Emirates’ double-decker to make maiden flight from Dubai to BirminghamDUBAI - An Emirates’ super-jumbo double-decker is to make its maiden flight from Dubai to Birmingham in September. The plane will have the world’s first on board shower spas, the WAM news agency reported Thursday. Treasury secretary sets sights on the wealthy Gulf as US eyes Mideast investorsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed ahead with his sales pitch to Gulf Arab nations Wednesday, telling oil-rich Mideast allies Washington is committed to keeping the dollar strong and promoting sustainable growth as the world pulls out of a recession. As US eyes Mideast investors, treasury secretary sets sights on UAE officials and wealth fundsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed ahead with his sales pitch to Gulf Arab nations Wednesday, telling oil-rich Mideast allies Washington is committed to keeping the dollar strong and promoting sustainable growth as the world pulls out of recession. Treasury’s Geithner reassures Gulf leaders recession showing signs of easingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Gulf Arab leaders Tuesday, stressing to some of America’s top creditors that his country has a “special responsibility” to steer the world through a global recession that may finally be showing signs of easing. Abu Dhabi’s state-run Aabar buys 40 percent of Daimler’s stake in electric car maker TeslaDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Abu Dhabi investment fund that is Daimler’s largest shareholder has bought about 4 percent of electric car producer Tesla Motors, deepening the oil-rich Arab state’s push into green technology. Developer says world’s tallest skyscraper to open this year in Dubai, but date remains unclearDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle Eastern developer building the world’s tallest skyscraper vowed Monday to complete the tower by year’s end, though the exact date remains uncertain. Dubai Airshow 2009 attracts top aerospace namesDUBAI - The next edition of the Dubai Airshow, considered as the fastest growing airshow in the world, will feature some top brands in the aerospace industry this time, the organisers have said. Two held in Dubai for smuggling heroin in gutsDUBAI - Customs officials at the Dubai International Airport have foiled two bids of smuggling narcotics into the country and arrested two Asian passengers who concealed 80 capsules of heroin in their stomach, the WAM news agency reported Sunday. Dubai owner of QE2 considering opening cruise liner as floating hotel in Mideast or AfricaDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather than in the struggling Persian Gulf sheikdom. Cargo ship with 15 Indians aboard hijacked off Somali coastDUBAI - A cargo vessel with 15 Indian crew members was hijacked off the port city of Bosasso in Somalia, a media report said Saturday. Friday prayers cancelled in riot-hit Urumqi: ReportDUBAI - Friday prayers were cancelled in China’s Urumqi city where riots have left at least 156 people dead and over 1,000 injured, a media report said. UAE starts computer literacy for physically challengedDUBAI - A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based computer literacy certification body has introduced a special programme that meets the needs of the physically challenged people, WAM news agency reported Thursday. Dubai to host airshow in NovemberDUBAI - The Dubai Airshow 2009 will be held Nov 15-19 this year, WAM news agency reported Monday. The event, organised by the government of Dubai in collaboration with the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a major aerospace event in the Middle East. Up to 30 feared dead after ship capsizes off Qatar capital Doha in rough Persian Gulf watersDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha, the vessel’s operator said Wednesday. Standard & Poor’s cuts ratings of 3 Dubai-run government related entitiesCAIRO — A leading international ratings service said Tuesday it had cut its credit rating of three Dubai government-backed entities, voicing concerns about the emirate’s willingness to continue backing some companies in the one-time Arab boomtown hard hit by the global recession. Several bodies found in Yemen Airways crash: ReportDUBAI - The bodies of several passengers aboard the Yemen Airways flight that crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday have been found, reports broadcaster Al-Arabiya. Dubai’s Emaar in merger move to create real estate giant with low debtCAIRO — The Dubai developer behind the world’s tallest building plans to merge with three rivals owned by the sheikdom’s ruler, in a consolidation aimed at better coping with a global meltdown fueled weakness in the one-time Arab boomtown’s real estate sector. Al Jazeera to enter US marketDUBAI - The English version of the Qatar-based television news channel Al Jazeera is set to make its first major foray into the US market July 1 through a cable TV company in the Washington DC area. Al Qaeda threatens to use Pakistan nukes against the USDUBAI - The Al Qaeda would use Pakistan’s nuclear weapons against the US if it was able to get its hands on them, a top commander of the terror group has said. Despite long-severed diplomat ties, US government has opened some paths to deciphering IranWASHINGTON — During a 29-year absence of formal diplomatic ties with Iran, the U.S. government used many channels to gain insights about the Islamic regime’s inner workings, from CIA contacts and meetings with Iranian exiles to relayed information from friendly foreign diplomats. Somali security minister killed: ReportDUBAI - Somalia’s Security Minister Omar Hashi has been killed in a suicide bomb attack, Al-Arabiya TV reported Thursday. Saudi’s Kingdom Holding picks Dubai’s Emaar to oversee development of world’s tallest buildingCAIRO — The Saudi investment firm run by a Saudi billionaire with a big Citigroup stake is pressing ahead with plans to build the world’s tallest building despite the global meltdown. Airlines replacing speed monitors after Air France disaster; families provide DNA for IDsRECIFE, Brazil — A French nuclear submarine reached the crash zone of Air France Flight 447 on Wednesday to comb the Atlantic depths for black boxes that should help determine what brought the Airbus down in the sea off Brazil with 228 people on board. Airlines flying plane model in Air France crash seek distance from suspect sensorsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Several airlines flying the type of plane involved in the Air France crash said Tuesday they use a different brand of airspeed sensor than those aboard the doomed flight, distancing themselves from instruments seen as a possible factor in last week’s accident. British editor of ambitious state-funded Abu Dhabi newspaper replaced after just over yearDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The British newspaper veteran at the helm of Abu Dhabi’s ambitious English-language newspaper has been replaced little over a year after the publication’s launch. ‘Salam’ diplomacy: Obama’s words and references win favor with MuslimsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The tone of respect was set from the opening lines of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world. Anti-pirate task force intercepts suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden, says US NavyDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The international anti-pirate task force patrolling the Gulf of Aden intercepted 10 suspected pirates and disarmed them on Tuesday, said a U.S. Navy statement. General Motors tells Middle East customers, dealers, it is committed to oil-rich regionDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — General Motors’ Middle East head said the oil-rich region’s operations are a “vibrant” part of the automaker and remain open for business, despite its bankruptcy protection filing. After the Gulf’s boom, what remains?DUBAI - When after a short recession in the US at the beginning of the decade the price of oil began its upward climb, few could have predicted just how far it would go. UAE archaeologists discover 3,000 B.C. potteryDUBAI - Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discovered potsherds dating back to around 3,000 B.C., WAM reported Tuesday. |
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