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This week on Marketplace Middle Eastupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 07:02:00

FACETIME: Samer Khoury, President, Engineering & Construction, CCC

Foreign Office: British citizen dies while in police custody in Dubaiupdated: Thu Apr 14 2011 12:05:00

A British citizen has died while in police custody in the United Arab Emirates, Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office said Thursday.

Dubai police seize arms shipmentupdated: Thu Mar 24 2011 07:03:00

Dubai police have intercepted an illegal shipment of 16,000 pistols from Turkey to Yemen, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, the Dubai Police commander-in-chief, said Thursday.

In search of the real Dubaiupdated: Thu Jan 13 2011 05:42:00

Away from the skyscrapers and the constant hum of city workers jostling in the streets is a part of Dubai the world rarely gets to see. Photographer Ali Alsumayin went in search for the real Dubai and found what he says is its true identity.

Dubai officials dismiss claim of blast on planeupdated: Sat Nov 06 2010 08:29:00

No evidence has surfaced of an explosion aboard a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai last September, officials in the United Arab Emirates said Saturday.

No terror link so far in UPS crash in Dubai, official saysupdated: Wed Nov 03 2010 05:40:00

Investigators so far have failed to turn up any evidence that terrorism was involved in the September 3 crash of a UPS cargo plane in Dubai, a U.S. government official told CNN Tuesday.

Sept.: Pics of Dubai crash siteupdated: Wed Nov 03 2010 05:40:00

CNN's Rick Sanchez looks at the first images from the crashed UPS cargo plane in the United Arab Emirates.

Germany releases alleged Israeli agent linked to Dubai murder plotupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 13:31:00

A German court released Friday an alleged Israeli agent extradited from Poland in connection with a Hamas leader's murder in Dubai.

Ruler of Dubai deals with debtupdated: Fri Jun 25 2010 04:09:00

MME sat down with the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Dubai 'marriage merchant' finds love for upwardly mobile Indiansupdated: Wed Jun 23 2010 06:58:00

He is the self-styled "Merchant of Marriage" -- a Dubai matchmaker who says he has helped set up 3,000 weddings for the Emirate's Indian and Pakistani community.

Dubai kissing couple face jail as appeal failsupdated: Sun Apr 04 2010 05:18:00

A Dubai appeals court judge has upheld the verdict against a British couple caught kissing in public.

CNNMoney: Stocks abandon rallyupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 18:37:00

Stocks gave up gains Thursday, ending little changed, as a late-session bounce in the dollar sapped the strength out of a rally that had pushed the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq near new 18-month highs.

CNNMoney: Dubai World gets $9.5 B bailoutupdated: Thu Mar 25 2010 07:57:00

The Dubai government announced plans Thursday to inject $9.5 billion in funding to help out its state-owned holding company, Dubai World.

Dubai makes U-turn on cooking with alcohol banupdated: Wed Mar 24 2010 10:25:00

Can you serve coq au vin made with red wine in Dubai anymore? Nobody's completely sure.

Dubai gets in touch with its arty sideupdated: Mon Mar 22 2010 14:27:00

Dubai is known for its skyscrapers, tax-free policies and extravagant shopping malls that attract tourists and expats from all over the world. Recently, however, the sunny sheikhdom has become a magnet for another kind of visitor: artists.

Tasteless ad campaign?updated: Fri Mar 12 2010 13:40:00

An Israeli supermarket has an odd take on the assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

Israeli ad inspired by Dubai assassinationupdated: Fri Mar 12 2010 13:40:00

Grainy surveillance footage picks up a woman wearing a large hat approaching the freezer section in a supermarket.

Interpol expands search for Dubai killing suspectsupdated: Mon Mar 08 2010 11:18:00

Interpol announced Monday it is issuing notices to help search for another 16 suspects believed linked to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.

Dubai police chief: Mossad should be 'ashamed' over Hamas killingupdated: Sun Feb 28 2010 18:30:00

Dubai's police chief said Sunday the secretive Israeli foreign intelligence unit Mossad "needs to be ashamed" after the January killing of a Hamas leader in a Dubai hotel.

New UK passport suspects in Dubai murder plotupdated: Tue Feb 23 2010 07:57:00

Two more suspects in the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai, both carrying British passports, have been identified, police said Tuesday.

