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Topic: Dubai
Australians must be able to depend on their government for help overseas, writes <b>John Sneddon</b>, lawyer for Australian businessman Marcus Lee. Lee was thrown in jail in Dubai for four years for a crime he did not commit.

Dubai businessman’s lawyer: consular help an Australian right

Australia

Jan 09, 2014

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Bob Carr is naive in his dealings with Dubai to free two Australian businessmen. The Foreign Minister has to call the bluff of those in charge, writes retired diplomat <b>Bruce Haigh</b>.

Bob’s Dubai drama: Carr should call bluff in diplomatic poker

Federal

Mar 01, 2013

7

Qantas reclaimed the some of the headlines today with TV and radio bulletins saying that it was close to forging an agreement with Emirates Airways. But Alan Joyce has to deliver it.

Time for Joyce to deliver on Qantas-Emirates deal

Companies

Jul 26, 2012

3

The new Burj Khalifa Tower dwarfs all that have come before it, a monstrous compilation of gimmicks, extravagance and expense accounts. But is Dubai's big tower just a symbol of its decay? asks <b>Binoy Kampmark</b>.

Omens of Doom: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Tower

Economy

Jan 07, 2010

19

The crunch may be over in the minds of bonus-focused bankers, but the horrible reality is that it's still alive and merely resting. The Dubai bailout by Abu Dhabi simply highlights the risk.

Financial crunch: the new lame ducks are queuing up

Economy

Dec 15, 2009

The market and Wall St are up, with the market bouncing yesterday on the news that Dubai had received $10 billion in financing from their neighbour Abu Dhabi.

Oil continues its slide

Morning Market Report

Dec 15, 2009

Dubai's government has told banks owed money by its major business arm, Dubai World, and its property group, Nakheel, to go jump, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.

Dubai holds out as debt crash nears

Economy

Dec 01, 2009

Amongst expatriates in Dubai, the gossip mill grinds on with reports that Abu Dhabi is putting the pressure on the government to become more conservative as it helps bail it out.

Dubai: the march towards conservatism

The Rest

Nov 30, 2009

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While Americans ate their Thanksgiving turkey, financial markets were being stuffed by the Dubai goose, with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his family shocking global markets by saying he wants a six-month standstill on some of the debt issued by Dubai World.

Dubai: a climate of fear for those with debts

Economy

Nov 27, 2009

<em><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/earthobservatoryvideos/">Wired</a></em> has some amazing (insert depressing here) time-lapse videos of the earth changing, including Dubai's nature-defying development.

Dubai sprawl — the view from the sky

News

Jun 01, 2009

Myer’s dream of a gleaming new Dubai store in the Ibn Battuta Mall has been out on laybuy, maybe shelved, writes <b>Andrew Crook</b>.

Myer shelves its dreams of world domination

Business

Mar 05, 2009

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The credit crunch and a 70% fall in oil prices has stepped up pressure on the oil rich Persian Gulf state, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.

Oils ain’t oils: Dubai in bail-out shock

Business

Feb 23, 2009

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