WN Network Emirates Globe
Emirates Globe
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search


Breaking News Wed, 23 Dec 2009
A visitor looks at the Palm Jumeirah model at the Nakheel stand at the Cityscape exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday Oct. 5, 2009. The eighth edition of Cityscape Dubai, a major busine
Company   Dubai   Investment   Photos   Real Estate		  Wall Street Journal 
Nakheel investor is undaunted
Tue 22 Dec 2009
By DANIA SAADI DUBAI—A German investor is shrugging off Dubai's real-estate slump and seeking funding to complete a 3.1 billion U.A.E. dirham ($846.6 million) project to build luxury housing on... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
Griffon vulture
Al ain   Animal   Photos   Vultures   Wildlife		  Khaleej Times 
Rare Vultures on View at Al Ain Wildlife Park
Tue 22 Dec 2009
AL AIN - For the first time since the zoo was opened 40 years ago, visitors will now be able to see rare vultures at the Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort. The vultures are the wildlife park's latest... (photo: GFDL / Béotien lambda)
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, UAE  Khaleej Times  Tue 22 Dec 2009
President Approves Creation of Federal Health Authority
ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has approved a law establishing the Federal Health Authority that will take over the executive responsibilities of the... (photo: Creative Commons)
Authority   Health   Nation   Photos   Sheikh
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.  The New York Times  Tue 22 Dec 2009
OPEC Focuses on Compliance With Output Limits

LUANDA, Angola (AP) - OPEC held its oil output quotas unchanged on Tuesday, several ministers said, as the producer group called for greater compliance from some members whose overproduction could... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Economy   Markets   OPEC   Oil   Photos
Top Stories more Headlines
Joan Laporta speaks after he was re-elected and officially named as president at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain CNN Tue 22 Dec 2009
Barcelona rules out Robinho transfer

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -Barcelona president Joan Laporta has ruled out any move for Manchester City striker Robinho during the January transfer window. Laporta said Monday... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Barcelona   Football   Laporta   Photos   Sport
This is a photo showing some villas on a frond on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as seen from the air on 1 May 2007. The complexities of the construction have been blamed, in part, for the extended delays to the completion of the project, the date of which has been pushed back multiple times and is now nearly two years late. The Guardian Tue 22 Dec 2009
Dubai needs creativity to pay debt without taxes

By Rania Oteify DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Dubai must raise funds to feed its mushrooming debt but the Gulf emirate dreads imposing taxes to avoid breaking a business... (photo: Creative Commons / Imre Solt)
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Investment   Photos
Dubai International Financial Center The Times Tue 22 Dec 2009
Dubai exchange buys rival amid lingering debt fears

Dubai Financial Market announced this morning that it will buy the city's rival exchange operator Nasdaq Dubai in a $121 million (£75.2 million) deal. The offer has been... (photo: GFDL / Asy arch)
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Market   Photos
Emirates officials talk to each other during the official opening ceremony of Dubai International Financial Exchange in Dubai, UAE, Monday Sept. 26, 2005.This week´s opening of an international stock exchange in this booming city marks another step Khaleej Times Tue 22 Dec 2009
Support for Dubai to be 'Studied' Properly: Mansouri

ABU DHABI - The UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said that further federal support for Dubai should be 'studied' in a proper manner. 'Each issue has... (photo: AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Government   Photos
Asif Ali Zardari- Pakistan- Politics BBC News Tue 22 Dec 2009
Has sleaze ruling left Pakistan more polarised?

The Pakistani Supreme Court's decision last week to strike down an amnesty law for politicians has created more questions than it has answered. The decision has led to... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan)
Justice   Pakistan   Photos   Politics   Zardari


N.America Europe S.America Pacific Africa Asia
World News - Interactive Map
Slideshow
Get News Updates by Email
Terrorism
Kashmir- a burning issue in South Asia. Resolving Kashmir key to stability in S Asia: Mullen Zeenews
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shares a light moment with former British prime minister Tony Blair at Bahay Pangarap, Malacanang Park Monday (March 23). Review of the Year 2009: Afghanistan The Independent
A man holds a poster showing Osama bin Laden, prime suspect behind the terror attacks in the U.S., next to one of the exploding Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, during a rally in the center of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Osama bin Laden's missing family found in secret compound in Iran The Times
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen smiles as he leaves at the end of an EU summit in Brussels, Friday June 16, 2006. EU leaders on Friday endorsed plans to secure Europe´s energy imports, a blueprint that calls for creating new supply rout NATO will 'stay the course' in Afghanistan: Chief Zeenews
Oil
A minaret is seen behind a branch of HSBC bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Pressure mounts on Dubai creditors to reach pact on six-month debt freeze The Times
Cars pass by the UAE national flags have been raised for the December 2nd UAE national day on the Sheik Zayed highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Nakheel is one of the main companies of Dubai World. Dubai to ask for more time to repay debt Deccan Chronicle
A man walks in front of the Gate building of the Dubai International Financial center, DIFC, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday Dec. 14, 2009. Dubai's $10 billion aid boost came through bond sale Daily Star Lebanon
The Capitol in Washington, D.C. is shown in an aerial view Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2001. U.S.-UAE to bring nuclear cooperation deal into force The Star
Health
People in Dubai Mall, UAE HAAD organizes H1N1 Updates Symposium Khaleej Times
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives back at 10 Downing Street after Prime Minister´s Questions at the House of Common, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. A British civil servant was convicted Wednesday of leaking a classified memo about a meetin What Tony Blair did next after Downing Street The Times
A person jogging along the boulevard Young and Old Join Anti-obesity Rally in Dubai Khaleej Times
**FILE** In this April 12, 2005 file photo, the world headquarters of Pfizer Inc. is seen in New York. Drug maker Pfizer Inc. is reportedly planning to stop developing drugs for heart disease, obesity and bone health to focus on more profitable fields such as treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease, spokeswoman Liz Power said Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. UAE Information Centre for Tackling Medical Fraud Khaleej Times
Abu Dhabi Radio
Arab Biz World
Arab World News
Arab World Woman
arabia fm
Dubai Media
Emirates Cable
Emirates Radio
Islam Generation
Offshore Emirates
Terrorism World
UAE News