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Saudi floods kill at least 13 on first day of hajj

Saudi floods kill at least 13 on first day of hajj

Culture & Society
Thousands of pilgrims stranded in Jeddah as waters force closure of motorway to Makkah.

  1. IN PICS: Hajj pilgrims gather in Makkah
  2. IN PICS: Saudi military steps up hajj security

Daman gets tough on healthcare fraudsters
Healthcare
Insurer plans to double size of investigating team after recovering $1.6m in false claims.

NASDAQ Dubai chairman resigns
Financial Markets
Soul Ba'alawy also steps down from NASDAQ OMX Group board to focus on leading Dubai Group.

Dubai firm allays fears over future of $316m Indian IT city
Construction & Industry
TECOM unit still committed to building mega project amid Kerala gov't concerns.

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A template for success
Sulaiman Al Fahim on why he thinks Dubai is still the city that others aspire to be.

 Sulaiman Al Fahim  

Why I h8 junk txts
Joanne Bladd explains why she's taking a stand against telco companies.

 Joanne Bladd

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Power play

Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.

Battered, but still fabulous

Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.


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Banking & Finance

  1. Deal sought on Dubai World, Nakheel debts

Construction & Industry

  1. Abu Dhabi limits construction to avoid housing glut

Culture & Society

  1. First UAE arthouse cinema opens in Dubai Mall

Education

  1. Mubadala completes $1bn financing for uni project

Energy

  1. Ducab starts work on new $136m factory

Healthcare

  1. UAE schools to join fight against childhood obesity

Islamic Finance

  1. Islamic banks should target female market - report

Media & Marketing

  1. Al Jazeera wins TV rights for 2010 World Cup

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. Dubai raises further $5bn in bond sale

Real Estate

  1. UAE real estate market has now hit bottom - analysts

Retail

  1. Jeweller closures ‘inevitable’ as gold demand slumps

Sport

  1. Al Jazeera wins TV rights for 2010 World Cup

Technology

  1. Batelco fined $13.3m by Bahrain telecom watchdog

Transportation

  1. Shipping slump stops Bahrain's new port signing main liner

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Saudi, Dubai flights hit by toilet malfunction

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Morocco's red tape turns Gulf investors away

Morroco still remains a marginal market for investors due to poor infrastructure, poor legal framework & excessive red tape.

Switching it up

Saudi is almost certain to adopt the DME's Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract as its benchmark. The main question is when, not if.


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  5. Arab youth SMEs turn to family finance
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