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16 May 2012 Updated at 6:08 PM UAE
Prince Alwaleed with News Corp's Rupert Murdoch.
News Corp ups stake in Alwaleed's Rotana
Rupert Murdoch's media empire increases stake in Saudi-based company to 18.97%
Du Arena gets revamp for Madonna gigs
Organisers say Queen of Pop will perform on 'all new stage'; biggest built in Middle East
Dubai's dnata acquires travel market caterer
Air services provider inks deal to take majority stake in En Route International
Singapore Air to scrap Abu Dhabi service
Asia's second-largest carrier is also halting its service to Greek capital Athens
Mancini urges Abu Dhabi to splash cash
Manager of newly crowned champions Manchester City in UAE for talks with owners
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English football club Manchester City have claimed the Premier League title following a spending spree of almost US$1bn by the team's Abu Dhabi-based owners over the last four years. Was the investment a worthwhile one?
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Emirates Airline - no sale, no IPO, no buyout
After 27 years, Emirates has over 170 aircraft and flies to more than 120 destinations in over 70 countries. The real question is what next?
2Willie’s words show the game has changed
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The South Korean government has passed a law introducing a national carbon trading scheme by 2015
We are the silver mob
Small-time punters like me, buying and selling silver bars which are generally stored under our beds, now appear to be driving the market
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Companies need to engage their customers more in order to grow their brand
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Emirati driver racks up US$12,000 in fines in 5 minutes
The naivete of some people surprises me. Check out a prominent paper (tabloid rather)'s headline today, a motorist was promised to have her fine erased... more
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:20 AM - Dave -
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Brits must respect UAE culture more - diplomat
This article simply demonstrates the British Govt. trying to keep its citizens culturally aware and educating them to be responsible. There are good and... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 5:41 PM - London Person -
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Silver: the greatest investment of this decade
GREAT article, very well throughout and many interesting facts covered here. I have learnt a lot! One thing I would like to add is – silver is an industrial... more
Sunday, 13 May 2012 11:30 AM - Sammy -
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Emirates in new push for German landing slots
Emirates will get its way on this. Think of all those German jobs at Airbus dependent on Emorates huge A380 orders. The legacy carriers are scared and... more
Monday, 14 May 2012 2:24 PM - Richard -
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Abu Dhabi's Man City wins Premier League title
As someone else said on this site on some other similar article.......
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 4:29 PM - Vincent
Well paid Manchester City....Well paid! more
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Dubai gov't forced to push back expat housing fee plan
I think it's great that Dubai has pushed back the housing fee. I've been living in my own Villa for 12 months now and haven't had to pay it. I'm glad others... more
Tuesday, 1 May 2012 8:34 AM - Yusef -
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“Let's forget about 2008,” urges Nakheel chairman
HOW CAN WE FORGET 2008, WHY DID YOU NOT FORGET TO PAY ALL YOUR STAFF BONUSES LIKE YOU HAVE DONE ON THE PAST TWO OCCASIONS , YET YOU CANT COMPENSATE OR... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 4:51 PM - MOOSA -
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Selling Emirates Airline could “make sense” – vice chairman
The words one should read and think about are "it COULD make sense to sell Emirates in the future". Sir Flanagan does not say it does make sense at this... more
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Emirati driver racks up US$12,000 in fines in 5 minutes
The naivete of some people surprises me. Check out a prominent paper (tabloid rather)'s headline today, a motorist was promised to have her fine erased... more
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EXCLUSIVE: RERA boss slams Nakheel car park lock out
NEVER BUY PROPERTY IN ARAB COUNTRIES !!! more
Sunday, 6 May 2012 6:37 PM - Rene
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Brits must respect UAE culture more - diplomat
This article simply demonstrates the British Govt. trying to keep its citizens culturally aware and educating them to be responsible. There are good and... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 5:41 PM - London PersonExpat workers in KSA to get more rights - ministry
We are grateful to the Saudi government for the law they are going to implement from end of this year (it means Arabic New Year is from 16th November 2012... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 1:32 PM - Shafiqur RahmanQatar has world's worst eco record - WWF
As a Canadian expat working for the Qatar State Oil Company I am very disappointed and frustrated in the apathy towards conservation and sustainability... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 4:09 PM - Frustrated in QatarDubai villa rents post first rise since 2008-09
The only issue is that as villa prices rise, there are many people who have wanted to sell up for a long time, who will put their property on the market... more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 1:01 PM - Red SnappaDisputed Gulf islands belong to UAE - poll
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 5:39 PM - Samirhttp://research.mena.yougov.com/en/news/2012/05/14/disputed-islands-rightfully-belong-uae-say-arabs/
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