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Fatma Al Dubais
1941 - 1950 From 2012 result
Beware of international plot, Gulf govts warned
    DUBAI– Dubai’s chief of police has warned of an “international plot” to overthrow the governments of Gulf Arab countries, saying the region needs to be prepared to counter any threat from dissidents as well as Syria and Iran. The comments by ...
Saudi Arabia, Malta, Switzerland are laziest in the world
    DUBAI — After making the top five recently as among the world’s most obese, Saudi Arabia has earned a top three spot as one the world’s laziest countries. Only Malta and Switzerland were reportedly lazier than the ultra-conservative Gulf country. The ...
Defected Syrian general seeks to unite opposition
  A TV image shows defected Syrian General Manaf Tlass as he reads a prepared statement calling on Syrians to unite and start building a post-President Bashar Al-Assad Syria, as he made his first public appearance since defecting from the regime ...
Emirates NBD profits fall 40%
DUBAI – Emirates NBD, the UAE’s largest bank by assets, posted a 40 percent drop in its first-half net profits for the year 2012. "Net profit for the group was AED1.289 billion for H1 2012, 40 percent below the profit posted ...
UAE not in dire need to issue bonds
DUBAI – The UAE has no immediate need to issue bonds to cover a small budget deficit this year as it can plug the shortfall from its own resources, the Gulf country’s finance minister was quoted as saying Monday. The comments ...
GCC govts invest $100b in water to combat scarcity
    DUBAI – Population growth and deterioration of water quality has prompted GCC governments to embark on major spending to combat water scarcity and ensure sustainable resources for the future. According to a recent report by Ventures Middle East, GCC governments have ...
Cash biggest competitor of electronic payments
  DUBAI – Cash, rather than the threat of rival electronic payments companies, is Mastercard’s biggest competition in the Arab world, Zawya published Saturday, quoting a senior executive. "If you think about the total cash flows that take place in the economy, ...
Dubai police: US navy did not warn Indian fishermen
    DUBAI — Dubai’s police chief has rejected US claims that a navy ship warned Indian fishermen to move away from it before firing and killing one of them after they failed to heed the order, media reported on Thursday. The ...
Mobile transactions here to stay
DUBAI – People used to spend time saving money. Today, particularly in developed economies, they are prepared to spend money to save time. But thanks to the mobile, they don’t always have to. As the pace of life increases, simple ...
Kingdom leads GCC intra-trade in 12 years
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia maintained its leading position as trade partner in the GCC region from 1999 to 2011-end, dominating more than 42 percent of the UAE’s non-oil trade alone, said Khalid Ali Al Bustani, acting Director-General of the UAE ...
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