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Orascom to do US$141m of work for Emaar Egypt unit
Business
January 24, 2011
Orascom to do US$141m of work for Emaar Egypt unit
Cairo--Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt's biggest listed builder, said on Monday it has agreed to do LE800 million worth of work…
WikiLeaks: UAE considered keeping Hamas hit quiet
World
December 28, 2010
WikiLeaks: UAE considered keeping Hamas hit quiet
Dubai--Diplomatic cables recently released by WikiLeaks indicate authorities in the United Arab Emirates debated whether to keep quiet about the…
Multinational developers consider investing in Egyptian real estate
Business
October 21, 2010
Multinational developers consider investing in Egyptian real estate
The Egyptian real estate market has become the focus of interest on the part of several multinational companies, some of…
International book review digest: yoga, immortality, Dubai
Books
August 2, 2010
International book review digest: yoga, immortality, Dubai
The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America by Stefanie Syman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2010).
Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
World
May 22, 2010
Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead
New Delhi--As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India Express plane arriving from Dubai crashed and…
Egyptian painting fetches record US$2.43 million
Art news
April 29, 2010
Egyptian painting fetches record US$2.43 million
Dubai--A work by Egyptian master Mahmud Said sold for US$2.43 million at an auction in Dubai, a record for a…
9th Arab Media Forum to meet next month in Dubai
Egypt
April 8, 2010
9th Arab Media Forum to meet next month in Dubai
Some 800 Arab and foreign media experts will convene in Dubai from 12 to 13 May for the ninth Arab…
Interpol issues new arrest notices for Dubai killing
World
March 9, 2010
Interpol issues new arrest notices for Dubai killing
Lyon, France--International police agency Interpol issued arrest notices Monday for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the assassination of…
Dubai says hit team had 27th member, slams ‘insult’
World
March 1, 2010
Dubai says hit team had 27th member, slams ‘insult’
Dubai-- Israel's intelligence agency Mossad has insulted Dubai and countries whose forged passports were used by its agents in the…
Growing fury at Dubai killing reaches Australia
World
February 25, 2010
Growing fury at Dubai killing reaches Australia
Canberra--Mounting diplomatic fury over the killing of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel reached Australia on Thursday, with…