January 20, 2010 – 8:23 am | No Comment

Dubai Group may sell its stake in Bank Islam Malaysia for around $300m, Malaysian Reserve reported, citing sources familiar with the plan. According to the newspaper, the sale is expected to be comple…

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Shark-filled aquarium in Dubai mall springs leak (AP via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 5:55 pm | No Comment

Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a ritzy Dubai mall on Thursday, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city’s proudest attractions.

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February 25, 2010 – 4:33 pm | No Comment

UAE announces new education strategy for 2010-2020. Want to win a GoGear from Philips? Then vote now. Will Toyota’s product recall affect your choice when next buying a car? I won’t be buying a Toyota, as its reputation is tarnished. …

Cilic becomes latest Dubai seed to fall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 4:11 pm | No Comment

World number nine Marin Cilic became the fifth seed to go out of the Dubai tennis championships when he lost 7-6 7-5 to Austria’s Jurgen Melzer on Thursday.

More Israeli names on new list of Dubai suspects (AP via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 3:40 pm | No Comment

The names of at least eight new suspects who Dubai police are linking to the slaying of a top Hamas operative match those of people in Israel, further hinting at Israeli involvement in a killing widely thought to be the work of the Mossad spy agency.

Cilic sixth big name beaten at Dubai Open tennis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 3:28 pm | No Comment

Marin Cilic, the sixth-seeded Australian Open semi-finalist, became the latest in a long line of leading players to fall by the wayside at the surprise-laden Dubai Open here on Thursday.

Melzer wins as Cilic becomes latest Dubai seed to fall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 3:08 pm | No Comment

World number nine Marin Cilic became the fifth seed to go out of the Dubai tennis championships when he lost 7-6 7-5 to Austria’s Juergen Melzer Thursday.

Melzer wins as Cilic becomes latest Dubai seed to fall (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
February 25, 2010 – 3:02 pm | No Comment

World number nine Marin Cilic became the fifth seed to go out of the Dubai tennis championships when he lost 7-6 7-5 to Austria’s Juergen Melzer on Thursday.

Dubai Business | Kippreport » Making friends with Facebook »
February 25, 2010 – 1:59 pm | No Comment

Almost half of the internet users in the UAE are active members of social networking site Facebook, and the company is now hoping to sell more advertising in the region. The company announced on Tuesday an agreement with Connect Ads, …

Dubai Championships Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
February 25, 2010 – 1:02 pm | No Comment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Results Thursday from the Dubai Championships, a $1.6 million ATP World Tour event on hard courts at the Aviation Club (seedings in parentheses): Singles Quaterfinals Jurgen Melzer , Austria, def. Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, 7-6 (8), 7-5.

Dubai Business | Kippreport » Dubai Mall aquarium leak prompts …
February 25, 2010 – 12:55 pm | No Comment

UAE announces new education strategy for 2010-2020. Want to win a GoGear from Philips? Then vote now. Will Toyota’s product recall affect your choice when next buying a car? I won’t be buying a Toyota, as its reputation is tarnished. …

Dubai Mall aquarium springs a leak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 12:38 pm | No Comment

A leak in Dubai Mall’s massive aquarium on Thursday led to shoppers being evacuated and boutiques closed around the major attraction in the once booming Gulf emirate, witnesses said.

Dubai Stocks Erase Losses; Emaar Properties, Emirates NBD Gain (Bloomberg)
February 25, 2010 – 11:50 am | No Comment

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Dubai stocks erased earlier losses as Emaar Properties PJSC and Emirates NBD PJSC advanced.

Dubai’s May Oil Price Discount Widens to 5-Month Low (Update1) (Bloomberg)
February 25, 2010 – 11:30 am | No Comment

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Dubai oil, a Persian Gulf benchmark for Asia, will sell at a wider discount to Omani crude futures in May as the emirate set its formula at the lowest in five months after producers including Saudi Arabia cut prices.

Dubai Shares Drop for a Sixth Day on Low Volumes; Emaar Falls (Bloomberg)
February 25, 2010 – 11:21 am | No Comment

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Dubai’s shares were headed for the longest losing streak in a month, falling for a sixth-day on low volumes, as institutional investors avoid the emirate amid a lack of transparency in the Dubai World restructuring.

Dubai Mall partly evacuated after aquarium leak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 11:00 am | No Comment

The aquarium at Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest and a symbol of Dubai’s grandeur, is leaking and part of the mall has been evacuated, a police official said on Thursday.

Australia warns Israel over Dubai assassination (AP via Yahoo! News)
February 25, 2010 – 9:43 am | No Comment

Australia warned Israel on Thursday that if it was involved in the alleged use of three fraudulent Australian passports in a Dubai assassination it would not be considered the “act of a friend,” the foreign minister said.