Dubai police identify 11 suspects in Hamas official's deathupdated: Fri Feb 19 2010 15:46:00

Dubai police Monday identified 11 people suspected in the killing of a top Hamas official last month and vowed "to hunt them down."

CNNMoney: Dubai selling off Cirque du Soleil and QE2?updated: Tue Feb 09 2010 14:35:00

Dubai is reportedly preparing to sell a host of assets, including one of the world's best known cruise ships, as the emirate's investment arm looks to restructure a mountain of debt.

Dubai diners flock to eat new 'camel burger'updated: Tue Feb 09 2010 08:15:00

A new fast food sensation has hit the Emirates' culinary scene.

Dubai reaches for the skyupdated: Mon Jan 04 2010 17:12:00

Things are looking up in Dubai. Way, way up.

Dubai woes force migrants homeupdated: Mon Dec 14 2009 06:19:00

CNN's Liz Neisloss investigates the effect Dubai's financial crisis is having on Indian migrant workers.

Freed by Iran, British sailors land in Dubaiupdated: Wed Dec 02 2009 21:30:00

The relatives of five British sailors whose boat apparently drifted into Iranian territorial waters last week voiced relief Wednesday as their sons arrived at a yacht club in Dubai.

CNNMoney: Dow at 14-month highupdated: Tue Dec 01 2009 18:19:00

Stocks rallied Tuesday as worries about Dubai's debt problems eased, gold hit a record above $1,200 and GE and Comcast moved closer to a deal on NBC Universal.

Fortune: Where's the next Dubai?updated: Tue Dec 01 2009 15:12:00

Dubai's not the only onetime highflier that risks drowning in debt.

CNNMoney: Bank shares boost marketupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 18:28:00

A rally in bank shares helped take Wall Street higher Monday, at the end of a choppy session, as investors bet that the fallout from Dubai's debt problems won't have a major impact on U.S. institutions.

CNNMoney: Dubai shares plummet 7%updated: Mon Nov 30 2009 13:45:00

Stocks in Dubai plunged more than 7% Monday, the first day of trading after the Persian Gulf state's debt problems roiled financial markets around the world.

CNNMoney: Dubai's threat to U.S. banksupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 12:40:00

The news that the state-run investment company of Dubai requested a postponement of billions of dollars of debt this week could pose a big problem for U.S. banks.

CNNMoney: Stocks ready for post-holiday bumpupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 08:39:00

U.S. stocks were set to open modestly higher Monday as fears eased over the Dubai debt shakeup and despite early reports of tepid holiday sales figures for the Thanksgiving weekend.

Shifting sands for Dubai's property dreamupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 19:49:00

For the past decade, Dubai has been home to the greatest concentration of cranes anywhere in the world as billions of tonnes of concrete, steel and glass have refashioned the city skyline.

Analysis: Dubai debt 'hiccup'updated: Fri Nov 27 2009 16:15:00

CNN's Richard Quest and Ali Velshi discuss what the Dubai debt crisis could mean for investors around the world.

CNNMoney: Stocks slip on Dubai debt woesupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 15:36:00

Stocks tumbled Friday afternoon as fears about the fallout from Dubai's debt problems rattled Wall Street in a thinly-traded half-day session following Thanksgiving.

Dubai debt shocks investorsupdated: Fri Nov 27 2009 00:21:00

CNN's Charles Hodson and John Defterios discuss the implications of Dubai World's debt dilemma.

Dubai gets a retro makeoverupdated: Mon Nov 02 2009 09:49:00

French photographer Martin Becka has come up with a novel way to capture one of the world's most modern cities, Dubai. A 150-year-old camera.

Dubai aims for tallest buildingupdated: Mon Nov 02 2009 07:26:00

South Korea's Samsung Construction is planning to build the tallest building in the world. CNN's Stan Grant reports.

European tour's money troubleupdated: Mon Sep 21 2009 10:22:00

CNN's World Sport reports the European Tour will cut its prize money because of financial problems with the tournament.

CNNMoney: Dubai's $10 billion bailoutupdated: Mon Feb 23 2009 12:49:00

The United Arab Emirates pledged $10 billion to prop up Dubai, one of its most ambitious members, Dubai's government said.

Dubai jails UK woman for adulteryupdated: Thu Jan 22 2009 10:12:00

A British mother-of-two looks set to serve a three-month jail sentence for adultery after losing her appeal against the conviction in Dubai.

