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ETA Star plans $1bn Muscat project

ETA Star plans $1bn Muscat project

Real Estate
Dubai firm in joint venture with local firm to build residential, office and retail development.

Hopes fade in Egypt rockside disaster
Culture & Society
Massive rockside north of Cairo leaves at least 31 dead and 47 injured with many still buried under rubble.

Only 2% think Gulf schools are on par with world's best
Education
Arabian Business poll results reveal widespread dismay of parents.

OPEC set to rein in supply, wants high prices
Energy
Calls from members to curb output grow louder as price threatens to drop below $100.


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Think before you build
Dubai contractors, developers and designers seem to have forgotten the basics in building stuff. That would be infrastructure.

Rob Wagner  

Abu Dhabi steps out of the shadows
Trying to find a Man City shirt for our cover shoot took longer than Abu Dhabi spent buying the club.

Sean Cronin

more » MIDDLE EAST MARKETS DATA

DFM

Last Price:

4,519.99

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8 Sep 2008 07:36 GMT
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    3 September 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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SPOT POLL

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BUSINESS FEATURES

Watch out! Scaffolding ahead

Scaffolding is a very common construction component, one that should never be taken for granted.

Getting down to business

The Bay Square project has shrugged off obstacles such as interference from infrastructure work and rising costs.

Investing in turmoil

Regional stock exchanges have had a tumultuous year making it difficult for investors to find value.

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BUSINESS INTERVIEWS

Low-cost king

At just 28 years-old Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou set up his own airline. Today he runs 17 different companies.

Frosty facilities

Jeff Roberts sits down with GeenWave Capital's managing director of sales, Saahil Mehta.

Future shock

“Pink is my super optimistic white”: Monika Grzesik takes a look inside the design world of Karim Rashid.

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