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Qatar fertiliser firm ups output, eyes South America

Qatar fertiliser firm ups output, eyes South America

Construction & Industry
Industries Qatar to up urea production 87% by 2012; Qafco sees demand in S America.

Qatar centre spreads moderate Islam, dialogue
Culture & Society
Center to also work for women's rights, fight misconceptions about their status under Islam.

Beckham footprint painting fetches $500,000 in Doha
Retail
'David Beckham – A Celebration' by artist Sacha Jafri, fetches record price.

$149bn GCC projects set to complete by end 2010
Construction & Industry
New research also shows that interior fit-out market in region forecast to grow 90%.

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The tipping scandal
Forget Damas, Dubai Properties et al, Damian Reilly says there's one scandal you can do something about.

 Damian Reilly  

Are you being served?
The GCC needs to rediscover the age-old art of Arabian service if it is to wrestle control back from ruthless salespeople.

 Rob Corder

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Rich man faster man

F1 legend Sir Frank Williams talks about the economics of speed, scandals & Schumi's comeback to the sport.

21st Century boy

James Law’s futuristic designs wouldn’t be out of place on a sci-fi movie set and they are coming close to reality in the Gulf.


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Banking & Finance

  1. Bahrain cenbank suspends real estate caps - sources

Construction & Industry

  1. Saudi to phase out water intensive crops - minister

Culture & Society

  1. Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting

Education

  1. 35% say Arabic, Islamic studies key for UAE schools

Energy

  1. Raising output not on OPEC agenda now - UAE oil min

Healthcare

  1. Glaxo Saudi's sole supplier of H1N1 vaccine for now

Islamic Finance

  1. Islamic bank assets up 29% - survey

Media & Marketing

  1. EXCLUSIVE: Etihad, Aldar ordered to pay Force India damages

Personal Finance

  1. UBS sees UAE's rich list growing by 11% in 2010

Politics & Economics

  1. UAE, Saudi among US's top arms buyers in 2009

Real Estate

  1. New committee to rule on real estate sector dud cheques

Retail

  1. Dubai Aquarium sees 1.5m-plus paid visitors in first year

Sport

  1. Alinghi propose Australia to host next America's Cup

Technology

  1. BSNL to go direct to Zain if consortium talks fail

Transportation

  1. Dubai's Floating Bridge to stay for 5 more years – paper

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Emirates to add 17 flights to Asia Pacific routes

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A second crash?

Amid signs that green shoots are beginning to wilt, investors are worrying that global bourses may be headed for a crash.

Dubai’s debt move

Investors anxiously await the fate of Nakheel’s $3.5bn sukuk, & the next installment of Dubai’s $10bn bailout fund.


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MORE TOP MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS STORIES

  1. Double digit growth for Islamic banking assets in 2009
  2. Qatar spends $1.9bn as 2009 power demand rises 14%
  3. Qatar plans to cut corporate tax to 10% in 2010
  4. UAE's Mubadala leads way on Q3 transparency
  5. Vodafone Qatar eyes fixed line launch in late 2010
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SPOT POLL

What do you think about the offer of free legal advice to people caught in Dubai property disputes?

Amid the real estate gloom, this is the best news for months and will improve transparency.
This is a good move and should redress the imbalance between investor and developer.
By offering a free service, it will just encourage people to abuse the complaints system.
It's too little, too late and I doubt many people will actually qualify for the free advice.
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