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UAE to be among top tourist hubs in 5 years - survey

UAE to be among top tourist hubs in 5 years - survey

Culture & Society
'Obama effect' bags top-brand spot for US this year for first time - Country Brand Index.

  1. Brand Dubai: The new challenge
  2. Crisis, what crisis?

Glaxo Saudi's sole supplier of H1N1 vaccine for now
Healthcare
Saudi to start H1N1 inoculation with pilgrims; launched vaccination campaign on Saturday.

Some Muslims fear backlash after Fort Hood shooting
Culture & Society
Arab & Muslim Americans braced for possibility of verbal or physical attacks.

Saudi to phase out water intensive crops - minister
Construction & Industry
Crops to be phased out include wheat and soya beans - Saudi water & electricity minister.

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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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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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  1. The tipping scandal 09
    07 Nov ' 09 at 19:00
    Good establishments want a consistently good standard of service and discourage direct customer tipsotherwise some customers paying...   More  »
  2. Abu Dhabi to ban all plastic bags in shops by mid-2010 04
    07 Nov ' 09 at 16:32
    If banning plastic bags is made into law, this would be an outstanding accomplishment. Way to Go, Abu Dhabi...Garbage should be...   More  »
  3. UAE to be among top tourist hubs in 5 years - survey 02
    07 Nov ' 09 at 15:26
    based on a survey of 3000 people from 9 countries. would be interesting if AB told us the nationality (and/or which part of the world)...   More  »

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