Contributor ReportsWhy were the 5 British Yachtsmen detained by Iran and why were they ...
Posted by: northsunm32
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sat Dec 05 17:38:11 -0800 2009 | political-news
From the article it is clear that at first their captors were simply going to let them go after checking their credentials. They must have had orders from higher up which finally led to their being held. They probably were...
ReachMaybe Sheikh Mohammed Oughta Resign
Posted by: swinginjazzz
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 30 12:37:55 -0800 2009 | political-news
Call me crazy... but I think that it might just be time for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, to step down. He has proved himself to be utterly incompetent. He has been a failure. And he...
Dubai splurges on fireworks while defaulting on debt
Posted by: DipakBhat
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sun Nov 29 07:40:29 -0800 2009 | political-news
Even as on the eve of Eid Al Adha and National Day, The Dubai Government stunned the world with announcement of default in debt repayment, its blowing up thousands of dollars in expensive fireworks displays every evening for 4-5 days....
Banks face fresh Dubai debt fears
Source: Times Online
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sat Dec 05 15:16:34 -0800 2009 | political-news
Dubai Holding, the personal investment vehicle of the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, will be the next state-owned Dubai company to default. The conglomerate went on a debt-fuelled spending spree in the past decade, borrowing $12 billion (£7.3...
Thaksin condemns Times online for false reporting
Source: The Nation
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Mon Nov 09 03:11:06 -0800 2009 | political-news
I want everyone to know that I and my family are loyal to Their Majesties and are ready to sacrifice our lives," he said. Thailand Politics News Update , Hot Politics Issues , Politics Analysis : Free Delivery
Demining expert killed
Source: 7days
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Wed Nov 25 15:07:41 -0800 2009 | political-news
A landmine clearance expert has been killed in Bosnia by a device left from the country’s 1992-1995 war. The victim accidentally activated the landmine while clearing an area in the village of Jardol Bukve in central Bosnia. The demining of...
Dubai To Pay Debts & Go Ahead With Projects: Ruler
Source: Zawya Regional
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 10 00:42:20 -0800 2009 | political-news
Dubai will pay its massive debts and will go ahead with its ambitious development projects, the emirate's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum told an economic conference on Monday. The economic crisis "will not deter Dubai's ambitions of implementing its...
Arms race dominates Dubai air show
Source: Daily News & Analysis
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Sat Nov 14 23:12:13 -0800 2009 | political-news
Host nation United Arab Emirates is in talks with France's Dassault Aviation to buy Rafale combat jets which will be on display at the Novmber 15-18 air show. But analysts say the United States has not given up on grabbing...
Beats cancer, the sack, and wins share of $81m
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 10 19:37:53 -0800 2009 | political-news
A group of British IT workers who won £45 million ($81 million) in a record lottery payout feared, when they received the call about the win, they were going to be sacked...But as the nine winners of Britain's largest lottery...
Mohammed calls for increasing exports
Source: Zawya Political
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated Tue Nov 10 22:36:43 -0800 2009 | political-news
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended part of the final session of the First Exporters' Forum. The event was organised by the Dubai Export Development Corporation...
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