Apr 162012
DUBAI - Hundreds of Bahrainis demonstrated on Sunday after a Shiite opposition call for a week of pro-democracy protests to coincide with the F1 Grand Prix to be hosted by the Gulf state.Waving red and white Bahraini flags and holding pictures of jailed Shiite activist Read more [...]
Why is so much money being pumped into airlines?
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Apr 152012
The region's aviation sector is booming as a result of the significant investment in the industry by many of the region's governments.
To date, the UAE has invested $136 billion in its aviation sector in the last two decades; the total investment alone Read more [...]
F1 chiefs to make final call on Bahrain race
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Apr 152012
DUBAI/SHANGHAI: Formula One organizers are to make a final decision within days on whether to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix as they consider whether anti-government protests, which prevented last year’s running of the premier motor race, will flare up Read more [...]
Apr 132012
Bahrain leads the charge at Gulf Film Festival 2012Posted On » April 11- 17, 2012 (Volume:10 / Issue 67)
A staggering 12 Bahraini movies will be screened at the fifth Gulf Film Festival (GFF), being held until April 16 at Dubai Festival City.
In all, 11 films from Bahrain are making their world premiere at GFF 2012, Read more [...]
Apr 122012
By Reed Stevenson and Alan Baldwin
DUBAI/SHANGHAI |
Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:05am EDT
DUBAI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Formula One organisers are to make a final decision within days on whether to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix as they consider whether anti-government protests, which Read more [...]
Apr 122012
Formula One: Bahrain determined Grand Prix will go on despite turmoil
DUBAI: Organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix, a glitzy showcase for the Gulf island kingdom, insist it will go ahead this month despite political unrest, bitter sectarian divisions and street violence. Last year's Formula One race was Read more [...]
Bahrain F1 circuit chairman goes on defensive
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Apr 122012
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Extremist groups are using "scare-mongering tactics" in a bid to exaggerate the unrest in Bahrain and force the cancellation of the country's Formula One race, the circuit chairman claimed Tuesday.
There have Read more [...]
Kicking off a $1bn deal in THE UAE
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Apr 112012
Kicking off a $1bn deal in THE UAEPosted On » April 11- 17, 2012 (Volume:10 / Issue 67)
It’s a slightly surreal experience driving out to Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), passing Ice Land, the latest themed waterpark, as the fake penguins gaze down from the towering iceberg that separates the Read more [...]
Bahrain circuit chairman goes on defensive
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Apr 112012
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit accused extremist groups of using "scare-mongering tactics" in a bid to exaggerate the unrest which could force the cancellation of the Formula One race later this month. The Bahrain Grand Prix is Read more [...]
Healthcare upgrades focus for summit
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Apr 112012
Strengthening healthcare infrastructure in the GCC would boost overall expenditure as well as per capita spending through improved services at new facilities, said experts ahead of a major hospital management summit in Dubai.
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Apr 112012
London. Formula One teams headed to China on Monday still unsure whether their return trip would take in troubled Bahrain for the following grand prix next week amid safety fears and increasingly loud calls for that race to be canceled. Read more [...]
Apr 102012
DUBAI: The fifth edition of the Gulf Film Festival, which kicks off in Dubai and Abu Dhabi next week, if one goes by what its organisers say, will be its most exceptional yet.On offer during Read more [...]
Bahrain adviser says F1 security plans in place
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Apr 102012
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Security at the Bahrain Grand Prix will be "low key and discreet" but will include plans to deal with potential disruptions, such as demonstrators running onto the course, an adviser to the Gulf Kingdom's Interior Ministry said Monday. John Yates, a Read more [...]
Apr 092012
For all those, waiting anxiously, with fingers crossed, and hoping to see their hard work translated into a heftier pay cheque, can heave a sigh of relief. If a recent job survey is anything to go by, then there’s money luck awaiting employees this Read more [...]
Apr 082012
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