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• Kazakhstan on the move (AME Info)
• AMANDUS SO BRAVE IN DUBAI (Sporting Life)
• HEART BEATS FASTEST IN DUBAI (Sporting Life)
• The leader who saw tomorrow (Khaleej Times)
• Emaar Middle East Prepares for Launch of US$3.3 BLN Uaq Marina (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• HILLS BACK IN DUBAI (Sporting Life)
• PERCY PRIMED FOR DUBAI (Sporting Life)
• Dubai: First Impressions (Ohmynews)
• Dubai firm to invest BD5m (Gulf Daily News)
• Uganda: Ugandan Jumps to Death in Dubai (AllAfrica.com)
• Commercial Bank of Dubai night at Nad Al Sheba (Gulf News)
• School fee hike ‘is Dubai Education Council’s task’ (Gulf News)
• 2006 passages: Sports (USA Today)
• Tiger Voted AP’s Top Male Athlete Of ‘06 (CBS News)
• Zest-O in talks to buy Dubai-based firm (INQ7 Business)
• Emaar offers easy home finance options for waterfront homes at Dubai Marina (AME Info)
• Jadaf Dubai starts leasing its industrial area at Dubai Maritime City (AME Info)
• Tiger again dominated golf in 2006 (Tacoma News Tribune)
• Style Hong Kong in Dubai 2006 ends on high note (AME Info)
• Dubai Women’s College offers insurance program (AME Info)
• Electronics survive scare (Khaleej Times)
• Tiger AP’s male athlete of the year (GolfWeek)
• Dubai’s Emirates demands compensation for Airbus 380 delay (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Lawsuit alleges abuse of camel jockeys (Baltimore Sun)
• National and International News in Brief (San Jose Mercury News)
• Datamatix to organize GCC Sports Development Conference (AME Info)
• Hamdan foresees Olympic gold (Gulf News)
• National Bank of Dubai partners HDFC Bank (The Hindu)
• Dubai Ports World submits to U.S. security exam (The Charlotte Observer)
• Clintons face Dubai divide (The Charlotte Observer)
• Dubai & Dubya in dash for lifeboat (New York Daily News)
• Federer to Face Nadal in Dubai Open Final (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai rival looking for sea room (International Herald Tribune)
• Toronto’s Nestor, partner Knowles advance to final at Dubai Open (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
• Federer to face Nadal in the Dubai Open final (USA Today)
• Federer and Nadal set up dream Dubai final (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai Port Deal Is Delayed Over Protest (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Federer advances to Dubai final, waits on No. 2 Nadal (Sports Illustrated)
• Collins Says U.S. Review of Dubai Ports Deal Was `Truly Flawed’ (Bloomberg.com)
• Canadian Nestor and partner Knowles start Dubai tournament with doubles win (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
• Agassi makes winning return in Dubai (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Agassi looks healthy in winning Dubai opener (Sports Illustrated)
• Henman beats Lopez in opener in Dubai (USA Today)
• Agassi beats Rusedski in Dubai (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Henman Beats Lopez in Opener in Dubai (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Henman relief after passing first hurdle in Dubai (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Henman wins opening match in Dubai (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai company to seek new review of US ports deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dan Carol: Welcome to Mr Lee’s Greater Dubai — or Can You Say Snowcrash? (HuffingtonPost)
• Bush Gets Respite as Dubai Company Agrees to Port-Deal Review (Bloomberg.com)
• Dubai finds it advantageous to steer clear of ports controversy (USA Today)
• US accepts 45-day review of Dubai ports deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai’s DP World Agrees to Review of U.S. Port Deal (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
• Dubai Company Asks for Further Review of Ports Takeover (New York Times)
• Dubai’s Growth Hinges on State-Run Cos. (AP via Yahoo! News)
• White House, Congress, Dubai move toward deal on ports: US senator (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai ‘will wait for U.S. review’ (CNN.com)
• Dubai willing to wait for US security review (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Federer named No. 1 seed for ATP Dubai (Sports Illustrated)
• Henin-Hardenne Defeats Sharapova for Dubai Open Title (Washington Post)
• Henin-Hardenne beats Sharapova in Dubai final (Sports Illustrated)
• Henin-Hardenne Wins Title at Dubai Open (ABC News)
• Henin-Hardenne defeats Sharapova in Dubai (Fox Sports)
• Henin-Hardenne Captures Third Career Dubai Title (WTA Tour)
• Henin-Hardenne beats Sharapova for Dubai title (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Henin-Hardenne claims Dubai title (CNN.com)
• Henin-Hardenne beats Sharapova for Dubai title (ESPN)
• Sharapova Takes Out Davenport at Dubai (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Sharapova Advances to Dubai Final (Los Angeles Times)
• Outside U.S., Puzzlement Over Reaction to the Dubai Port Deal (New York Times)
• U.S. Intelligence Agencies Backed Dubai Port Deal (Washington Post)
• U.S. Intelligence Agencies Backed Dubai Port Deal (Washington Post)
• Dubai company gives Bush breathing room (International Herald Tribune)
• Henin-Hardenne to meet Sharapova in Dubai final (Sports Illustrated)
• Sharapova Takes Out Davenport at Dubai (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Roundup: Sharapova gets by Hingis, Mauresmo falls in Dubai (USA Today)
