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Burj Dubai gets bigger, but how?
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Berlin warns Emirates to raise prices
Nov 20, 2009 at 17:21
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German govt tells Dubai airline not to practice 'unauthorised price leadership' on business class fares.
Emirates eyes IPO 'within 2-3 yrs'
Emirates in talks with Boeing, Airbus
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Agility says suspended, not banned from U.S.
Nov 18, 2009 at 08:37
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Kuwaiti firm indicted of fraud says new U.S. contracts "temporarily suspended", existing deals not affected.
Agility says awards blocked over U.S. charge
Agility shares slump on U.S. charges
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DP World interested in Sierra Leone port deal
Nov 18, 2009 at 21:43
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DP World has expressed interest in investing in Sierra Leone's port privatization, African nation says.
DP World sees tough Q4 on falling volumes
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Delayed takeoff for Dubai Airshow
Nov 17, 2009 at 19:46
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WRAPUP: Aircraft orders belatedly trickle in, but deals still pale in significance to $150 bln at last show.
Airbus trounces Boeing at Dubai Airshow
DAE Capital eyes to double profit in 2010
FlyDubai CEO says 'breakeven' in few years
GALLERY: How the other half fly
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Boeing seals Algeria deals worth $891 mln
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Honeywell eyes $500 mln Mideast deals in 2010
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5,000 lorries stuck at Saudi border
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Plane makers see massive ME growth potential
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Qship to buy ships in '10; merger on track
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Yemenia, Airbus friends again with plane deal
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Plane makers play down delays, talk up market
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Egypt train crash trial to begin Monday
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Barack Obama
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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Manny Pacquiao
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Football
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Airbus
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Boeing Co
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Saad Group
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Ahmad Hamad Al-Gosaibi and Brothers Co
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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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UAE
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United States
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Saudi Arabia
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United Kingdom
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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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Videos
ROUGH CUT: Sharjah plane crash
Video showing aftermath of Sudanese cargo plane crash in which all six crew members were killed.
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Berlin warns Emirates to raise prices
Nov 20, 2009 at 17:21
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German govt tells Dubai airline not to practice 'unauthorised price leadership' on business class fares.
Emirates eyes IPO 'within 2-3 yrs'
Emirates in talks with Boeing, Airbus
Airbus trounces Boeing at Dubai Airshow
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DAE Capital eyes to double profit in 2010
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FlyDubai CEO says 'breakeven' in few years
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Delayed takeoff for Dubai Airshow
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Airbus warns against more budget airlines
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Latest from Rail
Egypt train crash trial to begin Monday
Nov 15, 2009 at 09:40
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Eight rail workers will go on trial over deadly train collision in which 18 people died and 17 injured -paper.
ROUGH CUT: Egypt train crash
Egypt train crash kills 18, buffalo on track
Egypt minister quits over deadly train crash
Egypt crash train driver had hashish in blood
GALLERY: Egypt train carnage
Egypt Train Crash
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Abu Dhabi transport overhaul to cost $68 bln
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Construction begins on Riyadh metro
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60 pct of Dubai residents have not used Metro
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Buffett buys Burlington rail in biggest deal
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Metro's Green Line to open 10/10/10 -sources
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Latest from Shipping
DP World interested in Sierra Leone port deal
Nov 18, 2009 at 21:43
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DP World has expressed interest in investing in Sierra Leone's port privatization, African nation says.
DP World sees tough Q4 on falling volumes
Qship to buy ships in '10; merger on track
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Somali pirates hijack two more ships
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Suez Canal revenue dips 14.7 pct
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Bahrain port workers call off protest
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Hundreds of port workers threaten protest
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Latest from Logistics
Agility says suspended, not banned from U.S.
Nov 18, 2009 at 08:37
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Kuwaiti firm indicted of fraud says new U.S. contracts "temporarily suspended", existing deals not affected.
Agility says awards blocked over U.S. charge
Agility shares slump on U.S. charges
Agility says suspended, not banned from U.S
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Agility says awards blocked over U.S. charge
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5,000 lorries stuck at Saudi border
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Kuwaiti firm charged with defrauding U.S
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Kuwait's Agility Q3 net profit up 15 pct
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Muscat
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Dubai
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-0.81%
Abu Dhabi
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-0.85%
Kuwait
6,754.30
0.73%
Doha
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0.79%
Bahrain
1,443.35
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Palestine
498.17
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Egypt
6,195.00
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Share prices are updated with a 15-minute delay. Data is not intended for trading purposes.
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Zain, Agility drag Kuwait index downward
Photo Stories
GALLERY: Sneak peek inside A380
By appointment only, VIP guests at Dubai Airshow were given a rare view of the inside of the A380 test craft.
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Burj Dubai to drive Dubai real estate prices
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Burj Dubai gets bigger, but how?
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GALLERY: From cargo to luxury
GALLERY: The only way is up
GALLERY: How the other half fly
Burj Dubai gets bigger, but how?
Yahoo! to ramp global spending, hiring -Yang
Dubai house prices to drop further -UBS
Agility says suspended, not banned from U.S.
Gosaibi offering pennies on dollar to settle
Agility says suspended, not banned from U.S.
Dubai house prices to drop further -UBS
Yahoo! to ramp global spending, hiring -Yang
Intel Capital invests in UAE's NeuString
Gosaibi offering pennies on dollar to settle
Essential Reading
Business
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DP World interested in Sierra Leone port deal
Nov 18, 2009 at 21:43
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
Discussion Forum
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Yahoo! to ramp global spending, hiring -Yang
11/19/2009 9:28:43 AM
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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 7:46:08 AM
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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 1:09:37 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 7:29:13 AM
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This is normal occurrences even here in KSA
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Emal eyes quick economic recovery
11/15/2009 7:27:56 AM
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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 6:09:00 AM
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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 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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Opinion & Analysis
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When TV means ‘total vanity’
Nov 16, 2009 at 10:07
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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 07:37
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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 08:15
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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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