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Six Flags developing theme park in Qatar

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 12 hours ago | Business News

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram

Six Flags announced on Thursday it has inked a deal to develop a theme park in Qatar. Under the agreement, Six Flags will provide concept development and planning services to Oryx Holdings to create a 500,000-square-foot Six Flags location within...

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Meyer competing in Dubai Ladies Masters

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 9 hours ago | Sports News

Source: Gulfnews.com

The only female golf professional in the Gulf, Meyer has been handed a sponsor's invite to feature in the euro 500,000 (Dh315,519) Ladies European Tour event which will see defending champion Sorenstam make her last competitive appearance before she 'steps...

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Dubai developer reviewing mega housing project

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Middle East Political News

A Dubai developer said is reviewing plans for a massive 95-billion-dollar housing project it unveiled just two months ago, in a sign the global economic crisis is beginning to hit the booming city-state. Government-owned Meraas boasted in October that its...

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Members welcome mandate to empower FNC

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Gulfnews.com

FNC members said the extension of the Council's term was a major achievement which the body had been insisting on since it allowed members to perform more effectively. They added that the Council's new right to debate international agreements before...

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Jefferies Group to cut work force by 13 percent

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: International Business Times

The company said after the market closed that it expects to end the year with 2,150 employees. The company had 2,465 workers globally as of Sept. 30, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jefferies said its...

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Police crack down on revellers flouting law

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Gulfnews.com

Traffic police said they would also prevent motorists from creating further disruptions by closing Jumeirah, Al Diyafah and Al Mamzar roads to all but residents of the areas the roads pass through. Lieutenant Colonel Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Deputy Director...

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Crude oil, gasoline reserves expected to jump

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 2 days ago | Business News

Source: International Business Times

The Energy Information Administration releases its weekly report at 10:35 a.m...Platts expects gasoline stockpiles to rise by 1.1 million barrels, distillate stocks to rise by 900,000 barrels and refineries to decrease capacity to 86 percent. A reading above or below...

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Index 2008 Attracts Record Entry

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Khaleej Times

World's major suppliers of furniture, fixtures and fittings turned out for Index 2008, which can convert into a year's worth of deals in the five days of the show. Nearly 1,800 companies from 60 countries worldwide are exhibiting in the...

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Iris scans for UAE bank customers

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: Daily News & Analysis

UAE banks will soon introduce iris-scanning for all customers in order to make transactions foolproof and improve security. The decision is being taken in the wake of recent fraudulent withdrawals which authorities said were done by overseas based e-cheats.

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Is Dubai the next Casuality of the Global Economic Crisis?

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 1 month ago | Business News

Posted by arabwatch

As US markets are crashing and burning (except for today) rumors are starting to circulate in the financial markets about another crash--Dubai. There has been a dramatic surge in borrowing by Dubai to build massive super structures like the world's...

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