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FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai EnterprisesC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Maui Wowi Hawaiian, a destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced it has expanded its worldwide corporate ohana to the...
LONDON AFP — Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp fears the increase in foreign ownership of Premier League clubs could reduce managers to little more than puppets for their mega-rich employers. Redknapp watched Manchster City's takeover this week by a United Arab Emirates-based group with concern because he believes it...
TEHRAN AFP — Iran on Wednesday defended opening new offices on a disputed Gulf island and rejected Arab monarchies' condemnation of the move as "interference", the official IRNA news agency reported. "All our country's measures on Abu Musa island are completely legal and in accordance with Iran's rights...
ABU DHABI AFP — The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi announced on Wednesday it would pump more than one billion dollars into film production in tandem with Hollywood and other movie hubs. Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a firm set up by Abu Dhabi Media Company, will "spend in excess...
DUBAI AFP — The ruler of the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai announced on Wednesday he would fund the treatment of one million people risking blindness. "Noor Dubai" (Arabic for 'Light of Dubai') aims to "deliver preventive eye care to over one million people as part of its...
ABU DHABI AFP — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian complaint of ill-treatment of its nationals, amid a renewed war of words over disputed islands in the Gulf. UAE airports "use the most sophisticated security check systems ... which are applied to all travellers without...
DUBAI AFP — Manchester City's new owner, young Emirati billionaire Suleiman al-Fahim, on Tuesday set the target of a top four finish for the Premier League club. "What happened is great for the club and for Abu Dhabi," capital of the United Arab Emirates, he told Al-Khaleej newspaper....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) ("WWA Group") today announced that Power Track Projects FZE ("Power Track") is to be acquired by Intelspec International, Inc. ("Intelspec"). The intended transaction is part of a larger plan to expand Power Track into a full service construction management company...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Norkom Technologies, the leading provider of financial crime and compliance solutions for the global financial services industry, has today announced that it has won its first Islamic Bank customer, Dubai Islamic Bank. The deal with Dubai Islamic Bank, the world's first fully-fledged Islamic Bank, marks...
Genoil Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GNO) (OTCBB: GNOLF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali M. Al-Shateri to its Advisory Board. Mr. Al-Shateri, M.B.A., is based in the United Arab Emirates and will serve Genoil as a regional liaison for the Middle East, as well as Africa and Asia. Mr....
49% of gross auction proceeds from out-of-state buyers at LA auction; 39% of gross auction proceeds from out-of-country buyers at Dubai auction VANCOUVER, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, conducted two, large unreserved auctions last week in...
Middle Eastlands was the name Manchester City fans had coined for their ground last night. Dreamland might have been more appropriate The purchase of Shaun Wright-Phillips had provided some hint that financial salvation might be on its way, with 800m of Thaksin Shinawatra's cash frozen in Thailand, but when it...
DUBAI AFP — The world's tallest building just got taller -- the Burj Dubai tower in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai has now reached a height of 688 metres (2,257 feet) and is still growing, developers Emaar said on Tuesday. It now boasts 160 storeys, the highest...
LONDON AP -- Manchester City agreed Monday to a takeover by a United Arab Emirates business group, ending former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's brief ownership of the Premier League club. The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment will look at the club's accounts and...
James A. 'Jay' Gede Jr. is betting that Abu Dhabi is the next Dubai. The Baltimore-based partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP is moving Wednesday to his firm's new office in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Though the pace of development...
LONDON AFP — Manchester City signed Brazil striker Robinho from Real Madrid for a fee of around 42 million euros (61.6 million dollars), the English Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday. Robinho agreed a four-year contract with Mark Hughes's side shortly before the close of the transfer window....
MANCHESTER AFP — Manchester City have made an audacious bid to sign Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov after Thaksin Shinawatra agreed to sell the club to a United Arab Emirates-based investment group. Former Thai prime minister Thaksin has been looking to offload City for several weeks after his assets...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced that it will be providing additional flights during Ramadan. The airline is adding 24 flights between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, as well as adding special flights to Medina...
ABU DHABI AFP — The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is to fund the construction of a 50-million-dollar hospital in Islamabad as part of humanitarian aid to Pakistan, the state WAM news agency said on Sunday. The 200-bed facility, which will take two years to build, will be...
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