I want to see the world,” I told a boatman in Dubai Creek, and pulled out my map. He waved me on board his little wooden boat with no hesitation
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Gadhafi delivers rambling U.N. tirade
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday delivered a lengthy, rambling address in his first appearance before the United Nations — slamming both the U.N. Security Council and the United States.
Dumping on Dubai: Have Hard Times Hit the Emirates?
Over the last few months, Dubai’s glittering skyscrapers have been diminished by the alarms about the emirate’s economic woes. The news has not been easy to take for the showpiece city-state, the most populous among the seven sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi: An Oil Giant Dreams Green
Sami Khoreibi can’t stop smiling. The baby-faced CEO of Enviromena Power Systems, Khoreibi launched his business a little over a year ago.