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			<title>Taking the shaw forward</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Talkabout Media Productions and its sister company, talks about the challenges of covering a rickshaw race in India.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>New work order</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The cubicle has been banished for good. Modern office design revolves around employees coming together to collaborate in inspirational settings.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Back to Iraq</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Largely undisturbed by the ongoing war in Iraq, Kurdistan is emerging as an attractive prospect for foreign hotel investors, owners and operators alike, but what potential does the rest of the war-torn country have for hospitality development?]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Be our guest</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region's top enterprise champions were honoured at a gala ceremony at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Hotel, in the third edition of the celebrated Arab Technology Awards.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Chemical reaction</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573622-chemical-reaction</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Exploring the hidden potential of petrochemical logistics in the Middle East region.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Fighting for a piece of the festive pie</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573631-fighting-for-a-piece-of-the-festive-pie</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With so many operators vying for a slice of the action this celebratory season, there's going to be a serious fight for consumer attention among the region's F&B outlets. ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Venezuelans tweet in traffic</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574037-venezuelans-tweet-in-traffic</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Venezuela has the penetration of smartphones that one can we see in countries like the US and Canada.]]></description>
			<category>Culture &amp; Society | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Islamic finance steps up</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573609-islamic-finance-steps-up</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Natsuko Waki looks at why governments in the Middle East and Asia are taking on a greater role to deepen Islamic finance markets.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>High power</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573610-high-power</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  There is no substitute for small tools. We look at a market that has gone power mad for the hand-held devices.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Flying in the face of adversity</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/574016-flying-in-the-face-of-adversity</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The downturn has clipped the wings of the Middle East region's once soaring aerospace sector.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Building a community</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Construction Week checks out the current progress on Downtown Jebel Ali and examines the need for communal spaces in modern complexes.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Building bridges</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the Middle East develops, so too do the techniques and trends for bridge construction. CW discovers the systems used to save time, energy and materials.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Get your coat</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573557-get-your-coat</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The Middle East's atmospheric conditions require robust petrochemical coating solutions.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Euro stars</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573544-euro-stars</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  What role do European airlines play in the Middle  East aviation market?]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Pressure point</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573549-pressure-point</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pumps represent a mission critical investment for oil producers and field operators. Here, the region's leading pump specialists provide an upstream perspective.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Crude concerns</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573998-crude-concerns</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is Shokri Ghanem's authority at Libya's National Oil Corp being tempered by the conservative old guard?]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Apps on a stick</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573229-apps-on-a-stick</link>
			<description><![CDATA[All the necessary programs that are on your PC can, these days, be compressed into that little memory stick of yours. With memory sticks having increasing amounts of storage, they’re becoming ever more useful for storing all of your important programs. From your work, graphics and Internet programs to operating systems; you can have all on your memory stick.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Virtual reality</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573061-virtual-reality</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As regional enterprises take to virtualisation across server and storage platforms, it becomes imperative that they re-examine their security investments and modify the organisational mindset to protect their information systems and data better. Sathya Mithra Ashok explores the subject.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Food for thought</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573077-food-for-thought</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With more mouths to feed around the world every year, demand for fertiliser will remain firm. Right now the Middle East is emerging as its largest global production hub.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Recycling is the future</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573080-recycling-is-the-future</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Middle East’s water supply depends heavily on the issue of wastewater reuse.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Qatar rising</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573040-qatar-rising</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The tiny Gulf state of Qatar is fast developing a reputation for world-class sporting, education and cultural venues housing cutting-edge AV technology and infrastructure. Aaron Greenwood reports from Doha.]]></description>
			<category>Media &amp; Marketing | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Oilman’s heirs fight </title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573308-oilmans-heirs-fight-art-museum-over-estate</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Curry Glassell, the oilman's 52-year-old daughter, is fighting to keep the fortune in the family through a probate battle.]]></description>
			<category>Culture &amp; Society | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The man who sold the world</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573311-the-man-who-sold-the-world</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Saatchi & Saatchi boss Kevin Roberts thinks the global economy cheerleaders are about to get a nasty shock.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Cityscape Post-show Report: Getting some perspective</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572931-cityscape-post-show-report-getting-some-perspective</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As Day Three of Cityscape Dubai kicked off, I published an editorial piece suggesting that Cityscape Dubai might reclaim its place among the largest and most influential trade shows in the industry.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Head for heights</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572950-head-for-heights</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The Gulf's skylines are filled with hard to reach places that require clever solutions to keep them clean and in good order.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The evolution of Dubai</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572956-the-evolution-of-dubai</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cityscape 2009 may have been a much more muted affair, but the attendant World Architecture Congress featured a lively debate about the growing importance of infrastructure and the long-term maintainability of buildings.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>New Year, New City</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573305-new-year-new-city</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi is on the rise, and now, in the wake of its inaugural F1 GP, the world knows it. But how solid are its fundamentals?]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>ITCC: Saudi’s smart city</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573372-itcc-saudis-smart-city</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In two and a half years Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh will burst into the cyber-century and beyond with the completion of its Information Technology Communications Complex (ITCC), the Kingdom's first "smart city"]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Cable safety</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573375-cable-safety</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Health and safety are vital issues across construction projects in the region, with all aspects of the build process now under scrutiny to ensure risks are minimised. Construction Week investigates how cabling installations affect safety on site and how manufacturers are playing their part in tackling the issues.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Demand for Dammam</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/573376-demand-for-dammam</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Saudi   Arabia's third city taps into some of the kingdom's key needs.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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