Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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File photo taken at Cityscape Dubai on Tuesday, October 9, 2013. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Dubai launches largest Middle East real estate event

by Mohammed Alkhereiji | Oct 9, 2013 | Business

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat— Cityscape 2013, the Middle East’s largest and most influential real estate event, kicked off in Dubai on Tuesday. The event, which was formally opened by Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai, takes place at a...

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A view of the Burj Khalifa tower is seen in downtown Dubai, in this May 10, 2011 file photo (REUTERS/Jumana El-Heloueh/Files)

Europe’s biggest Islamic bank to list shares in Dubai

by Mohammed Alkhereiji | Sep 17, 2013 | Business

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Europe’s largest Islamic bank is in the process of becoming listed on Dubai’s NASDAQ bourse next month, and if successful will be the Gulf emirate’s first listing in over four years. The Bank of London and The Middle East...

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An image taken from Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, on May 21, 2013 shows part of Dubai’s Marina. (AFP Photo/Marwan Naamani)

Can the Dubai property market avoid another meltdown?

by Mohammed Alkhereiji | Jun 15, 2013 | Business

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Is the Dubai property market setting itself up for another fall? Analysts differ, but if the numbers are any indication, the second-largest Gulf emirate has come a long way from the property market meltdown that saw housing prices crash by as...

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DIFC CEO Jeff Singer during a visit to Asharq Al-Awsat’s Headquarters in London. (Asharq Al-Awsat photo by James Hanna)

A talk with Dubai International Financial Centre’s CEO

by Mohammed Alkhereiji | May 15, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jeff Singer, CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), hopes to double the size of the financial hub within the next decade. Singer, who celebrates his first year as CEO this August, is responsible for the DIFC shift from a...

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UK Education secretary Michael Gove

UK’s Muslim Council Wants Muslims included in History Curriculum

by Mohammed Alkhereiji | Apr 16, 2013 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), one of the UK’s leading Islamic organizations, has launched a campaign to include Islamic contributions to Western civilization in the national history curriculum. A draft proposal for the new curriculum was...