Country profile: United Arab Emirates
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states formed in 1971 by the then Trucial States after independence from Britain.
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ABU DHABI  - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, the president and founding father of the United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries in the world, died.
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According to Al-Yaum newspaper (December 12, 2006), a recent study by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimated at Dh 12.2 billion the petrochemicals exchanges of the Emirate of Dubai in 2005, of which 79.3% imports, 14.7% re-exports and 6% exports.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 13 -- Shortly before President Bush showed up in the region last week, human rights activist Abduljalil Alsingace tried to deliver a petition to the U.S. Embassy complaining about the lack of democracy in his native Bahrain. He thought he might have some hope,...
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More than 60 countries were scored on factors ranging from business environment and R&#38;D efforts. How did the U.S. fare?Chart: World's top IT economies
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SHEIKH Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates since its inception in 1971, began his adult life as a poor Beduin tribal leader and became one of the richest men in the world.
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A branch of the Louvre museum is to be built in Abu Dhabi, according to an agreement signed Tuesday between the governments of France and the United Arab Emirates.Comment
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By JAMES CALDERWOOD DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Leaders of this major oil-producing Gulf country said Sunday they were plunging into the field of renewable energy, announcing a joint research venture into green energy with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- For Nabil Al Yousuf, a senior aide to the ruler of the Persian Gulf state of Dubai, the indignities of arriving in the United States since 2001 have become routine, but remain galling.
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The United Arab Emirates will keep a 30-year link between its currency, the dirham, and the United States dollar, after completing a review of its currency regime.
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Newspapers in the United Arab Emirates and across the Arab world pay tribute to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan, the veteran UAE ruler who died on Tuesday after a long illness.
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DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): New United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan on Saturday received a &quot;pledge of loyalty&quot; from a younger brother bypassed in succession arrangements, a move which seemingly refutes claims about
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The death of United Arab Emirates President HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi looks likely to increase Dubai&#39;s influence in the Gulf region.
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The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and nine heads of state to this desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula.
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ABU DHABI  - The emir of Abu Dhabi was elected Wednesday as president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father, who died a day earlier, the official WAM news agency reported.
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According to Al-Yaum newspaper (December 12, 2006), a recent study by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimated at 55 the total number of the operating petrochemicals manufacturing companies in the Arabian Gulf States.  (c) 2006 Info-Prod Research (Middle East).
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The United Arab Emirates began 40 days of mourning yesterday following the death of the wealthy Gulf state&#39;s founding president, who helped transform seven backwater Gulf states into the world&#39;s ninth-largest oil producer and a high-tech commercial