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C  O  N  T  E  N  T  S
 Doing it in Dubai
 cars, eating out
 
  Motoring Ahead
 Car manufacturers in the United States, Europe and Japan are looking 
more and more towards the Middle East and Gulf states as a market for 
their products.
 
 
  Slippery Customers
 In our continuing series on Arabian Wildlife, Zac Sharpe takes a look at 
the snakes found in the UAE and Arabian Gulf
 
 
  Airshow 2000
 Al Habtoor Engineering won the main tender to construct a purpose built 
arena for the bi-annual Dubai airshow. Alex Phillips found out more 
about the project.
 
 
  Top Tennis Action
 Thirty-two of the world's top 200 women's tennis players converge on 
Dubai in March for the second Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge.
 
 
  Metropolitan Hotel Turns 20
 The Metropolitan Hotel is 20 this year. Zac Sharpe takes a look at the history of this popular Dubai landmark.
 
60 short years
Three of the Metropolitan Hotel's longest serving staff members share some of their memories
 
 
  To Claim The Future
 The companies of the Middle East must work together to be successful in the future.
 
The Arab Psyche
 In the third of our series of articles, Al Shindagah looks at the Arab personality in Islam
 
 
  Nosaiba Al Khazraajia
 In our continuing series about exemplary women in Islamic history, Sheikh Faris Ali Al Mustafa turns the spotlight on Nosaiba
 
 
  Flying High
 The UAE's national airline continues to win international awards for its 
services, and is planning major route expansions in the near future. 
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates, told Barry 
Jordan that the delivery of new aircraft would turn those plans into 
reality.
  
 
   
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