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Islamic Republic News Agency

Majlis statement condemns UAE claims over Iran islandsIslamic Republic News AgencySome 225 parliamentarians out of 290 issued the statement condemning the unfounded claims made by the United Arab Emirates over the three southern Iranian islands. The statement said such unsubstantial [...]

AFP

UAE Urges Swift Solution in Dispute With IranWall Street JournalABU DHABIThe United Arab Emirates, angered by the Iranian president's visit to a Gulf island both countries claim, warned on Monday that the dispute couldn't "go on forever" and urged Tehran to agree to talks [...]

Al-Arabiya

UAE cancels football friendly with IranFOXSports.comThe general secretary of the United Arab Emirates Football Association says it has canceled a friendly match with Iran this week due to rising tensions over a disputed island. Yousef Abdullah said it was ''normal'' to cancel Tuesday's match after …Gulf states to [...]

The National

Dubai Shares Set for Biggest Drop in Week on Europe Debt ConcernBusinessWeek(ARTC), the United Arab Emirates construction company whose shares have rallied 114 percent this year, declined 1.5 percent. Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DIB), the UAE's biggest bank complying with Shariah [...]

AFP

Gulf states schedule special meeting over Iran-UAE island disputeLos Angeles TimesA UAE official said the special meeting, to be held Wednesday, was requested by the UAE after Ahmadinejad went to the island of Abu Musa, according to media reports. The six-nation GCC bloc [...]

Dubai Group restarts $10 billion debt talks: sourcesReutersBy David French and Mirna Sleiman | DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai Group, part of the investment vehicle headed by Dubai's ruler, has proposed a new solution to its $10 billion debt problem, sources said, reviving talks that stalled more [...]

ArabianBusiness.com

Dubai Shares Gain as Arabtec Nominates Aabar Directors to BoardBloombergDubai shares were set for the highest close in a week after Arabtec Holding Co. (ARTC) nominated to its board four executives of the Abu Dhabi company that raised its stake in the Dubai builder. [...]

Samir Nasri still not good enoughESPNBy Michael Cox | Special to ESPN.com AP Photo/Tim Hales Samir Nasri's every touch was booed at the Emirates on Sunday, and he was substituted for a left back, Aleksandar Kolarov, to boot. Manchester City's title hopes effectively ended at the Emirates …and [...]

Zawya

UAE detains 6 activists previously stripped of citizenship for criticizing rulersWashington PostDUBAI, United Arab Emirates Six activists in the United Arab Emirates previously stripped of their citizenship for criticizing the country's rulers were detained on Monday and told they were illegally [...]

Bloomberg

Emirates May Refinance $550 Million Bonds on Borrowing Cost DropBloombergThe average yield on Gulf debt fell to 4.56 percent March 28, the lowest in six months, the HSBC/NASDAQ Dubai GCC US Dollar Sukuk/Bond Index shows. Emirates will study the economics of both bonds and [...]