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Dubai Airshow Success

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-11-17

AIRBUS scored its second aircraft order at the Dubai Airshow when it signed a deal to sell 10 A320 planes to Yemen's national air carrier. Yemenia and Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding for the planes,...

Property in Dubai picks up - for now

Business | Real estate
2009-11-4

A WIDELY watched index of Dubai property prices shows home values in the city edged higher for the first time since the market plunged, but are still down by nearly half from a year ago. The tally released yesterday...

Euro Tour's Dubai funds slashed

Sports | Golf
2009-9-22

THE European Tour's 'Race to Dubai' (money-list) bonus pool and Dubai World Championship prize fund have both been cut by 25 percent due to the global meltdown, the tour announced yesterday. This means a reduction...

New Dubai driverless metro makes room for VIPs

World
2009-9-9

DUBAI is opening the Arabian Peninsula's first metro system Wednesday, hoping to capture the world's spotlight on the catchy date of 9/9/09 whether the sleek system is fully ready to go or not. The rapid transit...

Homes in Dubai now 48% off their peak

Business | Real estate
2009-8-4

A widely watched index of Dubai property prices shows home values have plunged by nearly half from their peak last year, making the once-booming Mideast city one of the worst casualties of the housing bust. Colliers...

Dubai creates body to distribute bailout money

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-7-22

DUBAI'S government said today it is creating a "financial support fund" charged with managing and distributing US$20 billion worth of state funds to cash-strapped companies in the emirate. In a statement announcing...

Dubai shoppers now target bargains

Feature
2009-4-19

THE homages to Pharaonic Egypt, ice rinks and shark-filled aquariums in Dubai's many malls still attract crowds, but retail in the Gulf Arab boomtown is looking fragile as luxury-lovers turn into bargain-hunters. ...

Djokovic enters Dubai final

Sports | Tennis
2009-2-28

NOVAK Djokovic reached his first final of the season when he beat third-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 at the Dubai Championships yesterday. Djokovic repeated his semifinal victory over Simon at...

WTA slaps huge fine on Dubai event

Sports | Tennis
2009-2-22

THE Dubai Championships was fined a record US$300,000 by the governing body of women's tennis on Friday after top Israeli player Shahar Peer was barred from taking part in last week's event. The WTA said in a...

Ram gets Dubai permit

Sports | Tennis
2009-2-21

THE threat of an international sporting boycott led to the United Arab Emirates backing down on its stance of denying Israeli athletes into the country, WTA chief Larry Scott said on Thursday. Five days after Shahar...