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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: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Kevin Spacey, Entertainment, London Theatre, Theater
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Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labor protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said. Most blue collar...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), France, Pakistan, Wage Contract Issues, Burj Khalifa
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U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks
ReutersWASHINGTON (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: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Politics, Finance, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Chilling out in sizzling Dubai's all-ice cafe
ReutersHoneymooners 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: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Tanzania releases UAE, Saudi citizens held over church bombing
ReutersDUBAI, 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
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U.S. senators press Homeland Security on UAE airport agreement
ReutersWASHINGTON, 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: Republic of Ireland, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Government, Janet Napolitano, Politics
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UAE's RAKBANK says no customers lost from cyber fraud
ReutersDUBAI, 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: Computer Crime, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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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: Banking, New York City, Muscat (Oman), Bank Robbery, Malaysia
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Top 20 water parks in the world
By now, everybody knows what to expect from your standard-issue ho-hum water park: body and tube slide complexes with funnels and bowls, deluge-inducing water play towers for the little ones, undulating wave pools and relaxing lazy rivers. Photos: 20...
Tags: Wet 'n' Wild, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Gardens and Parks, Amusement (movie), Trips and Vacations
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UAE central bank shuts two money exchange firms for violations
ReutersABU 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
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UAE says three citizens held over Tanzania bombing
ReutersDUBAI, 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, Religion and Belief, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Tanzania
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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: Banking, Crime, Law and Justice, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Realty, Petroleum Industry
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