• Top-Seeded Mauresmo Loses at Dubai Open (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai defeat snaps Mauresmo’s run (CNN.com)
• Dubai Firm Offers To Delay Ports Deal (CBS News)
• Port Agency to Break Lease in Bid to Block Dubai Sale (New York Times)
• Uproar Surprised Dubai Firm (Washington Post)
• United States, Dubai: Understanding the Links (NPR)
• Dubai company vows not to sell 6 U.S. ports (International Herald Tribune)
• Rain Washes Out Mauresmo’s Match at Dubai (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Bush officials brief lawmakers on Dubai port deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• The Dubai ports deal: Strangers at the door (International Herald Tribune)
• Weather disrupts Dubai tournament (CNN.com)
• Bush says Dubai ports deal not a security threat (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Editorial: Safe harbor? / Dubai deal concern misses the point (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• The Economy | Clearheaded look at Dubai uproar (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Dubai Real Estate Prices to Continue Upward Trend: Developers (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• Dubai Sees Bias Behind Storm (New York Times)
• Hingis reaches quarters of Dubai Open (Sports Illustrated)
• Hingis Beats Myskina to Make Dubai Quarters (ABC News)
• Hingis beats Myskina in Dubai Open (USA Today)
• In Defense Of Dubai (CBS News)
• Hingis Beats Myskina in Dubai Open (ABC News)
• Hingis Beats Myskina in Dubai Open (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Bush Would Veto Any Bill to Halt Dubai Port Deal (New York Times)
• Hingis takes opener in return to Dubai (Sports Illustrated)
• Bush Defends Deal to Entrust Ports to Dubai Firm (NPR)
• Bush Defends Deal to Entrust Ports to Dubai Firm (NPR)
• Bush: Dubai port deal should go for forward (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Unconvincing Hingis reaches second round in Dubai (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Frist urges Dubai ports deal be put on hold (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai Open: Petrova ousted; Navratilova loses in doubles (USA Today)
• Nadia Petrova Is Ousted at Dubai Open (AP via Yahoo! News)
• Congressmen worry about ports deal with Dubai firm (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Rak Properties Launches Julfar Towers Development in Dubai (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• Dubai Municipality Market Keen To Import M’sian Agriculture Products (Bernama)
• Dubai’s Emaar Forms New JV for Umm Al Quwain Marina Project (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• Dubai Launches US$15 BLN Aerospace Project (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• Davenport and Sharapova Play Snow Tennis at Ski Dubai (WTA Tour)
• Myskina, Hantuchova advance in Dubai (USA Today)
• Myskina, Hantuchova advance in Dubai (Sports Illustrated)
• Myskina Wins at Dubai Women’s Open (ABC News)
• U.S. defends reaction to Dubai deal (International Herald Tribune)
• US defends controversial Dubai ports deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai plans to invest $15 billion in aircraft (International Herald Tribune)
• DUBAI ALUMINIUM SIGNS MAJOR SMELTER PROJECT AGREEMENT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
• Dubai to Invest $15 Billion in Air Travel (New York Times)
• Dubai Aluminium Signs Major Smelter Project Agreement (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
• Congressman says US should freeze Dubai port deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Star-Studded Field Set for Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open (WTA Tour)
• Lawmakers Increase Criticism of Dubai Deal for Ports (New York Times)
• Dubai sets up 15-billion-dollar aerospace facility (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai to Invest $15 Bln in Plane Lease, Airport Unit (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
• Chertoff says Dubai port deal includes safeguards (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai Aluminium signs $6b deals (MENAFN)
• Maria Sharapova, Dubai Tennis (AME Info)
• Dubai Creek Golf Club extend Scratch League lead (Khaleej Times)
• Dubai Maritime City wows German Marine Industry Association (AME Info)
• Hingis, Mirza to face off in Round 1 at Dubai (Fox Sports)
• Hingis, Mirza to meet in Dubai opener (CBS Sportsline)
• Hingis to play Indian teenager in first round of Dubai Tennis Championship (Slam! Sports)
• Henin-Hardenne returns in Dubai, Williams, Schnyder out (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai company seeks loan to fund P and O deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Dubai, 2.4% Time Warner stake (AME Info)
• Dubai Customs continues robust growth in 2005 by processing 2.892 million Bill of Entry (BoE) transactions (AME Info)
• MIPR Takes Nine Companies To Gulfood Show In Dubai (BruDirect.com)
• Sharapova bids to add Dubai tennis title (Khaleej Times)
• Dubai Marathon: Kenyan runners dominate (Khaleej Times)
• Dubai surcharge jacks up Emirates fare (The Peninsula)
• Protests mount over Dubai port deal (AFP via Yahoo! News)
• Democrats plan bill to block Dubai-US port deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Oil’s a Means, Not an End, at Dubai Inc. (New York Times)
• Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York (New York Times)
• Protests mount in US over P&O-Dubai port deal (Channel NewsAsia)

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