DUBAI: Worries about spying by the US and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai’s police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smartphone maker. The UAE says it will block BlackBerry email, messaging and web services from October 11 unless authorities can gain access to the encrypted data traffic

JEDDAH — Crown Prince of Dubai Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum performed Umrah in holy city of Makkah.

DUBAI — Dubai plans to slash its budget spending in the coming years as new infrastructure projects will only be launched if they benefit the Gulf emirate and the United Arab Emirates’ economy, its finance department said.

Dubai’s capital markets appear to be in for significant change with plans unveiled to establish a second-tier stock exchange coming hot on the heels of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) – the government-administered domestic bourse – and the DIFC-based NASDAQ Dubai’s move to formally link their trading platforms.

DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state’s moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai’s police chief said.

JEDDAH – Crown Prince of Dubai H.H Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah, or minor pilgrimage, in Holy Makkah.

Dubai Business – Kippreport …. To UAE -savvy travelers, this won’t come as a surprise. One-way fares to Dubai, departing major European and North American airports, are frequently a pittance compared to the return trip back to the city of origin. For example, at time of writing, traveling from Houston to Dubai on Emirates in early September would run you $920 one-way. For the return flight, …

DUBAI: The Dubai Inter-national Financial Centre (DIFC) is reaching out to companies from emerging markets including Africa and is considering cost cuts as it seeks to become the Gulf region’s main business hub, its chief executive said.

Millennium Private Equity , a Dubai government-linked investment company with about $5 billion in capital, plans to use Islamic financing for venture capital in Europe after buying the first corporate sukuk in Britain, Bloomberg News reported.

DUBAI — The Middle East’s first and only ‘Used Boat Show’ has been officially announced by organisers Dubai Creek Marina, Dubai’s leading full service marina situated within Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club on the banks of the stunning Dubai Creek.

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Dubai, September 1, 2010: The Dubai Tea Trading Centre (DTTC), an initiative of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Dubai Multi Commodities Centre ( DMCC DMCC ), has announced a record 6.2 million kilos of tea transacted in the first six months of 2010.

DUBAI — The Dubai International Financial Centre will help neighbouring Abu Dhabi set up its financial district if needed, its chief executive officer said.

A Singapore court dismissed a suit by Dubai’s Drydocks World LLC against Singaporean tycoon Tan Boy Tee for breaching an agreement tied to a S$2.4 billion ($1.8 billion) takeover deal.

Dubai Business – Kippreport …. Profit margins in Abu Dhabi, home to most of the UAE’s oil, have suffered during the downturn as construction firms flocked there from neighbouring Dubai’s battered real estate sector, where property prices slumped some 55 percent from 2008 peaks. Gross margins in Abu Dhabi are around 6-8 percent and at best 10 percent, whilst in Oman and Qatar they are at least around 10

A Singapore court dismissed a suit by Dubai’s Drydocks World LLC against Singaporean tycoon Tan Boy Tee for breaching an agreement tied to a $2.4 billion takeover deal. Drydocks, which sued Tan for breaching a three-year non- compete clause, relied on “hearsay evidence,” Singapore High Court Judge Lai Siu Chiu said in an Aug. 25 ruling, publicly released today. Dubai World’s ship-repair unit is …