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Emboldened by its close ties to the U.S., the United Arab Emirates is taking a more aggressive approach to challenging Iran over a territorial claim to three tiny Persian Gulf islands _ even at the risk of antagonizing its powerful neighbor.
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I felt aghast to read that in Sharjah a foreigner man & women were declared of having an affair & were sent to jail only on being found alone in a room...
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Paris Hilton has had a lot of controversies in America and now she is heading toward the United Arab Emirates for the second season of her show My BFF. According to...
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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan called the top of the market by selling all 1.3bn of his Barclays shares, leaving him with just £1.25bn of hybrid debt...
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The Emirates will investigate a member of its ruling family over videotapes showing the sheik torturing another man, the country’s official news agency reported.
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Amid complaints among locals about loud music, prostitution, road accidents, late night fighting and that the emirate was “morally denigrating;” the tiny...
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Even though Dubai’s rule Emir Maktoum has previously stated that the worst if over for the emirate, analysts are predicting that Dubai’s real estate market...
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An Emirati newspaper says Dubai’s deputy police chief has denied a report that pirates have laundered their ransom money through banks in the Gulf city-state.
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The United Arab Emirates is wise to the ways of Washington.
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One of the suspects in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has been arrested in Dubai, an Arab diplomat said.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urges his supporters to be a part of reconciliation talks with the Thai government.
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In this Gulf city-state, two things have long been untouchable: business interests and the ruling family. However, an attempt to sue a member of the family over an...
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It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers.
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Gone are the days of seemingly endless boom in Dubai as credit has dried up. Today, Dubai sits on $50 billion of debt, had to seek a $10 billion loan from the far...
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Is is Abu Dhabi not Dubai that is heart of the United Arab Emirates. It is the wealthiest of all the seven emirates and the capital city. Dubai sits on $50 billion of...
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The United Arab Emirates is officially not much more than a base for Western armies in the Middle East. The confederation of seven emirates already is home to several...
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Yesterday I titled a post “Is Dubai Becoming The Next Saudi Arabia?” The post concerned the soon-to-be legally enforced code of conduct in Duabi whose...
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Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country’s ruling clerics has died in Tehran’s main prison.
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The Emirates will investigate a member of its ruling family over videotapes showing the sheik torturing another man, the country’s official news agency reported.
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The United Arab Emirates’ official news agency says U.S. firms Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. have been awarded almost $3 billion in contracts to supply...
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Police have arrested an American accused of being behind a hoax phone call that prompted the brief closure of the U.S. consulate in Dubai over security concerns, a...
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The U.S. consulate in Dubai was closed Wednesday to public business after a security alert from local authorities, but the top police official said an investigation...
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The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi has announced that its consulate in the neighboring city of Dubai will be closed Wednesday due to security information provided by...
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AP, Geneva
A brother of the United Arab Emirates’ ruler appealed to a Swiss court Monday to overturn his conviction for assaulting an American with his belt in a luxury...
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Dubai airline Emirates believes the slump in global freight traffic is near a bottom and is optimistic signs of recovery will emerge next year, a senior official said...
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The U.S. Navy commander in the Persian Gulf says Iran will never be allowed to seal off the Strait of Hormuz.5th fleet commander Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff and Gulf state...
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Geneva’s chief prosecutor argued Thursday that a brother of the United Arab Emirates’ ruler should receive the maximum penalty on a charge of assaulting an...
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Dubai’s crown prince bought a camel for an unprecedented high price of $2.7 million during a desert festival in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed...
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The Emirati president has appointed the first female judge in this conservative Muslim country.The appointment makes the United Arab Emirates only the second Persian...
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Police arrested hundreds of South Asian workers on Tuesday who smashed office windows and set fire to cars during a strike for higher wages.One diplomat described the...
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A Canadian U.N. official who advised the Afghan government on eradicating opium poppy crops was granted amnesty by Dubai Monday, six months after being sentenced to...
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Gulf carriers ordered 140 planes for nearly $40 billion from both Airbus and Boeing Co. on Sunday, the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, in a boost for the global...
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First lady Laura Bush began her quest to raise breast cancer awareness in the Middle East on Monday with several events in this oil-rich Persian Gulf nation that...
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Football seems to be quiet accustomed to club transfer rumors. Thierry Henry’s move to Barcelona has set major concerns for the Gunners. Amidst speculations of...
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Australia’s Shaun Marsh, left, receives treatment on the pitch during the one day international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
