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    Feb 6, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast
  1. Kevin Spacey seeks to boost Mideast theater

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is hoping to foster dramatic talent in the Middle East with a new theater arts academy. The joint venture by the Kevin Spacey Foundation and another group led by an Emirati...

    Tags: London Theatre, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Kevin Spacey, Theater, Entertainment

  2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  3. U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies on Wednesday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the U.S. financial system. The move against Al Hilal...

    Tags: Nuclear Policy, Iran, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Punishment

  4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. Chilling out in sizzling Dubai's all-ice cafe

    Honeymooners and other tourists from the Gulf are heading to the throbbing heart of Dubai to beat the summer heat by cooling off at the first "ice lounge" in the Middle East.
    Reuters
    Honeymooners and other tourists from the Gulf are heading to the throbbing heart of Dubai to beat the summer heat by cooling off at the first "ice lounge" in the Middle East. The interior decor of Dubai's Chillout cafe is made entirely of carved ice,...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Travel

  6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. Tanzania releases UAE, Saudi citizens held over church bombing

    Reuters
    DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) - Tanzania released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church earlier this month, officials from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia said. The four were detained after the attack on a...

    Tags: Saudi Arabia, Religion and Belief, Tanzania, Islam, Christianity

  8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  9. EXCLUSIVE-Indian card processor in $45 mln heist is ElectraCard -sources

    Reuters
    By Dinesh Nair and Jessica Dye DUBAI/NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached in a $45 million global cyber heist was India's ElectraCard Services, according to two people familiar with the...

    Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Viral Diseases and Infections, Theft, Credit and Debt

  10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. U.S. senators press Homeland Security on UAE airport agreement

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - An agreement to extend U.S. customs pre-clearance operations to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates has drawn criticism from a group of U.S. senators, who are pressing for more information on the...

    Tags: National Security, Politics, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Government, National Government

  12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  13. UAE's RAKBANK says no customers lost from cyber fraud

    Reuters
    DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) said on Friday that none of its customers had lost any money as a result of a cyber fraud which resulted in a loss at the Gulf bank in 2012. The bank's chief executive, Graham Honeybill,...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Crime

  14. May 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  15. Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries

    Reuters
    (Adds case citation at end of story) By Jessica Dye, Joseph Ax and Jim Finkle NEW YORK/BOSTON, May 9 (Reuters) - In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit...

    Tags: Bank Robbery, Muscat (Oman), Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Computer Networking and Internet

  16. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  17. UAE central bank shuts two money exchange firms for violations

    Reuters
    ABU DHABI, May 8 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates, a major financial hub in the Middle East, has revoked the licences of two money exchange companies for non-compliance with regulations including rules against money laundering, the central bank said...

    Tags: Central Bank

  18. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  19. UAE says three citizens held over Tanzania bombing

    Reuters
    DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said three of its citizens had been arrested in Tanzania in connection with the bombing of a church on Sunday that killed two people and wounded six. Tanzanian officials initially said four Saudis...

    Tags: Saudi Arabia, Africa, Religion and Belief, Tanzania, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud

  20. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  21. MIDEAST MONEY-Abu Dhabi financial zone to challenge Dubai

    Reuters
    * Abu Dhabi zone may compete with Dubai in all areas * Aims to recycle more of its own oil wealth * Dubai has entrenched position, flexible management * But Abu Dhabi has huge sovereign wealth fund * Two centres may also cooperate By Stanley Carvalho...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Business Enterprises, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

  22. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  23. MIDEAST DEBT-Dubai may get creative to finance looming debt hump

    Reuters
    * Markets confident Dubai can meet 2014-2016 payments * But it still hasn't explained clearly how it will do so * Asset sales slow, higher taxes not on the cards * $20 bln Abu Dhabi loans expected to be rolled over * Bond issues, possibly...

    Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Bank of America Corp., Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Government, Islam

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