'Sex on the Beach' man speaksupdated: Tue Dec 30 2008 07:00:00

The man convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach faces the press. CNN's Jim Boulden reports.

Dubai sex-on-beach offender: I was naiveupdated: Tue Dec 30 2008 07:00:00

A British businessman jailed in Dubai after being convicted with a female companion for having sex on a beach said he had acted naively as he spoke publicly Monday for the first time since returning to the UK.

Report: Dubai 'sex-on-beach' man re-arrestedupdated: Tue Dec 23 2008 04:55:00

A British man convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach was re-arrested as he prepared to board a flight back to the UK, according to media reports.

Dubai 'sex-on-beach' couple escape jail termupdated: Tue Nov 25 2008 05:09:00

A British couple convicted for having sex on a public beach in Dubai will not face jail after a judge suspended their prison sentences, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Fortune: Bailout in the desertupdated: Wed Nov 12 2008 15:47:00

As soaring oil prices enriched the Persian Gulf region in recent years, the United Arab Emirate of Dubai became the embodiment of global exuberance. Now even this boomtown has fallen prey to the credit crisis.

'Sex on beach' couple free on bail in Dubaiupdated: Tue Oct 21 2008 08:16:00

Two Britons serving three-month prison terms for having sex on a public beach in Dubai have been released on bail pending their appeal, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Time.com: How Wall Street's Bust Threatens Dubai's Boomupdated: Sun Oct 19 2008 12:00:00

No one's calling it a bust, but the glittering city-state's heavy debt load poses a challenge for its future growth

Dubai beach sex couple given three months in jailupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 14:34:00

A court in Dubai has sentenced two Britons to three months in prison for having sex on a public beach in the Muslim country.

Time.com: The Slump Hits the Gulf: No More Palm Islands?updated: Wed Sep 17 2008 09:40:00

Though still buoyed by relatively high oil prices, development is slowing in Dubai and other Gulf states as finance dries up

Dubai: Helicopter hits oil platform, 7 deadupdated: Thu Sep 04 2008 11:00:00

A helicopter crashed into an oil drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing all seven people on board, officials said Thursday.

Time.com: Dubai Buys 20% of Cirque du Soleilupdated: Wed Aug 06 2008 11:00:00

The government-controlled developer of palm-shaped islands off Dubai's coast and a related investment arm said Wednesday they have bought a 20 percent stake in international circus touring company Cirque du Soleil

Moral crackdown in Dubaiupdated: Fri Jul 18 2008 20:13:00

Dubai police crack down on immoral behavior of Westerners in the conservative Muslim state. CNN's Wilf Dinnick reports.

Dubai 'shape-shifting skyscraper' unveiledupdated: Thu Jun 26 2008 12:14:00

Ambitious plans to build a revolutionary 420-meter shape-shifting skyscraper in Dubai have been unveiled by architects.

Time.com: MGM To Build MidEast Theme Parkupdated: Thu Mar 27 2008 12:30:00

Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. reached an agreement with one of Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developers for an entertainment destination likely to cost billions of dollars, MGM said Wednesday

Massive fireworks blast in Dubai kills 2updated: Wed Mar 26 2008 10:24:00

Two people were killed Wednesday after an explosion and massive fire at a fireworks warehouse in Dubai, authorities said.

Fireworks factory blastupdated: Wed Mar 26 2008 10:24:00

Firefighters battle a blaze sparked by a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Dubai.

Dubai warehouse explosionupdated: Wed Mar 26 2008 04:40:00

A huge explosion occurs in a fireworks warehouse in an industrial area in Dubai.

Blast at fireworks warehouse kills 1 as fire rages in Dubaiupdated: Wed Mar 26 2008 04:40:00

An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Dubai sparked a massive fire Wednesday that may burn for more than 24 hours, authorities said.

Dozens of vehicles burn in massive Emirates wreck updated: Tue Mar 11 2008 13:01:00

Six people were killed, at least 40 were injured and dozens of vehicles burned Tuesday when hundreds of cars collided on a fog-shrouded Persian Gulf highway.

Fortune: Searching for the next Dubaiupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 10:14:00

It's always tough driving in the wilds of East Africa. But in the tiny country of Djibouti, our driver explains, it's tougher than usual. "Djiboutian goats don't scare," he says, holding down the horn and swerving. We're driving 100 mph the wrong way down a winding road through terrain so apocalyptic that British soldiers, back when they ruled the world, nicknamed this parched earth the Furthest Shag of the Never-Never Land.

