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Rebooting the Global Agenda: Deep thinkers convene in Dubai to seek solutions to world crises

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Global Agenda Summit, Dubai, Davos, G-20 Summit, Milton Tan, Klaus Schwab, Brian Collins, State of the World, Environment, Sustainability, Financial Crisis, United Arab Emirates, World Economic Forum, Economy, Politics News
J. Carl Ganter

BBC presenter Nik Gowing moderates the closing session of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Summit in Dubai November 9. Photo by Dana Smilli...

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The U.A.E. and the U.S.

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Co2, Environment, United Arab Emirates, Oil, Energy, US Oil, Oil Drilling, Middle East, Energy Crisis, Solar Power, Green News
Bill Chameides

Even more surprising, the United States produces more oil than the U.A.E. -- 8 million barrels a day compared to the the U.A.E.'s 3 million.

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RAK Gateway Project By Snohetta For United Arab Emirates, Construction To Start Later This Year (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post via Dezeen | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Design, Architecture, RAK Gateway Project Pictures, RAK Gateway Project, United Arab Emirates, Snohetta, RAK Gateway Project United Arab Emirates, Snohetta United Arab Emirates, Business News

Dezeen showcases another conceptually beautiful complex (hotel, conference, exhibition hall) being designed for the United Arab Emirates. Constructio...

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Ferraris Not Good Enough Anymore: Oil Profits Inspire "Conspicuous Consumption"

Wall Street Journal | Margaret Coker | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Ferrari, Oil Windfall, Oil Prices, Oil Riches, Oil Profits, Consumption, United Arab Emirates, Business News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- With oil near record highs, the Persian Gulf is awash in cash, stimulating a return to some very conspicuous consum...

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Dubailand Lead Parade Of New International Theme Parks

Los Angeles Times | Kimi Yoshino | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Busch Entertainment, Mideast, Abu Dhabi, Six Flags, Far East, Theme Parks, United Arab Emirates, Dreamworks, Dubailand, Business News

From the Los Angeles Times' report on the growth of theme parks abroad, particularly in the Middle East: Twenty-five years after Walt Disney Co. bega...

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Vanity Plate Sold for $14 Million in UAE

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Uae, United Arab Emirates, License Plate, $14 Million License Plate, $14 Million Vanity Plate, Business News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A license plate with nothing but the number "1" on it went for a record $14 million at a charity auction Satur...

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US Announces Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

Associated Press | MATTHEW LEE and ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Saudi Arabia Al-Qaida, Warwire, War on Terror, Saudi Arabia, George W. Bush, Bush Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Arms Sale, Tom Lantos, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Politics News

The Democratic-led Congress is unlikely to block U.S. plans to sell $123 million worth of sophisticated precision-guided bomb technology to Saudi Arab...

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American Investors Sink More Money Into Dubai, Middle East

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, International Investments, Middle East Investments, Carlyle Group, United Arab Emirates, Business News

As head of the Carlyle Group, David M. Rubenstein is a regular at power lunches along the New York-Washington corridor. But he recently had his midda...

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