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		<title>Burka Barbie to be auctioned</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1099-burka-barbie-to-be-auctioned</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Barbie doll wearing a burka is to be auctioned in Italy to raise money for a UK children&#8217;s charity, according to a report in the Daily Mail newspaper.
The doll, wearing traditional Islamic dress, went on show along with 500 other Barbies at the Salone Dei Cinquecento in Florence.
Burka Barbie, as she is known, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi&#8217;s Mobily offers pilgrims free WiFi</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1097-saudis-mobily-offers-pilgrims-free-wifi</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hajj]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mobily]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WiFi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabian telecom firm Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced on Sunday it has launched a free WiFi service covering Makkah&#8217;s holy sites for pilgrims.
The free service is available to pilgrims and members of the public during this year&#8217;s hajj to help families keep in touch online, the firm said in a statement.
It is the second time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai air show roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1092-dubai-air-show-roundup</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1092-dubai-air-show-roundup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dubai]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dubai air show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the final day of Dubai&#8217;s top aviation exhibition, credited with being a good barometer of the industry and the best place to buy a Boeing or Airbus. This week we&#8217;ve seen some breathtaking displays and heard about some mega deals being signed.
For the best news and pictures from the show, click on the links [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai&#8217;s dancing robot</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1077-dubais-dancing-robot</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1077-dubais-dancing-robot#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gitex]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Titan the Robot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We’re digging the robots at this year’s Gitex, so here’s some pics of another one for you.




This is Titan the Robot, who has been impressing visitors to the technology show with his dance moves.
 
Apparently the eight foot high animatronic robot can also talk, sing, and even cry.



 
“Nobody at will have seen anything like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s first Arabic-speaking robot</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1069-the-worlds-first-arabic-speaking-robot</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1069-the-worlds-first-arabic-speaking-robot#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arabic robot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gitex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a picture of Ibn Sina, who according to his makers, is the world’s first Arabic-speaking human-like humanoid robot.

He’s a new type of robot that uses face recognition software, vision, speech solutions and other technologies, to help him better interact with people, and is on show at Gitex.

Ibn Sina has been created by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charity begins at&#8230; the Oil Barons Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1061-charity-begins-at-the-oil-barons-ball</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1061-charity-begins-at-the-oil-barons-ball#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gas and Energy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Cancer Patients]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oil Barons Ball]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/?p=1061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Oil Barons Ball is aiming to raise AED500,000 for the Friends of Cancer Patients charity. No mean feat, but considering some of the prizes available it’s quite possible.

Apparently 2,500 guests are expected to attend this year, who can bid for lots like a football shirt signed by the Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abu Dhabi builds world&#8217;s fastest police car</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1054-abu-dhabi-builds-worlds-fastest-police-car</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1054-abu-dhabi-builds-worlds-fastest-police-car#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Living in the Gulf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[F1]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[supercars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We like the story today in the National today that Abu Dhabi police have built the world’s fastest police car.
Not wanting to be left out of the Grand Prix fever gripping the capital, the cops built their very own F1 car, aptly named F999.
It can travel at 400kph and has been kitted out with flashing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s top story - Damas CEO resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1048-todays-top-story-damas-ceo-resigns</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1048-todays-top-story-damas-ceo-resigns#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Working in the Gulf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Damas scandal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tawhid Abdulla]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The big story today in Dubai is the resignation of Tawhid Abdulla, Damas’ CEO, over $165m worth of unauthorised payments.

Arabian Business was first with the news in the region. Read our story HERE.

What the other papers had to report:

The National: Damas chief resigns after telling of $165m deals

The Peninsula: Damas chief departs over &#8216;unauthorised deals&#8217;

Wall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labour pains</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1044-labour-pains</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1044-labour-pains#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Working in the Gulf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dubai construction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[labour complaints]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[working in Dubai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 

Here are some interesting figures about labourers AB found online this morning.

A total of 69 labour protests took place in the first six months of the year in Dubai.

Forty of these related to the non-payment of wages, nine for an increase in wages, and 20 over poor services and facilities.
 
Official figures show 263 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great balls of fire!</title>
		<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1037-great-balls-of-fire</link>
		<comments>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/blogs/1037-great-balls-of-fire#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weird world]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[burning sheep]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jordan fire plot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 
If AB had a prize for the strangest story of the week this would surely win.
Officials in Jordan are investigating the cause of a plot of land that has got so hot that sheep burst into flames when they walked over it!
If you don’t believe us, click HERE and read the story in Arab [...]]]></description>
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