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Record for most expensive Arab art smashed
Oct 27, 2009 at 23:12
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Double calligraphy by Egyptian artist Ahmed Mustafa becomes most expensive sale by Arab artist at $662,500.
Dubai auction sets highest price for Arab art
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Dubai auction sets highest price for Arab art
Oct 25, 2009 at 22:34
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Calligraphy by Egyptian artist Ahmed Mustafa priced between $600,000 to $800,000 by Christie's.
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Iran, UK rift over ancient artefact
Oct 12, 2009 at 23:09
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Tehran accuses British Museum of breaking promise to loan artefact, says reason recent post-election unrest.
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France to return stolen relics to Egypt
Oct 10, 2009 at 10:51
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Cario's antiquities chief said country will restore ties with Louvre once France has fulfilled pledge.
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Split with Louvre not linked to UNSECO -Egypt
Oct 09, 2009 at 12:31
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Split has nothing to do with Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni failing to secure UNESCO's top job.
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Egypt cuts ties with France's Louvre Museum
Oct 08, 2009 at 00:05
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Egypt severs all cooperation with France's Louvre Museum until it secures return of 'stolen' Pharaonic relics.
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Mideast art prices down 50 pct in slump
Oct 07, 2009 at 22:19
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Emergent Middle East art market, once crucial for international auction houses, among hardest hit globally.
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World's top builders eye UAE's Guggenheim
Sep 04, 2009 at 12:53
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UK, South African, Australian bids to compete with UAE builders for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi contract.
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Jumeirah triggers Thailand, China expansion
Aug 20, 2009 at 07:48
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Dubai-based luxury hospitality operator says group will sign new hotels, resorts contract in Bangkok, Beijing.
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New hotels rise in Riyadh despite downturn
Aug 06, 2009 at 09:55
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Hotels help serve business travellers visiting Saudi capital, which has some of world's highest room rates.
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Sharjah H1 hotel occupancy falls to 64 pct
Aug 05, 2009 at 16:47
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Number of hotel guests staying at emirate's hotels drops to 671,662 from 761,495 in first half of 2008.
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Squabbling undermines UAE Venice art showing
Jun 20, 2009 at 03:00
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UAE's first outing at the Venice Biennale marked by bickering over space, and competition between two stands.
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Six Flags bankruptcy won't halt Dubai park
Jun 15, 2009 at 03:00
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UPDATE 1: U.S. theme park giant Six Flags filing of bankruptcy will not delay Gulf project, partner says.
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Egypt pushes Germany on stolen Nefertiti bust
Jun 14, 2009 at 03:00
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Egypt vows to provide evidence 3,400-year-old bust of Queen was taken illegally, antiquities chief says.
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Dubai to build arts and fashion districts
Jun 10, 2009 at 19:38
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Dubai Culture and Arts Authority announces plans to create fashion hub area and arts neighbourhood.
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Jumeirah turns corner and looks to expand
Jun 09, 2009 at 03:00
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Jumeirah expects to unlock recruitment freeze by year-end with new property openings in '10, exec says.
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Aabar Investments inks $1.62 bln loan deal
Nov 25, 2009 at 07:44
Abu Dhabi's investment firm enters six-month club loan deal with lenders, to use money for corporate purpose.
Mideast hotel revenue, occupancy falls in Oct
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UAE ranked world's top investor in Iraq
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UK builders chase $331 mln unpaid Dubai bills
11/24/2009 7:10:16 PM
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What about the Irish investors that have bought off plan as far back as 2006? We have over half our units paid for and work has not even started yet and they will not tell us if it is ever...
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Dubai in image makeover with exec shake-up
11/24/2009 7:09:09 PM
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It is about time that Sheikh Mohammed got rid of the egomaniacs that ran these companies. Having worked for Emaar, I can attest to the incompetence, inexperience, cronyism, nepotism and...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 12:45:53 PM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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UAE economy 'humming again', prospects bright
11/20/2009 2:14:00 PM
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Very True, these Arabs must come out of their air filled illusions like Dubai's economy, and realize the fact that Dubai still has not touched the bottom, nor UAE ever had a stable econmy it...
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Emirates NBD replaces board member Al Futtaim
11/22/2009 5:51:23 PM
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High time boards in the region took action against lazy and irresponsible directors who collect board seats like trophies for the inside information they can glean from the position. Many...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 4:20:29 AM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 01:17
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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 12:26
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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 16:42
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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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