28 February, 2009

Existential Al Ain Goes to Dubai

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EXCLUSIVE -- In this recording you'll hear Rajaa al-Sanea, author of Girls of Riyadh , speaking about women, literature, writing and mor...
27 February, 2009

UAE blocks Israeli cartoon from YouTube

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"ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- United Arab Emirates officials blocked a YouTube cartoon from Israel, featuring two ...
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26 February, 2009

3rd Bienniel Muslim - Christian Dialogue in Knowledge Village

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Some of the students of UOWD are organizing the 3rd Muslim - Christian Dialogue this coming Monday night from 7pm to 10pm in the Knowledge...
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25 February, 2009

Book Review

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Emaar Properties is commissioning a book about the Burj Dubai . It will not just be any book. Oh no - this being Dubai, it will be of course...
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24 February, 2009

ATMs

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What are people's thoughts on ATM's dispensing 50 dirham notes in the UAE? (they only currently dispense 100, 500 and 1000 dirham no...
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23 February, 2009

Statistics update

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In January of this year this site passed 1 million page views and 600,000 unique visitors (compiled without any data from the first year b...
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Tons of Cash found in Dubai Laundry: Police Looking for the owner

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Around 5 million dollars has been found in a Dubai laundry shop late last night. The police asked the customers at the laundry if it belonge...
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Dubai court sentences former minister and his managers to two years in jail

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"Dubai: A former minister and two of his managers charged with deceiving a businesswoman have been sentenced to two years in jail on Mo...
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22 February, 2009

UAE not so expat-friendly?

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According to the HSBC Bank International's Expat Exploreer Survey, published at Forbes on the World's Friendliest Countries , the UA...
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21 February, 2009

Roddick pulls out of Dubai tournament

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AP: Andy Roddick won’t defend his title in Dubai next week because he doesn’t agree with the decision to deny Israeli Shahar Peer a visa to...
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WTA fines Dubai organizers $300,000

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"The WTA has fined Dubai Tennis Championships organizers a record $300,000 after Israeli player Shahar Peer was denied a visa by the Un...
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20 February, 2009

Emaar-owned John Laing Homes files for Chapter 11

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Story here
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19 February, 2009

Congressman Says Dubai Will Give Visa to Israeli Man

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"The United Arab Emirates will issue an entry visa to Andy Ram of Israel for next week’s Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Represent...
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18 February, 2009

Leading novelist pulls out of Dubai book festival in protest at gay censorship

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"Novelist Margaret Atwood has announced she will not attend the Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature in Dubai after or...
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WSJ pulls Dubai sponsorship over Pe'er

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"The Wall Street Journal Europe announced Tuesday that it had revoked its sponsorship of a Dubai women's tennis tournament, due to ...
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