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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 13th hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in San Diego, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011.
(photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Woods shoots 69, in contention in Abu Dhabi
Austin American Statesman
| ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods moved into contention in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship with a 3-under 69 Friday. | He had three straight birdies on the back nine to finish two shots behind surprise clubhouse leader Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. | Woods, who...
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates)
(photo: WN / Prajkta)
UAE economy set to grow 4%
Khaleej Times
DUBAI ' The UAE economy is forecast to grow by at least four per cent in 2012, Economy Minister Sultan Al Mansouri said on 
Thursday. | "Under the circumstances, this is healthy, this is good," Al Mansouri was quoted by Bloomberg as saying in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum....
HDFC Life launches first international operations in Dubai
The Times Of India
| DUBAI: HDFC Life, a private life insurance company from India, has launched its first international operations with the opening of its representative office in Dubai. | It is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (...
Viacom18 opens regional office in Dubai
Gulf News
| Dubai: The battle for the Middle East's advertising dollar among Indian TV satellite channels has just become more intense. Viacom18, which owns the general entertainment channel Colors, has set up a regional office in Dubai to directly handle its ...
Dubai Holding unit to repay $500 mn in bonds
France24
| AFP - A unit of Dubai Holding, a conglomerate owned by Dubai's ruler, said Wednesday that it will repay $500 million in bonds maturing on February 1, while Fitch agency revised the rating of the group from negative to stable. | Dubai Holding Commer...
Dubai Duty Free eyes Dh10b sales
Gulf News
| Dubai: Dubai Duty Free expects to double its current annual sales to Dh10 billion by 2018 as it expands its retail space at Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central. | The $7.8 billion expansion plan will include adding 8,000 square metr...
Dubai bourse gains in five-week high
Gulf News
| Dubai: Market shares in Dubai soared to a five-week high in trading on Tuesday but low volumes remain a concern as companies prepare to disclose their full-year earnings.  | The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) General Index gained ...
Dubai's GDP forecast to grow 4.1% in first quarter
Gulf News
| Dubai: Dubai's GDP is expected to grow 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Dubai Economic Outlook 2011 report released by the Dubai Economic Council yesterday. | However, the report also suggested that GDP growth might ...
Dubai exports up sharply in 2011
Gulf News
| Dubai: Dubai's exports and re-exports rose 14.5 per cent last year over 2010, according to new results published by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. | The results indicate that the value of exports and re-exports by Dubai Chamber members...
Dubai: The New Normal Comes with Fries
Business Week
This Issue Previous Next | A year ago, Nabil Rantisi spent his days trading stocks at a Dubai brokerage. Today he fills orders of a different kind. The gourmet deli he opened in September serves roast beef in a Yorkshire pudding wrap and other luncht...
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, second from left, pays silent tribute in front of the graves of marine Sgt. Jeong-woo and Pvt. Moon Gwang-wook who were killed by North Korea's attack after a ceremony to mark the the first anniversary of North Koreas artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
AP / Yonhap, Do Kwang-hwan
S.Korea PM heads to Oman, UAE as Iran sanctions bite
The Guardian
SEOUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's prime minister is visiting Oman and the United Arab Emirates from Friday to discuss oil supply, as Seoul seeks a waiver from toughened U.S. ...
Sunny Dubai Going Solar
The Street
| The Middle East has two things in abundance – oil and sunshine. Seeking to capitalize on the latter, Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy has presented plans for the 1,000 megawatt Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at the Worl...
Sunny Dubai Going Solar
Business Insider
| The Middle East has two things in abundance – oil and sunshine. Seeking to capitalize on the latter, Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy has presented plans for the 1,000 megawatt Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at the Worl...
Dubai Sports Council thanks Mohammad
Gulf News
| Dubai: The Executive Office of the Dubai Sports Council yesterday conveyed their thanks to His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the 10 per cent increase in the budg...
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Saadiyat island
(photo: GFDL / Nepenthes)
Revival of Saadiyat museums ‘energises Abu Dhabi tourism'
Gulf News
| Abu Dhabi: UAE property analysts have welcomed the news that three museums on Saadiyat Island are back on track, despite the delays to the projects. | They told Gulf News that the Abu Dhabi Executive Council's new revised timeline for the museums in the Saadiyat Cultural District is a sign of commitment by the government to promote the emirate as...



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