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Judoka's honour the sport's founder with fine display on day one of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Born on October 28, 1860, Jigoro Kano became the founder of judo, a sport of tradition based on a moral code.

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Kangert wins Abu Dhabi Tour as Cavendish claims final stage

Astana’s Estonian rider Tanel Kangert claimed overall victory at the Abu Dhabi Tour on Sunday following the fourth and final stage that was won by Britain’s Mark…

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Solar plane completes fuel-free round the world flight

Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first around the world flight using nothing but the sun's energy.

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Solar-powered plane makes aviation history

Solar Impulse became the first round-the-world solar powered flight after touching down in Abu Dhabi.

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Video: Ivanoff wins Air Race World Championship season opener

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship kicked off in thrilling fashion this weekend in Abu Dhabi with Nicolas Ivanoff of France blazing

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After a volatile 2015, a look forward to 2016

On the season finale of Business Middle East we summarise a volatile year and discuss the 2016 forecast for global and MENA markets with Nour Eldeen

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Fear spreads across markets ahead of Fed rate decision

In this week’s Business Middle East we take a look at global markets’ performance ahead of the US interest rate decision. With the countdown underway

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OPEC: After the latest acrimonious meeting, where now for oil prices?

On Business Middle East this week we analyse the repercussions of the latest OPEC meeting decision. According to analysts it’s clear from the meeting

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Following the Fed: impact of rate decisions on global currencies

The US Federal Reserve continues to be indecisive over interest rates. After its latest meeting the Fed kept the interest rate unchanged, which led

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South Korea go top of Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam medals table

One hundred and seventy judoka were in action on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event continued. In the minus-63-kilos class France’s

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ECB meeting repercussions and Abu Dhabi's new challenge

Welcome to Business Middle East. This week we look at repercussions of the European Central Bank meeting, and Abu Dhabi starts a new challenge

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A painful Q3: global markets grim after worst quarter in years

In four years the financial markets have not hit seen such lows as they have done in third quarter of 2015. Successive declines hit global stocks

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Impact of EU, US data on shaky global markets

At last week’s interest rate announcement the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s tone seemed unencouraging, his message hinting at

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Global markets' quest for stability after Black Monday

After global markets recorded sharp losses on the recent Black Monday a wave of cautious recovery saw them regain some of the largest losses since

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The currency war intensifies after China devalues the yuan

One week after the People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan Business Middle East focuses on reactions to the central bank’s latest action which was

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Currencies riding a bumpy road

This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel

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Golden shot: China shocks the commodities market with reserves revelation

Gold appears to be losing its lustre after shedding 4% of its value in a turbulent week. Morgan Stanley indicated a worst-case scenario of a drop to

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MENA markets and businesses eye opportunities from Iran nuclear deal

A new dawn or an historic mistake, whatever your viewpoint on the deal between Iran and the major powers, it has brought to an end to an era of

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China's markets bounce back after dip

In this edition of Business Middle East we look at the impact of turbulence in the Chinese markets and moves to strengthen dollar resources in Egypt

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Mixed half year for US and Middle East markets

Looking back at the first six months of 2015 we see mixed fortunes in US and Middle East markets. Contrary to expectations, the United States had