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| Ripples of Dubai killing spread across region (CNN) A shadowy figure murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that the police say operated with European passports. It sounds like the plot of a John Le Carré spy novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. |
| Nasdaq Dubai to Cut Trading Time to Attract Liquidity (Update1) (Bloomberg) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Nasdaq Dubai , the Gulf’s first exchange open to investors and issuers of any nationality, plans to align its trading hours with Dubai Financial Market PJSC in a bid to attract more liquidity from retail investors. |
| Safina backs out of Dubai appearance (CNN) World No. 2 Dinara Safina has been forced to pull out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championships due to her ongoing back problems. |
| Nasdaq Dubai to Align Trading Hours With Dubai Financial Market (Bloomberg) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Nasdaq Dubai, the Gulf’s first exchange open to investors and issuers of any nationality, plans to reduce its trading hours to attract more liquidity from the retail investors who trade on Dubai Financial Market. |
| Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) Leading money winners on the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday (British unless stated): |
| Dubai closes top deck at world's tallest tower (AFP via Yahoo! News) The observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest high-rise, has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said on Monday. |
| Dubai landmark now closed to public (Detroit News) Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks. |