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Burj Dubai gets bigger, but how?
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Jumeirah to operate 30 hotels by 2013-end
Nov 20, 2009 at 18:34
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Dubai-owned luxury hotel operator still aims to manage 60 hotels by 2012, targets new regions for growth.
Jumeirah Group bullish on hotel target
Jumeirah in talks over 40 new hotel contracts
World Economic Forum
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UAE to set up federal tourism agency
Nov 12, 2009 at 08:12
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National Council of Tourism and Antiquities will promote, regulate country's hospitality sector - paper.
Dubai tourism bruised as revenues drop 15 pct
One in three to spend summer holidays in UAE
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QE2's final destination still undecided
Nov 10, 2009 at 08:45
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Nakheel says mulling options for luxury ship, 70 pct of construction on Palm Jumeirah complete -paper.
QE2 to sail for Cape Town, Nakheel confirms
Dubai World to berth QE2 in South Africa
QE2
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Qatar eyes 3-4 mln tourist arrivals per year
Nov 16, 2009 at 08:51
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BRIEF: Tourism authority seeks to attract 5 pct of transit passengers using Doha International Airport -paper.
Qatar may tap debt markets to boost tourism
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Iraq touts for tourists at London fair
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Qatar may tap debt markets to boost tourism
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World's tallest hotel to open in Dubai in Dec
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Saudi's KHI sees Q3 revPAR down 9 pct
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Record for most expensive Arab art smashed
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Mideast hotels' suffering eases in Sept
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Dubai auction sets highest price for Arab art
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Iran, UK rift over ancient artefact
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Barack Obama
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Manny Pacquiao
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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Thaksin Shinawatra
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Politics
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Transportation
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Football
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Economy
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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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EADS
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Dubai Airshow
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2010 World Cup Qualifiers
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Iran Nuclear Programme
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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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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48
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United Kingdom
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Qatar
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Algeria national football team
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Bahrain national football team
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Egypt national football team
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Egyptl national football team
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Sri Lanka national cricket team
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Trouble in paradise
Thailand instability continues to hurt the country’s tourism, a vital industry that makes up 5 pct of GDP.
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Jumeirah to operate 30 hotels by 2013-end
Nov 20, 2009 at 18:34
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Dubai-owned luxury hotel operator still aims to manage 60 hotels by 2012, targets new regions for growth.
Jumeirah Group bullish on hotel target
Jumeirah in talks over 40 new hotel contracts
World Economic Forum
QE2's final destination still undecided
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World's tallest hotel to open in Dubai in Dec
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Saudi's KHI sees Q3 revPAR down 9 pct
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Mideast hotels' suffering eases in Sept
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Saudi Hotels profit down 57 pct
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Qatar eyes 3-4 mln tourist arrivals per year
Nov 16, 2009 at 08:51
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BRIEF: Tourism authority seeks to attract 5 pct of transit passengers using Doha International Airport -paper.
Qatar may tap debt markets to boost tourism
UAE to set up federal tourism agency
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Iraq touts for tourists at London fair
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Qatar may tap debt markets to boost tourism
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Egypt's tourism revenue dips
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Mideast tourist numbers fall 13 pct
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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
Dubai auction sets highest price for Arab art
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Iran, UK rift over ancient artefact
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France to return stolen relics to Egypt
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Split with Louvre not linked to UNSECO -Egypt
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Egypt cuts ties with France's Louvre Museum
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Sector Stock Watch
Jordan Projects for Tourism Development
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Zara Investment Holding
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1.45%
Hotels
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Abu Dhabi National Hotels
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IFA Hotels and Restores Company
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Amman
2,573.37
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Muscat
6,385.23
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Dubai
2,129.75
-0.81%
Abu Dhabi
2,924.56
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Kuwait
6,754.30
0.73%
Doha
7,183.76
0.79%
Bahrain
1,443.35
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Palestine
498.17
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Egypt
6,195.00
-1.18%
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
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Arabian Travel Market opens
Dubai hosts the travel expo amid a financial downturn that has seen the sector suffer as consumers cut back on tourism.
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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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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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