Drug sentence for BBC DJ highlights UAE's strict lawsupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 11:17:00

The recent arrest and sentencing of a British disc jockey in Dubai highlights the need for foreign travelers to pay close attention to the United Arab Emirates' strict rules on prohibited substances, a legal charity said Wednesday.

An exclusive chat with Tigerupdated: Thu Jan 31 2008 13:14:00

Tiger Woods sits down to talk to CNN's Don Riddell about his expectations for this season and fatherhood.

Verdicts in Dubai rape caseupdated: Fri Jan 18 2008 17:39:00

Mother of a 15-year-old rape victim seeks justice after guilty verdicts for the assailants. CNN's Wilf Dinnick reports.

Dubai rape teen negative for HIVupdated: Fri Jan 18 2008 17:39:00

A French teenage boy who was kidnapped and raped in Dubai by two men, one of whom was HIV-positive, has tested negative for HIV and hepatitis, the teenager's mother said Friday.

World's Largest Airportupdated: Fri Jan 04 2008 11:41:00

Marketplace Middle East takes a look into Dubai's ambition to become the world's next aviation hub.

Middle Eastern film festivalsupdated: Fri Dec 14 2007 05:09:00

Marketplace Middle East takes a look at why the Middle East is becoming an attractive location for Hollywood film productions.

Dubai court jails boy's HIV rapistupdated: Thu Dec 13 2007 03:53:00

A court in Dubai sentenced two men Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old French boy.

Dubai agrees to pull plug on Pakistani TV networks updated: Tue Nov 20 2007 03:16:00

Two Pakistani television networks that transmit from Dubai in United Arab Emirates were ordered off the air Friday at the request of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, officials from the networks said.

CNNMoney: Gulf airlines sign mass aircraft ordersupdated: Sun Nov 11 2007 14:06:00

Gulf Arab airlines announced orders for some 140 aircraft at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday in deals valued at almost $40 billion.

Dubai bridge collapses killing 7updated: Fri Nov 09 2007 05:06:00

A bridge under construction at a marina collapsed Thursday, killing seven workers and injuring 25, nine critically, the head of Dubai police said.

Time.com: Outrage Over Dubai Rape Caseupdated: Mon Nov 05 2007 11:00:00

The image of a glittering Middle East showpiece has been endangered by a shocking crime

Architectural dreamingupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 14:57:00

A visit to Abu Dhabi best illustrates the scale of the dream projects underway.

CNNMoney: Nasdaq, Borse Dubai raise offer for OMXupdated: Wed Sep 26 2007 06:18:00

Nasdaq and Borse Dubai said Wednesday they have raised their bid for Nordic stock exchange operator OMX by 15 percent to $4.9 billion, and have secured 47.6 percent of the shares.

Dubai makes Nasdaq an offerupdated: Fri Sep 21 2007 00:07:00

Mary Snow reports on the controversial offer from Dubai to buy a portion of the Nasdaq electronic exchange.

CNNMoney: Nasdaq, Borse Dubai reach deal on OMXupdated: Thu Sep 20 2007 05:29:00

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.

FSB: Doing business across time zonesupdated: Thu Sep 06 2007 02:37:00

When I tell friends that I run businesses in both the United Arab Emirates and California, they assume that I never sleep. But technology makes it easy to bridge the time zones.

Key U.S. navy port ravaged by fireupdated: Tue Aug 28 2007 02:33:00

Fire broke out early Monday in a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky before firefighters brought it under control three hours later.

Key U.S. Navy port ravaged by fireupdated: Sun Aug 26 2007 23:48:00

Fire broke out early Monday in a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky before firefighters brought it under control three hours later.

CNNMoney: MGM inks $5B deal with Dubai Worldupdated: Tue Aug 21 2007 22:06:00

Dubai World said Wednesday it will invest up to $5.2 billion in MGM Mirage, making the investment holding firm of the Dubai government a major player in Las Vegas, the biggest gambling destination in the United States.

CNNMoney: Nasdaq faces new rival in bid for OMXupdated: Tue Aug 21 2007 07:23:00

Borse Dubai launched a $4 billion cash offer for Nordic exchange owner OMX Friday, trumping an agreed deal with U.S. exchange Nasdaq, in a bid to create a group with global reach.

