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| Just 50 Dubai cabbies strike; talks to be held next week |
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Trump eyes mega-golf course in Dubai |
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Dubai cabbies to strike in protest against unreasonable fines |
| Plus, Ministry of Interior uncovers visa abuse; Air Arabia halts FlyYeti unit on Nepal concerns; Zain wins approval for foreign expansion fund drive; UAE telecoms market to rise 63pc. |
Plus, Saudis gear up to spend holidays abroad as inward tourism suffers; Oil prices will stay high for 5 years; Abu Dhabi to develop Sudan farm land; Saudi's call to scrap sponsorship gets cautious welcome. |
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Plus, 'Crisis of confidence' rocks UAE stock market; RAK unveils plans for grocery chain Near Buy; Dubai strikes $100m power deal with Russia; Bahrain kicks off country-wide skills assessment. |
| Jul 03, 2008 |
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Jul 01, 2008 |
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| Kuwait sandstorms 'making people mentally ill' |
| Plus, 'Secret' Trump penthouses go on sale only in the UAE; Abu Dhabi boosts funding for rural business start-ups; Kuwait MPs suspected of visa 'trading'; Qatar cools talk of oil supply cut. |
| Jun 30, 2008 |
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| Abu Dhabi wins rights to final F1 race |
UAE's millionaire population surges 15.3 per cent |
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Hard-pressed expats spend 41% of earnings on housing |
| Plus, Saudi plans $500m prison industrial zone; Emirates' low cost ready by mid-2009; Saudi foils 'oil attacks'; arrests 701; Oman switches to Fri-Sat weekend. |
Plus, Kuwait MPs appoint themselves 750 extra secretaries; Dubai risks scaring off investors with visa u-turn; Customs combine to fight crime and facilitate trade; Dubai steel company set for Dh1b GCC expansion. |
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Plus, Short-term visas for realty buyers in Dubai; Gulf states 'need to create 50m jobs over next 30 years'; Bahrain kicks of $800m affordable homes project; Nakheel expands eco development initiative. |
| Jun 26, 2008 |
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Jun 24, 2008 |
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| Dubai house prices up 42% in Q1 |
| Plus, Iran dismisses impact of Saudi oil boost; Rents push UAE inflation to 11.1%; Emirate projects to launch in New York; Burj Dubai to be even taller (and later) than planned. |
| Jun 18, 2008 |
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| Saudi bows to pressure and boosts oil output |
| Plus, Senior JP Morgan exec detained in DIB probe; NBAD and Ahli United Bank deny merger discussions; Abu Dhabi wins deal to build Moroccan wind farm; Emaar signs with US firm to build and run hospitals across MENA. |
| Jun 16, 2008 |
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| Abu Dhabi inflation jumps to 11.5 per cent |
| Plus, On-off Silverjet rescue collapses (again); Kuwait's overpriced property market struggling to attract buyers; Bid to increase amount of food made locally; Saudi plans new highways in 8 regions. |
| Jun 15, 2008 |
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