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Fatma Al Dubais
Fatma Al Dubais
1921 - 1930 From 2012 result
Gulf’s GDP to grow by 5.8% to $1.6tn
DUBAI – The combined GDP of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is projected to grow by 5.8 percent to peak at $1.6 trillion at current rates, a new report by Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Company (GIC) said. Qatar will lead ...
Shake-up adds vigor to Arab Motorcycle Federation
  Tony Lewis     DUBAI — Mohammed Ben Sulayem said Wednesday that the restructuring of the Arab Motorcycle Federation (AMF), a process driven by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC), can take competitive bike racing in the region to a new ...
Ahmadinejad to attend Makkah summit
    DUBAI – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend a summit of Muslim leaders in Makkah expected to focus on Syria, Iranian media said Monday. The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to be held in the Holy ...
AFC intensifies investigation into Bin Hammam
    DUBAI — Former FBI director Louis Freeh has been brought in by the Asian Football Confederation to assist in the corruption investigation of its suspended president Mohamed Bin Hammam in a sign that the probe is intensifying. AFC acting president Zhang ...
Turkish real estate market lures major Gulf investors
    DUBAI — Major Gulf investors are turning their attention to Turkey where one of the region’s fastest growing real estate markets is being built by a prosperous national economy, according to industry experts. In a study released this week, global real ...
Hostages are Iranian troops: Syrian fighters
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube Sunday allegedly shows footage of Iranians (background) kidnapped in Damascus, in which a rebel fighter charges the hostages are elite Revolutionary Guards. Fighters of the Al-Baraa Brigade of the rebel ...
UAE realty ‘stabilizing’
DUBAI – Sentiment in the UAE real estate investment market improved during the second quarter of 2012, boosted by the rising availability of funds, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said in its latest Global Commercial Property Survey. Purchaser ...
Iran test-fires upgraded missile with new guidance system
    DUBAI — Iran has successfully test fired a new short-range missile equipped with a guidance system it plans to install on all future missiles it builds, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Saturday. “With the fourth-generation of the Fateh 110, the armed ...
No harm to held plotters: Sharjah ruler
    DUBAI — The ruler of the UAE emirate of Sharjah said authorities will not “harm” those arrested for plotting to form an organization abroad, media reported Friday. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi said: “Every mother whose son is in custody must ...
Consumer confidence remains high in Dubai
    DUBAI — Overall consumer confidence in Dubai remained robust during the second quarter of 2012, driven largely by a positive outlook on personal finance and strong optimism on job prospects, according to the quarterly consumer confidence index (CCI) published by ...
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