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Dubai is the damp squib as other emirates celebrate
The city state has suffered a crisis of confidence in the past week as its debt-fuelled growth strategy unravelled
Qatar has high hopes for UK property market
The state rises above the Gulf crisis as its central bank governor gives his seal of approval to the £2 billion Shard
Defiant state fails to quell investors' fears
Dubai's ruler has accused foreign markets of overreacting to the Gulf state's debt crisis, saying 'they do not understand'
Federation born amid rivalry of ruling families
Dubai is not controlled by a council of equals but an alliance of families or tribes - and Abu Dhabi calls the shots
‘Sovereign guarantee is now meaningless’
Dubai's loans used to be arranged on a 'nod and a wink' with an assumed state backing. Now that presumption has gone
No drinking or gambling in Dubai's Vegas resort
The government-backed company is betting the emirate’s future on a £5bn Las Vegas mega-hotel that offers little indulgence
Nakheel: the company that sold the world
The property group at the centre of Dubai's financial mess is expected to be forced into a sale of key assets
Dubai ruler blasts global investors over debt crisis
'They do not understand anything,' Sheikh Mohammed says, as markets rebound on Dubai World's restructuring plan
Europe and Asia shares rebound on Dubai talks
Global markets calm on plans between Dubai World and its creditors to restructure $26 billion of its debts
Middle East shares tumble despite Dubai talks
Plans to restructure $26bn of the troubled conglomerate's debt fails to stem the tide of share sales in the region
Dubai troubles cast doubt on fundraising
Emirate's debt default rollercoaster is placing enormous uncertainty on future initial public offerings and other issues
Fear for lenders as Dubai drops conglomerate
Creditors face losing billions of dollars and sell-off may include Turnberry golf course and former QE2 cruise ship
ON-THE-SPOT: maintaining the mirage in Dubai
Life continued as normal in the emirate as a news blackout buried any hint of an impending financial apocalypse
Central bank takes hard line on Dubai
United Arab Emirates sets up emergency liquidity fund to bail out floundering state to prevent run on local banks
UAE moves to head off run on banks in Dubai
Central bank says it 'stands behind local and foreign banks operating in the country' amid fears over the state's debt
Debt-laden Dubai owes British builders £250m
British contractors have sought help from Lord Mandelson to recoup more than £250m in unpaid bills from Dubai
Abu Dhabi rides in to rescue Dubai
Wealthy neighbour promises no blank cheque but says it will help the debt-laden Gulf state on a 'case by case basis'
Sheikh Mohammed: the driving force of Dubai
In Dubai, nobody commands respect like Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who has ruled the Gulf state since 2006
How Dubai's dream sank in a sea of debt
The emirate’s debt-fuelled spree has been exposed by the recession. Will UK banks and contractors get back their money?
The web of companies behind Dubai headlines
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