CNNMoney: Dubai port operator eyes $2B IPOupdated: Sat Aug 11 2007 23:03:00

DP World, the world's third-largest container port operator, may this year sell $2 billion of shares in an initial public offering and list the stock in Dubai, Middle East Economic Digest reported.

CNNMoney: Dubai firm raises bid for Barneysupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 21:50:00

Dubai-based private equity firm Istithmar raised its offer to acquire Barneys New York Inc. from Jones Apparel Group Inc. to $900 million on Sunday, matching a bid by Japan's Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

Fortune: The greatest economic boom everupdated: Wed Jul 11 2007 21:46:00

Just how red-hot is the current worldwide expansion? "This is far and away the strongest global economy I've seen in my business lifetime," U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson declared on a recent visit to Fortune's offices.

Fortune: The richest city in the worldupdated: Mon Mar 12 2007 11:59:00

Khaldoon Khalifa al Mubarak is a man in a hurry. The 31-year-old, American-educated developer steps on the gas of his silver Audi and zooms past a hole in the ground crawling with construction work...

Dubai jet accident injures 14updated: Mon Mar 12 2007 05:01:00

Dubai airport was closed for nearly eight hours on Monday after the nose gear of an aircraft with 229 passengers and crew on board apparently collapsed during take off.

SI.com: Hot and notupdated: Tue Feb 06 2007 09:42:00

1. Aaron Baddeley He's always been a great putter, and now he's swinging like a young, less-churlish Steve Elkington. With a monster weekend in Phoenix, Badds nabbed his second Tour win in the last 10 months and immediately enters the conversation of the brightest young talents in golf.

SI.com: Win Some ...updated: Tue Feb 06 2007 08:53:00

By finishing third in an Arabian dust storm at last week's Dubai Desert Classic, Tiger Woods extended his winless streak in non-Tour international events to five. Dating back to September 2006, he has lost at the HSBC World Match Play, played for the losing side at the Ryder Cup, finished second at tournaments in China and Japan, and in Dubai played third fiddle to Henrik Stenson. It's enough to make a fellow turn in his passport.

Business 2.0: Ocean real estate: The next boom?updated: Fri Jan 19 2007 13:58:00

We've been promised many things in the world of Tomorrowland: jet packs, flying cars, picnics on the moon.

Skyscraper construction booming in Middle East, Asiaupdated: Thu Dec 21 2006 17:51:00

From Shanghai to Dubai, skyscraper construction is booming.

Oil-rich Dubai redraws the atlasupdated: Thu Nov 09 2006 03:56:00

In the early 1960's oil was discovered 75 miles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates transforming the economy of Dubai and its six neighboring federated states.

October show: In the Gulfupdated: Mon Sep 25 2006 11:10:00

This month CNN Business Traveller is in the Gulf where billions of dollars are being spent on constructing street after street of new buildings to cater for an influx of foreign investors.

Going the distance to workupdated: Fri Jul 21 2006 12:11:00

The daily commute becomes the bane of many workers' lives when they are forced to spend an hour or two in a car or on a train just to get to the office.

Dubai ruler pardons Grammy-winning producerupdated: Tue Jul 04 2006 04:08:00

The ruler of Dubai has pardoned a Grammy-winning music producer who had been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of carrying cocaine into the country.

Business 2.0: New Arabic search engine may challenge Google, Yahooupdated: Tue Apr 25 2006 17:23:00

RIYADH, April 25 (Reuters) - A Saudi-German plan to launch a dedicated Arabic language search engine for the World Wide Web could revolutionize the moribund Arabic Internet market, a senior official in the project said.

Fortune: High hopes, low wagesupdated: Thu Apr 13 2006 12:52:00

AS DUBAI REACHES FOR THE SKY with a building that, when completed in 2008, will be the tallest in the world, it is facing a revolt from the workers who have made the emirate's audacious development...

Fortune: What will the Dubai debacle cost us?updated: Fri Mar 10 2006 10:50:00

So the Dubai ports deal is done, a United Arab Emirates-owned company has backed down, and CNN anchor (and deal opponent) Lou Dobbs is going to have to find something else to talk about. But the after-effects are likely to be felt in boardrooms across America as well as on Capitol Hill and in Arab capitals from Riyadh to Bahrain and Cairo.

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