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MANAMA: A Dubai-based company is to invest BD5 million in Bahrain over the next year and use the cou…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

MANAMA: A Dubai-based company is to invest BD5 million in Bahrain over the next year and use the country as a launch pad for further expansion in the region.



HE went to Dubai in search of a better life. Instead, he ended up meeting his death.

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

HE went to Dubai in search of a better life. Instead, he ended up meeting his death.



Dubai: The Commercial Bank of Dubai announced yesterday that it was teaming up once again with the D…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

Dubai: The Commercial Bank of Dubai announced yesterday that it was teaming up once again with the Dubai Racing Club as supporter of racing at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse tomorrow evening, the eighth meeting of the Winter Racing Challenge.



Dubai: The Dubai Education Council (DEC) is the sole authority to approve fee hikes in private schoo…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

Dubai: The Dubai Education Council (DEC) is the sole authority to approve fee hikes in private schools, the minister of education has said.



LOCAL beverage manufacturer Zest-O Corp. is in talks to buy out Dubai-based Arab Beverages Establish…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

LOCAL beverage manufacturer Zest-O Corp. is in talks to buy out Dubai-based Arab Beverages Establishments (ABE), the world's biggest producer of fruit juices in doypack pouches similar to the packaging of the Zest-O brand.



Emaar Properties celebrates three years of its successful roll-out of Dubai Marina, the first of its…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

Emaar Properties celebrates three years of its successful roll-out of Dubai Marina, the first of its kind waterfront development in the region, by offering easy home finance solutions for its up-and-coming projects.



Jadaf Dubai, the Gulf’s oldest ship repair yard, is in the process of concluding lease contracts for…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

Jadaf Dubai, the Gulf's oldest ship repair yard, is in the process of concluding lease contracts for the spaces within its new plot at Dubai Maritime City, the new purpose-built zone for marine operations such as boat building and maintenance workshops, warehouses, commercial outlets and offices.



‘Style Hong Kong in Dubai 2006′, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) annual four-day e…

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

'Style Hong Kong in Dubai 2006', the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's (HKTDC) annual four-day exhibition offering the best of Hong Kong's electronics, fashion and accessories goods to Dubai, drew thousands of visitors to the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre where it was held recently.



Dubai Women’s College (DWC) announced that the first academic insurance program in the UAE is to be …

Written on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 by Dubai

Dubai Women's College (DWC) announced that the first academic insurance program in the UAE is to be launched on its campus starting from February 2007.



Dubai-based carrier Emirates, the single largest client for Airbus’s delayed A380 superjumbo aircra…

Written on Monday, December 25th, 2006 by Dubai

Dubai-based carrier Emirates, the single largest client for Airbus's delayed A380 superjumbo aircraft, has demanded compensation from the European manufacturer, its president said.



A United Arab Emirates company formally submitted Friday to an unusual, broader security examination of

Written on Saturday, March 4th, 2006 by Bobby Jones

A United Arab Emirates company formally submitted Friday to an unusual, broader security examination of its plans to assume significant operations at six major U.S. ports -- a business deal it code-named "Project Thunder."The Bush administration said it will conduct a new, 45-day investigation of plans by Dubai-owned Dubai Ports World to purchase London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam



Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton didn’t know her husband was giving Dubai advice on the ports

Written on Saturday, March 4th, 2006 by Bobby Jones

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't know her husband was giving Dubai advice on the ports deal she's fighting, and Bill Clinton says he didn't even get paid for it.



WASHINGTON - The White House is quietly pushing a Dubai company to “significantly restructure” and

Written on Saturday, March 4th, 2006 by Bobby Jones

WASHINGTON - The White House is quietly pushing a Dubai company to "significantly restructure" and partner up with a U.S. outfit to keep the port deal from sinking, sources told the Daily News yesterday.



Top-ranked Roger Federer will play No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the Dubai Open final

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

Top-ranked Roger Federer will play No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the Dubai Open final on Saturday, one day after both had straight-set semifinal wins.



SINGAPORE: Perhaps no one has the right to be more disappointed that Dubai is buying

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

SINGAPORE: Perhaps no one has the right to be more disappointed that Dubai is buying Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation, the storied British container port operator, than executives of the company it outbid, PSA International.



DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CP) - Canadian Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles of the

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CP) - Canadian Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas are into the finals of a tennis tournament for the third time in four weeks.



Top-ranked Roger Federer will play No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the Dubai Open final on

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

Top-ranked Roger Federer will play No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the Dubai Open final on Saturday, one day after both had straight-set semifinal wins. Federer will aim for his third consecutive title after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-2, 6-3 on Friday. The Swiss Star, who won the Australian and Doha Opens, is 16-0 this season.



World number one Roger Federer has the chance to avenge his shattering 2005 French

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

World number one Roger Federer has the chance to avenge his shattering 2005 French Open loss to Rafael Nadal when he faces the world number two in a dream Dubai final on Saturday.



A Miami company objecting to the takeover of British shipping company P&O by Dubai’s

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

A Miami company objecting to the takeover of British shipping company P&O by Dubai's state-owned DP World said Friday it has been granted the right to take the case to Britain's Court of Appeal — a move that puts the deal on hold.



DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-seeded Roger Federer beat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-2,

Written on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Bobby Jones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Top-seeded Roger Federer beat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-2, 6-3 Friday to reach the Dubai Open final, moving closer to his third straight title of the season.



Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — The head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, citing a U.S.

Written on Monday, February 27th, 2006 by Bobby Jones

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, citing a U.S. Coast Guard report, said the Bush administration's review of a state-owned Dubai company's planned takeover of facilities at six U.S. seaports was ``truly flawed.''



DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CP) - Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and partner Mark Knowles started

Written on Monday, February 27th, 2006 by Bobby Jones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CP) - Toronto's Daniel Nestor and partner Mark Knowles started the Dubai Open with a win over Switzerland's Yves Allegro and Roger Federer on Monday.



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