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From 124 stories above the ground I can see mile upon mile of high-rise offices, housing developments and port facilities, all built during a 20-year boom that has transformed a small fishing village in the United Arab Emirates into one of the world's...
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Officials greet United Arab Emirates Finance Minister and Dubai deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum aboard the luxury yacht Al Fahedi, ahead of a sailing race of traditional wooden boats, or dhows, May 25, 2012. The United Arab Emirates may... View Photo »
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They need opportunities to play and some players didn’t get enough opportunities here during the season. We will try to give them an opportunity to play if they get the chance somewhere else.
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December, say veteran watchers of the process. Qatar’s population of less than two million pumps out some 53.5 tonnes per person of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per year, according to United Nations statistics. This is 20 tonnes more...
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May 27 (Reuters) - Topaz Energy and Marine, a unit of Oman's Rennaissance Services, has signed the first phase of a $330 million refinancing loan agreement with banks, its parent said in a statement to the bourse on Sunday. United Arab Emirates - based...
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UAE: Stateless Blogger Facing Deportation After Being Tricked By Immigration Authorities
Eurasia ReviewKhaleq and the four other members of the “UAE 5” were arrested in April 2011 after issuing a petition calling for democratic reforms, and were held until late November. The United Arab Emirates is listed as a country under surveillance in the “Enemies...
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An art collector takes a photo with his phone, of an acrylic on canvas artwork by Iranian artist Mostafa Darebaghi titled "Which One" at the Rira art gallery during the "Respect to Time" exhibition, at the art village in Dubai International Financial... View Photo »
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Now, for a private event, unadvertised, a lot of money? You never know what goes on behind closed doors in those cases. If a sheik in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) wants to have Tom Cruise come to a dinner party to meet the family and wants to pay $200,000 and send his Maybach to call for him, Tom might ...
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A further 56 people were killed in Syria yesterday, Al Jazeera television reported, citing activists. Al Jazeera showed street demonstrations in Syria yesterday protesting the killings, which also were condemned by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.
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She was speaking at a ceremony organised to distribute buffaloes among 100 rain-affected women in Tando Bhago with the assistance of United Arab Emirates Red Crescent. MPA Barrister Hasnain Mirza and the country manager of the social welfare...
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The United Arab Emirates (also the UAE or the Emirates) is a Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajmān, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Before 1971, they were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman,... Full Article
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United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip (C), and Prime Minister of Albania Dr. Sali Berisha look at President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai after a family photo following a meeting of Heads of State and Government on Afghanistan...
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CHICAGO, IL - MAY 21: Foreign Minister of United Arab Emirates Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives for a meeting on Afghanistan during the NATO Summit at McCormick Place on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. As sixty heads of state converge for the two day summit that will...
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A crew member on the sailing vessel Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates waves a flag after Abu Dhabi won an in-port race at the Volvo Ocean Race in Miami, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The boats leave Miami Sunday for Leg 7 to Lisbon, Portugal. At right is skipper Ian Walker of Great Britain.
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Skipper Ian Walker, top, of Great Britain, of the sailing vessel Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, shakes hands after Abu Dhabi won an in-port race at the Volvo Ocean Race in Miami, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The boats are to leave Miami on Sunday for Leg 7 to Lisbon, Portugal.
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Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates competes during an in-port race at the Volvo Ocean Race in Miami, Saturday, May 19, 2012. Abu Dhabi won the race. The boats leave Miami Sunday for Leg 7 to Lisbon, Portugal.
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Sailing vessel Telefonica of Spain, left, Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, Puma of the USA, and Sanya of China, right, pass the first mark at the start of an in-port race at the Volvo Ocean Race in Miami, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The boats leave Miami Sunday for Leg 7 to Lisbon,...
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A crew member on the sailing vessel Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates waits for the start of an in-port race at the Volvo Ocean Race in Miami, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The boats leave Miami Sunday for Leg 7 to Lisbon, Portugal.
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The United Arab Emirates' Al-Jazira club Australian player Lucas Neill in action against Qatar's Al-Rayyan club during their AFC Champions League group A football match in Doha on May 16, 2012.
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The United Arab Emirates' Al-Jazira club Brazilian player Ricardo De Oliveira (front) competes with Abdulrahman Mesabah of Qatar's Al-Rayyan club during their AFC Champions League group A football match in Doha on May 16, 2012.
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The United Arab Emirates' Al-Jazira club footballer Lucas Neill (L) fights for the ball with Rodrigo Tabata of Qatar's Al-Rayyan club during their AFC Champions League group A football match in Doha on May 16, 2012.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) meets with United Arab Emirates' Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf...
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Egyptian expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates wait for their turn to vote at a polling station at the Egyptian consulate in Dubai, May 13, 2012. Egypt's presidential election, set to be the freest it has ever had, began for citizens abroad on Friday after a caustic televised...
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An Egyptian expatriate living in the United Arab Emirates casts her ballot for Egypt's presidential election at a polling station at the Egyptian embassy in Abu Dhabi May 11, 2012. Egypt's presidential election, set to be the freest it has ever had, began for citizens abroad on Friday...
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Egyptian expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates sign their names before casting their votes for Egypt's presidential election at the Egyptian embassy in Abu Dhabi May 11, 2012. Egypt's presidential election, set to be the freest it has ever had, began for citizens abroad on...
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(From L-R, first row) Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron,Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg, (second row, L-R) unidentified Japanese official, Foreign Minister of South Korea...
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(From L-R) Foreign minister of South Korea Kim Sung-hwan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Hamrokhon Zarifi, and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan...
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(First row, L-R) NATO Secretary General Anders Fog Rasmussen, President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, (second row L-R) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg,...
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United Arab Emirates' Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum attends the 11th Arab Media Forum in Dubai, May 9, 2012.
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A customer shops at a Carrefour supermarket in a shopping mall in Dubai in this February 6, 2012 file photo. Long-awaited legislation that is meant to liberalise the economy of the United Arab Emirates may bring only modest changes, because of strong opposition from some Emiratis who...
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Cranes are seen on buildings under construction near the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai in this February 5, 2012 file photo. Long-awaited legislation that is meant to liberalise the economy of the United Arab Emirates may...
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Skyscrapers are seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai in this January 7, 2012 file photo. Long-awaited legislation that is meant to liberalise the economy of the United Arab Emirates may bring only modest changes,...
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Riders compete in the 120 km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup in the United Arab Emirates in this March 24, 2012 file photo. As the oil-rich Gulf economies boom, the hobbies of its wealthy local populations tend to become big business - and nowhere is that more true than for horses, a...
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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 19: Preakness bugler sounds the start of The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup, a Grade 1 race for purebred Arabian horses, prior to the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 19: Ovour The Top #7 ridden by Esteban E. Unsihuay leads the field down the front stretch in The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup, a Grade 1 race for purebred Arabian horses, prior to the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna prior to a meeting in New Delhi on May 18, 2012. The UAE foreign minister is on a two day official visit to India.
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United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip (C), and Prime Minister of Albania Dr. Sali Berisha look at President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai after a family photo following a meeting of Heads of State and Government on Afghanistan...
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