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A dispute between Canada and the UAE over air traffic has cast doubt over the future of the secretive Camp Mirage, believed to be at Al-Minhad airbase in Dubai, an important hub for Canadian operations in Afghanistan and home to some 2,900 troops.
The mandate for the current Federal National Council (FNC) expires in February, but there is still no news on whether the government plans to allow another election. Last week, several FNC members pressed the government to announce arrangements for the election of a new house, and to give the council more power. But the UAE’s ruling Supreme Council has failed to clarify the situation.
The UAE has lifted the ban on Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM)’s BlackBerry mobile phone services, which was due to be imposed on 11 October, saying the company was now in compliance with state regulatory law.
Commitments by the United States to strengthen its Gulf allies have been confirmed with the public agreement of a multi-billion dollar defence deal intended to shift the balance of power from tipping into Iran’s favour, while allowing the US to safely reduce its boots-on-the-ground military presence in the region and create jobs at home
A number of Brazilian officials have visited the Gulf in 2010, resulting in several bilateral business announcements. The latest visitor, defence minister Nelson Jobim, was in the UAE for talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
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Dubai’s return to the international credit market has been heralded as another sign that the commercial emirate is rebuilding confidence and balance sheets following its debt crisis. Less public is evidence that Abu Dhabi has built up a commanding position in the Dubai economy, much to Sheikh Mohammed’s discomfort
A move by UAE state telecommunications company Etisalat to buy a substantial stake in Kuwaiti telecoms player Zain comes as Abu Dhabi extends its ambitions to buy assets in the region following the global downturn.
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The Italian export credit agency Sace has guaranteed a $500m loan to General Holding Corporation, owned by the Abu Dhabi government. Sace said the proceeds would be used to expand the existing steel-making plant owned by Emirates Steel Industries (ESI), in the Mussafah industrial area.
A law suit filed by one of the Gulf’s most high-profile expatriate executives could point to a dark side in the mighty Abu Dhabi business empire, if the allegations are proven. The suit has been filed in the United States by former Abu Dhabi National Energy Company chief executive Peter Barker-Homek against his former employer.
In his suit against Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), its former chief executive Peter Barker-Homek says that one of his main concerns was the unsavoury business practices going on at
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have threatened to ban certain encrypted features of Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM)’s BlackBerry mobile phones because they hinder efforts to counter terrorism and crime, the two countries argue.
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