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Cape Girardeau travel agent gets calls on travel to Mexico

Cape Girardeau travel agent gets calls on travel to Mexico
Most travel agencies in the Heartland and across the country are getting plenty of calls lately about Mexico.

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Travel Agent Says Mexico Safe For Spring Break

Travel Agent Says Mexico Safe For Spring Break
A local travel agent says Mexico is safe for spring break travelers.

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Abu Dhabi named as stopover port for next Volvo Ocean Race

Abu Dhabi named as stopover port for next Volvo Ocean Race
Abu Dhabi has won the rights to a host a stopover in the next Volvo Ocean Race marking another historic first for the round the world yacht race.

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Pentagon chief in Abu Dhabi with focus on Iran

Pentagon chief in Abu Dhabi with focus on Iran
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Washington sought support from oil-rich Gulf allies to build pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme.

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StanChart restricts trading on Dubai World instruments

StanChart restricts trading on Dubai World instruments
DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered on Wednesday put restrictions on internal trading of indebted conglomerate Dubai World’s [DBWLD.UL ] instruments ahead of an expected restructuring proposal, bankers said.

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Dubai Awards $852 Million Contracts for Infrastructure Projects

Dubai Awards $852 Million Contracts for Infrastructure Projects
March 10 (Bloomberg) — Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, the government-run utility, today awarded contracts worth 3.13 billion dirhams ($852 million) for infrastructure projects in the emirate.

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Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list

Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list
Leading money winners on the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday (British unless stated):

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Dubai plans more green lungs

Dubai plans more green lungs
Dubai plans more green lungs

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Dubai may herald end of an era in espionage

Dubai may herald end of an era in espionage
JERUSALEM: The killing of a Hamas operative in Dubai may signal the end of an era: the moment when technology finally caught up with the cloak-and-dagger world of disguised assassins and fake passports.

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60% Of Abu Dhabi’s Tourists New To Emirate

60% Of Abu Dhabi’s Tourists New To Emirate
ABU DHABI – Some 60% of international visitor arrivals in Abu Dhabi are guests making their first trip to the emirate, according to an Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) survey, and 87% would consider returning.

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Hamas assassination: Dubai ban on Israeli dual citizens ups pressure

Hamas assassination: Dubai ban on Israeli dual citizens ups pressure
The decision in Dubai to ban Israeli dual citizens is part of a calculated campaign to provoke and pressure Israel following the Hamas assassination in January.

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Australia police head to Israel over Dubai slaying

Australia police head to Israel over Dubai slaying
Australian police and passport officials are being dispatched to Israel to meet with three dual Australian-Israeli nationals whose passports were used in the slaying of a top Hamas operative in Dubai, a spokeswoman for Australia’s department of foreign affairs said Tuesday.

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Students attending Abu Dhabi Book Fair to get cash grant

Students attending Abu Dhabi Book Fair to get cash grant
ABU DHABI — General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, ordered today a cash grant of Dhs 4 million for children, youth and school and university students attending Abu Dhabi International Book Fair which kicks off tomorrow .

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Megayacht Industry Tips Abu Dhabi Yacht Show For ‘Big Three’ Ranking

Megayacht Industry Tips Abu Dhabi Yacht Show For ‘Big Three’ Ranking The world’s biggest megayacht industry players are tipping Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS), the Middle East’s only show dedicated to super and megayachts, as the next big thing after sector-leading Monaco and Fort Lauderdale events with high potential for builders and brokers of vessels over 80m. Read more on Zawya

Abu Dhabi plans more marinas to boost leisure tourism

Abu Dhabi plans more marinas to boost leisure tourism Abu Dhabi plans more marinas to boost leisure tourism Read more on MENAFN