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Emirates officials pass y a world map with the main cities invole in world stock market during the official opening ceremony of Dubai International Financial Exchange in Dubai, UAE, Monday Sept. 26, 2005. Monday's opening of an international stock exchange in this booming city marks another step toward Dubai's goal to become the global financial hub between Hong Kong and Frankfurt.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)hg3
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Most Gulf stocks rebound in 2009
Thu 31 Dec 2009
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) – Most Gulf stock markets on Thursday ended 2009 higher following massive losses in the previous year because of the global economic downturn, but their rebound was halted by... (photo: AP photo / Kamran Jebreili)
The under construction Burj tower stands on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. The Burj will become the world's tallest building by next year, with 3,000 laborers adding a new floor nearly every three days. On August 12 the 145th floor was completed with the tower standing 531.3 metres (1,743 feet
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Market   Photos		  Samachaar 
Out of boom and bust in Dubai
Thu 31 Dec 2009
Cairo/Dubai:Dubai was the glitz, the glamour and the good life for many. The buildings were the fanciest, newest and tallest. The emirate had little water, but the champagne flowed freely. The city... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
A man walks out a bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 8, 2007. Islamic banking was once viewed as a phenomenon of a few conservative Arab countries, but now the practice is bursting out of its traditional market and luring customers by offering the mundane banking products with a Muslim twist. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)hg3  The Guardian  Thu 31 Dec 2009
Corruption high in Dubai state firms -police chief

* Corruption at state-linked firms a "significant size" * More than 60 state-linked workers under probe By Rania Oteify DUBAI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Corruption at Dubai's state-linked companies is... (photo: AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili)
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A desert place in Dubai  TravelDailyNews  Thu 31 Dec 2009
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve showcased as eco-tourism mode

Leading environmentalists, academics, government officials and eco-tourism experts visited Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, after a three-day conference identified the award-winning property as the... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Dubai   Environment   Photos   Tourism   UAE
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**FILE**In this May 28, 2008 file photo, stock dealers talk on their mobile phones in front of electronic index board at Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan as Pakistan's benchmark stock index plunged to its lowest level in nearly nine months DNA India Thu 31 Dec 2009
After tough year, Dubai expats pack up, eye Asia

Hong Kong: For lawyer Wilfred Goh, the sign it was time to leave Dubai came early in 2009, when the financial crisis took its toll, plunging the emirate's main stock... (photo: (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, FILE))
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Oil Prices, Gasoline prices, oil, gasoline, energy, fuel, industry, consumers, industrial. tp1 Khaleej Times Thu 31 Dec 2009
Rising Oil Prices to Boost UAE Infrastructure Spending

DUBAI - The expected rise in oil prices to an average of $80 per barrel in 2010 will help boost government spending in the UAE, especially on infrastructure projects, the... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
Economy   Energy   Photos   Prices   Production
New Year's Eve Street Party Khaleej Times Thu 31 Dec 2009
Your guide to the New Year events in UAE

They're calling the past decade 'one wild ride', and for good reason. The 2000s saw explosive growth across the UAE that helped establish the country as a defining force... (photo: WN / Manuela Paraipan)
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MARCH 29 , 2009 , MANILA CITY , PHILIPPINES - POOR FILIPINO CHILDREN AGES TWO TO SIX YEARS OLD SMILES AT THE CAMERA WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD FOR THEIR LUNCH TIME AT SETTLEMENT HOUSE , AN ORPHANAGE THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1913 BY OLD FILIPINO WOMEN LOCATED IN QUIRINO AVENUE TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO CHILDREN WITH AGES FROM THREE MONTHS TO SIX YEARS OLD OF UNWED MOTHERS AND ALSO ACCEPTS DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN TO POOR WORKING PARENTS. Nation Thu 31 Dec 2009
Orphanage children to have Dubai holiday

A group of six children from the President’s Village orphanage at Port Glaud will spend their Easter holidays in Dubai next year. The trip has been made possible by... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Children   Dubai   Photos   Tourism   Travel
Dubai Port -A cargo ship leaves the Jebel Ali port about 40 kms south of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday June 22, 2006. Dubai´s state-run port operator, DP World, has been anything but hamstrung by the U.S. Congress´ scuttling of its bi The Providence Journal Thu 31 Dec 2009
John Feffer: Bye-bye, Dubai

WASHINGTON It's bad enough when a person drowns in debt. Shock waves multiply when a corporation teeters on the verge of failure. The economy becomes even more agitated... (photo: AP Photo)
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United Arab Emirates businessmen are seen in the Dubai Financial Market Center during the official opening ceremony in the Trade Center in Dubai Sunday, March 26, 2000. The bourse will have eight listed companies and forms a base of trading for one hundr Dubai stock market to lag behind in 2010 Daily Star Lebanon
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga plays against Novak Djokovic on Day 10 of the Sony Ericsson Open, Key Biscayne, Florida USA 01.04.09 Injured Tsonga replaced by Ferrer in Abu Dhabi Zeenews
Etihad Airways Etihad to increase services to Beirut Khaleej Times
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Sport-Football-World Cup 2006-Zidane-ayt1 .Zidane to Grace Conference on Challenges of Professionalism Khaleej Times
Frozen yogurt Froyo fiesta at Pinkberry in Dubai Arab News
Vaccine-medicine-needle-Health (sl1) Second Batch of H1N1 Vaccine Arrives Khaleej Times
Terrorism
091219-N-0696M-064 Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Iraq, Dec. 19, 2009. Mullen and his wife Deborah are hosting the USO Holiday Troop Visit with tennis star Anna Kournikova, comedian Dave Attell, tennis coach Nicholas Bollettiere and musician Billy Ray Cyrus visiting troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Germany. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released) Yemen: Troops Raid Hide-Out of Qaeda Branch The New York Times
President Barack Obama smiles as he make gentle fun at politicians and the press during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Obama to Get Report on Abdulmutallab CBS News
US President Barack Obama waves as he leaves Airforce One after his arrival at the airport in Dresden, Germany, Thursday, June 4, 2009. Report to Obama details intelligence slipups San Fransisco Chronicle
Oil & Gas / OPEC
Shell Malaysia, Oil Prices, Energy, Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production business has concentrated on the efficient development and extraction of crude oil and - increasingly - natural gas offshore. tp1 Iraq poised to transform oil market in next decade Samachaar
An Iranian technician walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Diplomats from the Nonaligned Movement, Arab League and Group of 77 Report: Iran Close To Huge Uranium Shipment WPXI
Iranian lawmakers are seen in this photo taken on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004 during their visit to the Isfahan uranium conversion facility in central Iran which is nearing completion. Iran 'seeks Kazakh uranium' Al Jazeera
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