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Ad evokes Dubai killing (The New Zealand Herald)
March 11, 2010 – 6:27 pm | No Comment

An Israeli supermarket looked to cash in on the infamous surveillance camera footage showing suspected assassins stalking a Hamas operative in Dubai with a new advertising campaign.

Mossad ‘audacity’ irks Dubai police (UPI)
March 11, 2010 – 5:58 pm | No Comment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 11 (UPI) — Police officials in Dubai criticized the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad for having the “audacity” to carry out an assassination on their soil.

Dubai rallies as debt deal seen near (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
March 11, 2010 – 4:22 pm | No Comment

Dubai’s market rallied to seven-week highs on Thursday on hopes for a Dubai World debt deal while some major creditor banks halted internal trading in the firm’s instruments, signalling an offer was approaching.

Dubai World Is Yet to Present Formal Debt Proposal to Banks (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010 – 3:35 pm | No Comment

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Dubai World, the state-owned holding company restructuring $26 billion in debt, is yet to present a formal proposal to its creditors, said a spokeswoman for the emirate’s Department of Finance.

TV ad for Israeli supermarket spoofs video of Dubai assassination team (USA Today)
March 11, 2010 – 1:58 pm | No Comment

A TV ad for an Israeli supermarket spoofs the video footage of an infamous assassination team’s operation in Dubai by employing surveillance-like cameras and actors in disguises while promising “killer prices,” the newspaper Haaretz reports.

Dubai Utility Gets Margin Waiver From Banks on $2.2 Billion Loan (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010 – 1:21 pm | No Comment

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, the state-owned utility seeking to sell bonds in the second quarter, said banks waived an additional margin on its $2.2 billion syndicated loan raised last year.

Dubai Shares Rise to 2-Month High on Debt Terms Speculation (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010 – 10:46 am | No Comment

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Dubai shares rose to the highest in almost two months on speculation Dubai World, the state-owned holding company in talks to renegotiate $26 billion of debt, may announce better repayment terms than previously expected.

Dubai Shares Rise to 2-Month High on Debt Terms Speculation (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010 – 10:46 am | No Comment

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Dubai shares rose to the highest in almost two months on speculation Dubai World, the state-owned holding company in talks to renegotiate $26 billion of debt, may announce better repayment terms than previously expected.

Rohde & Schwarz Signs Up as Licensed Business Partner of Dubai Studio City (Mena Report)
March 11, 2010 – 10:20 am | No Comment

Dubai Studio City (DSC), a member of TECOM Investments, today announced Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), a leading provider of broadcasting, radio communications, radio monitoring, as well as test and measurement solutions, has become the licensed business partner of the dedicated free zone for film and broadcast production industries.

Rohde & Schwarz Signs Up as Licensed Business Partner of Dubai Studio City (Mena Report)
March 11, 2010 – 10:20 am | No Comment

Dubai Studio City (DSC), a member of TECOM Investments, today announced Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), a leading provider of broadcasting, radio communications, radio monitoring, as well as test and measurement solutions, has become the licensed business partner of the dedicated free zone for film and broadcast production industries.

Dubai forms new utility regulator – paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
March 11, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) – The Dubai government created a regulatory body for the utilities sector and will soon put in a framework that could allow the private sector to enter the business, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.

Dubai forms new utility regulator – paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
March 11, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) – The Dubai government created a regulatory body for the utilities sector and will soon put in a framework that could allow the private sector to enter the business, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.

Dubai forms new utility regulator – paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
March 11, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) – The Dubai government created a regulatory body for the utilities sector and will soon put in a framework that could allow the private sector to enter the business, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.

Dubai to Present Debt Terms to U.A.E. Banks Today, National Says (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010 – 5:51 am | No Comment

March 11 (Bloomberg) — Dubai World may present its “first concrete proposals” to United Arab Emirates banks today as part of its debt restructuring plan, The National reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Dubai World to make first concrete proposals – paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
March 11, 2010 – 5:50 am | No Comment

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) – Dubai World will present its first concrete proposals to local banks on Thursday on restructuring $22 billion in debt, The National newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources.

Israeli supermarket parodies Dubai assassination in TV advert (Times Online)
March 11, 2010 – 4:55 am | No Comment

‘Mossad-mania’ continued in Israel this week when a supermarket chain filmed a television commercial inspired by the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai by a 27-strong hit squad.