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Burj Dubai gets bigger, but how?
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UAE economy 'humming again', prospects bright
Nov 20, 2009 at 17:14
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Dubai Crown Prince tells world leaders economy 'humming again' in 2009 compared to most int'l growth rates.
Dubai to see 5 pct growth in '09 -Alabbar
Tamweel, Amlak merger seen in Q1 2010
Burj Dubai to drive Dubai real estate prices
Jumeirah to operate 30 hotels by 2013-end
IMF's Lipsky sees sluggish economic recovery
Gulf import demand to brace Europe, N.America
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Saudi says dumping dollar a 'non-starter'
Nov 20, 2009 at 09:29
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Kingdom's top official says riyal's peg to dollar serves country very well, see no reasons to change it.
Dropping dollar peg 'not for us' -UAE
Oman cbank says sticks to U.S. dollar peg
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Qatar's $7 bln bond may trigger debt issues
Nov 19, 2009 at 14:21
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Sovereign bonds to open further debt issuance as need for capital rises due to tight lending in Arab state.
Qatar to sell 3-part global bond this week
Qatar sells $7 bln foreign bond issue
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Bahrain's inflation remains flat for Oct
Nov 19, 2009 at 15:34
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Gulf state's consumer price index remains almost unchanged at 110.5 points in Oct compared to month earlier.
Bahrain inflation rate up slightly in Sept.
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Saudi reiterates loyalty to dollar
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Qatar's new tax law to boost investment
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GCC hints at ditching dollar peg
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Oman GDP drops 28 pct in Q2
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Abu Dhabi inflation hits record low
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Qatar tax law for corporates not individuals
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Jordan's debt rises 10 pct to $13 bln in '09
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Bahrain to ratify single currency next week
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Barack Obama
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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Manny Pacquiao
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Airbus
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Boeing Co
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Saad Group
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Dubai Airshow
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2010 World Cup Qualifiers
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Iran Nuclear Programme
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Q3 Results
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Qatar
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Algeria national football team
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Egypt national football team
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Sri Lanka national cricket team
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Egyptl national football team
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India national cricket team
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VIDEO: Dubai credit crunch, one year on
Dubai real estate bares brunt of recession, with sinking property prices, impact is felt across economy.
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Oman cbank says sticks to U.S. dollar peg
Nov 20, 2009 at 15:39
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Peg issue gains momentum again as dollar retreats and oil prices recover, helping economies in the Gulf.
Saudi says dumping dollar a 'non-starter'
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Qatar's $7 bln bond may trigger debt issues
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Qatar's new tax law to boost investment
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Saudi reiterates loyalty to dollar
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Qatar tax law for corporates not individuals
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Latest from Economic Growth
UAE economy 'humming again', prospects bright
Nov 20, 2009 at 17:14
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Dubai Crown Prince tells world leaders economy 'humming again' in 2009 compared to most int'l growth rates.
Dubai to see 5 pct growth in '09 -Alabbar
Tamweel, Amlak merger seen in Q1 2010
Burj Dubai to drive Dubai real estate prices
Gulf import demand to brace Europe, N.America
IMF's Lipsky sees sluggish economic recovery
Jumeirah to operate 30 hotels by 2013-end
World Economic Forum
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Gulf Economic Outlook
Dropping dollar peg 'not for us' -UAE
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IMF's Lipsky sees sluggish economic recovery
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Dubai to see 5 pct growth in '09 -Alabbar
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Oman GDP drops 28 pct in Q2
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Jordan's debt rises 10 pct to $13 bln in '09
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Latest from Investment
EU lifts aid freeze on Bulgaria
Nov 18, 2009 at 15:52
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European Commission annuls suspension of millions of euros in aid after Sofia improved management of funds.
Qatar to invest up to $2 bln in Georgia
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UAE set to ease foreign ownership in 2010
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Abu Dhabi sees soaring FDI, non-oil exports
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Salalah to lure $6 bln in investments
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UAE closer to grant 100 pct foreign ownership
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Latest from Inflation
Bahrain's inflation remains flat for Oct
Nov 19, 2009 at 15:34
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Gulf state's consumer price index remains almost unchanged at 110.5 points in Oct compared to month earlier.
Bahrain inflation rate up slightly in Sept.
Bahrain's inflation remains flat for Oct
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Abu Dhabi inflation hits record low
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Saudi annual inflation slows to 3.5 pct -CDSI
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Saudi inflation seen at 5.1 pct in '09
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Saudi cbank mixed on Q4 inflation forecast
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Dubai
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Abu Dhabi
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Kuwait
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Doha
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Bahrain
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Zain, Agility drag Kuwait index downward
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Rising from the sand
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DP World interested in Sierra Leone port deal
Nov 19, 2009 at 03:43
DP World has expressed interest in investing in Sierra Leone's port privatization, African nation says.
First Gulf's bond gets over $1bln in orders
Kuwaiti firm charged with defrauding U.S.
Plane makers see massive ME growth potential
Iran oil revenue fund sees $23.3 bln in '06
China touts L15 jet in Middle East
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Yahoo! to ramp global spending, hiring -Yang
11/19/2009 3:28:43 PM
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It is great to see (and read and hear) Yahoo! back on its feet, dusted off and taking a leadership role in the digital communications sector. I've been using Yahoo! for so long that my...
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Dubai house prices to drop further -UBS
11/19/2009 1:46:08 PM
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What sort of report is this by UBS? Emaar is already trading at 4.5 dirhams and the report is giving a price estimate upwards to 3.2 dhs. It it upward projection or downward?
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Saudi reiterates loyalty to dollar
11/19/2009 7:09:37 AM
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The cost of borrowing US dollars between banks fell below the yen rate for the first time in more than 16 years because Federal Reserve officials announced they will keep interest rates low...
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30,000 Kuwaitis paid, but never go to work
11/15/2009 1:29:13 PM
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This is normal occurrences even here in KSA
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Emal eyes quick economic recovery
11/15/2009 1:27:56 PM
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I am greatly encouraged to read that Duncan Hedditch, Emirates Aluminium's chief executive, is keeping a sharp focus on costs, from design-build, energy supply and financing perspectives....
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Agility says awards blocked over U.S. charge
11/17/2009 12:09:00 PM
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There is very little clean about defence related logistics and supplies deals, anywhere in the world. Kuwait would be no exception. So what else is new. Probably some General/Middleman was...
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 07:17
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Mr. Observer, Unfortunately, your hopes that the govt looking into this issue is like hoping for snow to fall in Dubai in July. It just would not happen simply because the people that...
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Dubai's ruler tells doubters to 'shut up'
Nov 09, 2009 at 18:26
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Right on the dot Stephen... Only the buildings are modern but everything underlying it is primitive... Plus all the perpetual spin about things being gung ho while lives are...
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Saudi king waives lashes for female journo
Oct 26, 2009 at 21:42
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There certainly should be limitations to freedom of speech. But why are we attacking the US like it's such an imperfect place and everyone who lives there are idiots? I know a lot of...
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When TV means ‘total vanity’
Nov 16, 2009 at 16:07
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It’s time rich Mideast investors stop viewing TV channels as mere trophies, argues Ben Flanagan.
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Egypt, the land of the rising son?
Nov 15, 2009 at 13:37
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Will Egypt maintain democracy, or passively accept 'presidential inheritance' asks Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi...
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Fort Hood, Islam and right-wing TV
Nov 09, 2009 at 14:15
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Foxs’ coverage of the U.S. massacre is yet another example of how Islam is misrepresented argues Ben Flanagan.
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