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The Spanish former world number one said he took the test when he returned to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week.
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Staff at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi have asked singer Rihanna to leave the premises after she posed for a fashion-style photo session.
The family of medical specialist Cyril Karabus, who is being tried in Abu Dhabi for the death of a young patient, have to raise R240 000 for his bail.
Lured by the match fee, much less than he earned at his peak, the champion faces a stiff challenge from the top four golfers in the world.
Virgin Racing has sold a major shareholding in the team to a Russian sportscar maker, Marussia Motors, Virgin boss Richard Branson revealed Thursday.
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Sam Leith recounts his visit to the desert paradise in the United Arab Emirates. Everything from the cranes outside to his hotel lobby screams ‘money’
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/ 7 September 2008
The United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi, is at the centre of an explosion of wealth.
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/ 12 January 2008
President George Bush visited the United States navy’s Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says Iranian boats threatened its warships on January 6 along the vital route for crude oil shipments.
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/ 4 December 2007
The biggest Persian Gulf producers of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are leaving open the option of an oil-supply increase that could influence whether crude prices head back towards a barrel. Oil ministers, gathering to meet on Wednesday, have adopted a coordinated line to insist that supplies are sufficient to meet winter demand.
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/ 3 December 2007
Ali al-Nuaimi, the Oil Minister of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) kingpin Saudi Arabia, said on Monday that it was premature to talk about a possible increase in crude production by the cartel. "Right now it will be very premature to tell you what the assessment is" of oil data, he said.
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/ 31 January 2007
Abu Dhabi, looking to tap into the thriving tourism market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), plans to offer a cultural bonanza rather than follow Dubai in focusing on shopping holidays. Centrepiece of the quiet emirate’s mega project to lure tourists is the construction of four museums, including a Guggenheim and, perhaps, a local version of the famous Louvre of Paris, as well as an art centre.
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/ 1 December 2005
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan announced on Thursday that the oil-rich Gulf state is to hold its first elections, in a move toward reforms. ”We have decided to boost the role of the consultative council by electing half of its members through councils in each emirate,” said Sheikh Khalifa.
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/ 2 December 2004
Kanartel, the consortium led by the UAE’s Etisalat, will soon begin work on Sudan’s second fixed-line telephone network and plans to provide 500 000 lines in the first year of its operation, Etisalat CEO Mohammed Omran said in a statement Wednesday.
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/ 2 November 2004
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy President Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashed al-Maktoum, who is also ruler of Dubai, has taken over the reins during the transition following the death on Tuesday of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan. President Thabo Mbeki expressed South Africa’s ”deepest condolences”.