Beggars found staying at five-star hotels in UAE

Begging is a sin in the Islam and banned in most of the Islamic countries. Now Police in the Gulf  state of Abu Dhabi have started a special campaign against  begging. Much to their shock some beggars who were caught red-handed, were found staying in expensive...

Helicopter crashes into oil rig, killing 7

A helicopter has crashed into an oil rig off the coast of Dubai, killing all on board and igniting a fire.  The chopper was carrying foreign contractors from the rig when it struck the deck of the rig during...

Fire at Dubai's luxury Atlantis hotel

Dubai's most extravagant hotel to date has been damaged by a fire. It broke out in the lobby of the Atlantis hotel early this morning. No one was hurt and there were no guests staying there, but all the workers...

Dubai investors to invest US$3.5 billion in Indonesia

"A number of investors from Duba, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), have expressed commitment to investing US$3.5 billion in Indonesia, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said before concluding his working visit here on Thursday.President Yudhoyono pointed out that a number of...

Dubai to set up first museum dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad

The beautiful city of Dubai will build the world's first museum dedicated entirely to the Prophet Muhammad." It aims to shed light on his life in 7th Century Arabia, as well as his legacy for the world's 1.3bn...

George Clooney hopes UAE can help end Darfur conflict

""We are trying to find places (through which) we can have a real conversation with people in Sudan and President Omar al-Beshir. And obviously here (in the UAE) they have an influence," Clooney told AFP in Dubai, which is one of seven emirates that makes up the Muslim Gulf...

Indonesia proposes formation of OPEC Fund, Jusuf Kalla says

"Kalla explained that in the third OPEC Summit this time, Indonesia would simultaneously propose a regulation on the balance between oil exporting countries and oil consuming countries, oil for forest, and oil for...

DP World Abandons Effort to Take Over Port Operations

DP World will sell its leases on the U.S. terminal operations "to a U.S. entity".

Was the whole thing a sucker-punch to get Halliburton the ports deal?

Plan is now to transfer operations of American ports to a U.S. "entity".

House panel rejects deal with Dubai ports company

"One of the most vulnerable situations facing America is our ports of entry" said Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.

port attacked by Al Qaeda last year

The area of the port near the warehouses was sealed off by security forces.

Judge to hear New York and New Jersey port lawsuit

The lawsuit focuses on a 30-year-lease signed in the year 2000.

Florida port plan to block security risk vendors & operators

A majority of both Democrats and Republicans have agreed to give the state a say over who operates ports in Florida.

Congress poised to scuttle UAE deal for ports

No government should be allowed to control U.S. ports.

House panel votes to kill ports deal

The House committee action was the first move by Congress to address widespread anger in both parties on the ports deal.

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