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Military assault on Dubai Airshow
Nov 12, 2009 at 09:19
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PREVIEW: Fighter jet orders to compensate for drop in commercial aircraft demand as credit crunch looms.
Mideast airlines must spend $243 bln to '28
Dubai Airshow exhibitors climb 10 pct
Emirates facing 'short' A380 delay -chairman
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Half of GCC firms outsource to India, Egypt
Oct 19, 2009 at 13:44
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YouGov survey says 43 pct outsourcing contracts in region based on need to cut, control operating costs.
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Cheap labour holds back Mideast IT drive
Oct 19, 2009 at 12:42
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A.T. Kearney says companies opt for sheer numbers over large capital projects to drive business growth.
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Credit-starved IT firms urge banks to lend
Oct 19, 2009 at 08:22
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Vendors face liquidity challenge, say banks must resume lending to see recovery in Middle East IT spending.
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Gitex greeted with quiet optimism
Oct 18, 2009 at 22:43
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WRAPUP: Exhibitors, analysts see light at end of dark tunnel that has come to represent tech industry in '09.
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Gitex resilient amid tech downturn
Oct 15, 2009 at 10:40
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PREVIEW: Expo sees only slight dip in exhibitors despite stagnant Mideast IT spend, tech marketing cutbacks.
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Cityscape ends with no deals, few visitors
Oct 08, 2009 at 13:14
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Organisers say visitors present had no serious investment plans, numbers fall 50 pct to 38,000 from year ago.
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Cityscape loses its mojo
Oct 05, 2009 at 18:21
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Razzle dazzle of yesteryears fades with no new projects launched and a steep slump in attendance.
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Industry puts on brave face for Cityscape
Oct 04, 2009 at 23:55
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Cityscape opens its doors to very different economic reality than in previous years with industry in crisis.
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Cityscape Dubai to see fewer project launches
Sep 29, 2009 at 14:51
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PREVIEW: Developers to discuss past, changes needed to secure future during Dubai's top property exhibition.
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Two-thirds to give Cityscape miss -poll
Sep 29, 2009 at 11:04
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Collapse of Dubai's real estate market putting people off going to what was once a must on industry calendar.
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Cityscape attendance tanks
Sep 23, 2009 at 15:42
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UPDATE 4: Exhibitor numbers at flagship property expo look to be down as much as 85 pct -official figures.
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Emaar, Nakheel u-turn on Cityscape pullout
Sep 19, 2009 at 17:02
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Dubai's two flagship developers announce participation in expo just days after stunning industry will pullout.
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Top Dubai developers give Cityscape a miss
Sep 17, 2009 at 17:37
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UPDATE 2: Emaar, Nakheel to not participate in flagship property exhibition, to focus on finishing projects.
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Yahoo! buy shows Arab Inc attractive target
Aug 27, 2009 at 17:08
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Maktoob acquisition 'ultimate success story in a region long used to failure', Mideast business leader says.
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New men's magazine to launch in UAE
Aug 20, 2009 at 15:54
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ITP to launch Esquire's 1st UAE edition Nov with 15,000 copies, months after closing 9 titles in country.
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UK builders chase $331 mln unpaid Dubai bills
11/25/2009 1:10:16 AM
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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
11/25/2009 1:09:09 AM
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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 6:45:53 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 8:14:00 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 11:51:23 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 10:20:29 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 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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