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25 Apr 2013 Updated at 11:40 AM UAE
Networking events in the Gulf
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Networking events in the Gulf

Sunday, 31 March 2013 10:51 AM

Diaries at the ready: we find four of the best networking opportunities this month

The world's most influential Arabs: Power defined
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The world's most influential Arabs: Power defined

Sunday, 24 March 2013 12:47 PM

Putting together a list of the world’s most powerful Arabs is a complex – and no doubt controversial – task

F1 and Emirates: A formula for success
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F1 and Emirates: A formula for success

Sunday, 17 February 2013 8:52 AM

The $10bn Formula One circus already has a strong presence in the Middle East, with the Abu Dhabi and Bahrain F1 races firm fixtures of the 2013 season. With Emirates Airline now added as a global sponsor, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is widening his ambitions in the Gulf, and the possibility of a regional team or a third race could still be on the cards.

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Qatar's modern future rubs up against conservative traditions
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Qatar's modern future rubs up against conservative traditions

Thursday, 27 September 2012 2:53 PM

Qatar is spending massively ahead of the 2022 World Cup, leading conservative Qataris to worry about how this will affect its Islamic nature

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Iran tops MidEast medal haul as London Olympics close
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Iran tops MidEast medal haul as London Olympics close

Monday, 13 August 2012 3:37 PM

A total of 24 medals were won regionally during the 17 day tournament

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World Cup puts spotlight on human rights in Qatar
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World Cup puts spotlight on human rights in Qatar

Thursday, 21 June 2012 4:38 PM

As Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament its treatment of migrant labour is coming under the international spotlight

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Manchester City: The Blue Moon finally rises
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Manchester City: The Blue Moon finally rises

Sunday, 20 May 2012 10:49 AM

How Sheikh Mansour's millions helped Manchester City win on and off the pitch in just four years

In UAE, horses are big business as well as passion
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In UAE, horses are big business as well as passion

Thursday, 10 May 2012 4:22 PM

As the oil-rich Gulf economies boom, the hobbies of its wealthy local populations tend to become big business

Saudi women push for right to play sports
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Saudi women push for right to play sports

Thursday, 1 March 2012 11:40 AM

Liberal Saudis consider women who participate in sports to be pioneers

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Manchester City special: Build it, and they'll come
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Manchester City special: Build it, and they'll come

Sunday, 11 December 2011 8:23 AM

Etihad Campus' 200-odd acres of opportunity may be a new heart for one of Britain's poorest communities

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Manchester City special: City of dreams
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Manchester City special: City of dreams

Sunday, 11 December 2011 8:22 AM

The football may have grabbed the headlines, but a quiet revolution is taking place in one of England’s most deprived areas

Serving the community
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Serving the community

Sunday, 11 December 2011 8:22 AM

City have exported their CSR programme all over the world

India's inaugural F1 race: speeding past the poor
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India's inaugural F1 race: speeding past the poor

Thursday, 27 October 2011 5:20 PM

Nation’s first Grand Prix reignites debate over wealthy disparities among India’s 1.2bn

Brazil's World Cup rush fuels spending blowout
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Brazil's World Cup rush fuels spending blowout

Thursday, 29 September 2011 2:55 PM

Delivery delays, legal tangles and corruption send cost of 2014 event soaring

Qatar bets on future as sports Makkah
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Qatar bets on future as sports Makkah

Thursday, 8 September 2011 11:15 AM

Qatar's image as modern sporting venue may help LNG exporter plan for a future without gas


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