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Dubai Says No to ‘Sex’

Apr 20, 2010
Maybe Dubai is onto something. Sarah Jessica Parker had hoped to give "Sex and the City 2" a different kind of cosmopolitan twist by setting the girlie gabfest in the Middle Eastern metropolis, but despite months of concerted effort the Arab emirate wasn't, as they say, having it.

Dubai Accuses Israel of Forging Passports

Mar 10, 2010
Dubai's Police Chief Dahi Khalfan had some fighting words for Israel on Tuesday, accusing the Israeli government of forging passports used by a hit squad of 27 suspects in the January murder of Hamas leader Mahmud al-Mabhuh, who Dubai police believe was killed by members of the Mossad.

Talking With the Taliban

Jan 29, 2010
News coming out of Afghanistan claims that a United Nations envoy has held secret talks in Dubai with Taliban leaders to discuss peace terms. If confirmed, the meeting would be the first ever between the U.N. and senior Taliban members.

World’s Tallest Tower Opens in Dubai

Jan 5, 2010
It was going to be known as the Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower), but given Dubai's recent economic woes and given that its UAE neighbor, Abu Dhabi, came to the rescue with $10 billion last month, it's both a fitting tribute and a sign of the times that the world's tallest building is now called the Burj Khalifa in honor of Abu Dhabi's leader.