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Pentagon chief in Abu Dhabi with focus on Iran

Posted on March 12, 2010

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…

StanChart restricts trading on Dubai World instruments

Posted on March 11, 2010

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…

Dubai Awards $852 Million Contracts for Infrastructure Projects

Posted on March 10, 2010

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…

Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list

Posted on March 8, 2010

Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list Leading money winners on the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday (British unless stated): Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Dubai may herald end of an era in espionage

Posted on March 5, 2010

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…

60% Of Abu Dhabi’s Tourists New To Emirate

Posted on March 4, 2010

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…

Australia police head to Israel over Dubai slaying

Posted on March 2, 2010

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…