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Soccer-Manchester City in a state of flux but not in crisis
ReutersBy Martyn Herman LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - When it comes to shooting themselves in the foot, Manchester City have had few rivals over the last 40 years and the messy sacking of Roberto Mancini on Monday showed the club's DNA still has a self-destructive...Tags: Manchester United F.C., England, Human Interest
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Manchester City in a state of flux but not in crisis
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to shooting themselves in the foot, Manchester City have had few rivals over the last 40 years and the messy sacking of Roberto Mancini on Monday showed the club's DNA still has a self-destructive strand. Mancini was...Tags: Manchester United F.C., England, Human Interest
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Roberto Mancini fired as Manchester City manager 1 year after Premier League title
AP Sports WriterLONDON (AP) — Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years. The Italian coach, who had four years remaining on his contract, was dismissed just as...Tags: Manchester United F.C., Sports Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Soccer, Lifestyle and Leisure
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U.S. senators press Homeland Security on UAE airport agreement
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - An agreement to extend U.S. customs pre-clearance operations to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates has drawn criticism from a group of U.S. senators, who are pressing for more information on the...Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United Arab Emirates, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Government, National Security
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MIDEAST MONEY-Abu Dhabi financial zone to challenge Dubai
Reuters* Abu Dhabi zone may compete with Dubai in all areas * Aims to recycle more of its own oil wealth * Dubai has entrenched position, flexible management * But Abu Dhabi has huge sovereign wealth fund * Two centres may also cooperate By Stanley Carvalho...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Crime, Law and Justice, Business Enterprises, Legal Service, University of Cambridge
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MIDEAST DEBT-Dubai may get creative to finance looming debt hump
Reuters* Markets confident Dubai can meet 2014-2016 payments * But it still hasn't explained clearly how it will do so * Asset sales slow, higher taxes not on the cards * $20 bln Abu Dhabi loans expected to be rolled over * Bond issues, possibly...Tags: Religion and Belief, Financing and Stock Offerings, Financial Markets, Credit Ratings, National Government
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MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - May 2
ReutersDUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) - Here are factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares capped by US stock...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Money and Monetary Policy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Credit Ratings
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DEALTALK-Gulf expansion push buoys Middle East banking M&A
Reuters* Gulf Arab banks seeking to expand regionally * Intense competition, high liquidity prompting move * Regional banks targeting assets of foreign lenders * Bankers see more deals coming out of Egypt, Turkey By Dinesh Nair and David French DUBAI, May 1...Tags: Lebanon, Morocco, Real Estate Buyers, Bahrain, Egypt
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Abu Dhabi plans financial free zone, may resemble Dubai
ReutersBy Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI, April 28 (Reuters) - The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is putting finishing touches to plans to establish a financial free zone that could resemble, and therefore compete with, the Dubai International Financial Centre,...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Economy, Business and Finance
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Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over debt vehicle ratings
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's on Friday said they have settled two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they had rated. The...Tags: The McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated, Manhattan (New York City), Germany, Credit Ratings, Swine Flu
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White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Espionage and Intelligence, Defense, Armed Forces
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Hagel: U.S. now believes Syria used chemical weapons
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. intelligence agencies now believe that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons in its struggle to hold onto power, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. Hagel said that...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Barack Obama, Bashar Assad, Chuck Hagel
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