started: January 2017, app launched November 2017
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Private/Retail/Leisure
Number of Employees: 18 employees, including full-time and flexible workers
Funding stage and size: Seed round completed Q4 2019 - $1m raised
Funders: Oman Technology Fund, 500 Startups, Vision Ventures, Seedstars, Mindshift Capital, Delta Partners Ventures, with support from the OQAL Angel Investor Network and UAE Business Angels
Emergency
Director: Kangana Ranaut
Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry
Rating: 2/5
