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From: "Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem" To: "Jeffrey Epstein" <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: Dubai-Related Media Coverage - Monday 28-Sep-09 (afternoon) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:56:20 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: imageOOI.gif; image002.jpg Sent from my BlackBeny® wireless device From: Brand Dubai <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:41:37 +0400 To: keystakeholders®branddubai.ae<keystakeholders®branddubai.ae> Subject: Dubai-Related Media Coverage - Monday 28-Sep-09 (afternoon) a-v4144ii ‘)9iusIsU dubai media affairs office bran1 ubai News and analysis that could affect the status ofDubai as a Global City Today's attachment: Dubai at night Dubai at night (NASA astronaut photo) This nighttime astronaut photograph of Dubai was taken at approximately 2:00 local time on September II. 2009. Orange sodium vapor lights trace the major highways and street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey-white mercury vapor lamps till in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of Palm Jumeirah are clearly visible along the coastline. A spiral pattern of lights on the EFTA00770616 southeastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack. Nighttime images like these are useful to climate modelers, urban planners, and geographers as they allow for simple definition of urban (densely lit) and rural (sparely lit) areas. Favorable Dubai airport passenger traffic up 10.7% Various Media- Dubai International saw passenger traffic climb 10.7% in August, while cargo volumes edged up 2.9%... For the first eight months of the year passenger traffic is up 6.7% to 26.9 million, compared to 25.2 million for the year-earlier period. TAGS: Favorable. Press Release. Dubai. Transportation The Big 5 Exhibition sees positive signs for upturn Varima Media -The show is almost fully sold out, with 92% of the 43,000 m2 floor Space booked. TAGS: Favorable. Press Release. Dubai, Real-Estate/Construction Ethan Allen opens design centre in Dubai Various Media -Ethan Allen, a leading interior design company, has opened its first flagship design center at The Dubai Mall. The company plans to use the Dubai launch as a springboard to launch its Middle East expansion... TAGS: Favorable. Press Release, Dubai, Dubaias Regional Hub Gulf investor confidence continues to climb Various Media - Shuaa Capital's GCC Investor Confidence Index rose to 127.3 points in September, compared to 126.3 points the previous month. The index has now risen in four of the last five months. TAGS: Favorable. Research/Analyst Report. GCOMENA. Economy Neutral Lending conditions improving in UAE Reuters -Lending conditions in the UAE are improving but economic conditions remain fragile, UAE central bank governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi said. He also said that the UAE will not rejoin Gulf single currency plans. TAGS: Neutral, News Story UAE. Banking/Finance Barclays confident over emerging markets Financial limes By Robin Wiggleswonh and Joe Leahy — Barclays' optimism comes as banks operating in the Gulf and India face a surge in non-performing loans. The UAE, and particularly its commercial hub of Dubai, has witnessed a marked rise in bad debts as an extensive property bubble deflates. TAGS: Neutral. Feature. WE Banking/Finance Unfavorable Contracts reveal recruitment payment violations Arabian Business (e) By Soren Billing— Some UAE construction companies are demanding thousands of dirhams from workers earning as little as AED 600 per month just to get them a job... TAGS: Unfavorable. Feature. UAE. Human Rights Other Headlines 13 UAE banks face Saad AI-Gosaibi exposure Abu Dhabi airport shows a 2.5% increase in total passenger movement in August 2009 Despite the global slump the luxury market in the Middle East is expected to grow brAy his yar said an industry cpert Aluminium Bahrain plans to streamline its management structure to become a leaner and more efficient organisation Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal dubal media affairs office (brand duball Level 50, Emirates Tawas, Offices Tower, Shaikh Zayed Road, p.o. box 212999, Dubai, UAE, tel liOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This transmission is confidential and irlt r the person or organization to whom it is addressed. It may contain prooleged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute or take any action based on it. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender at the e-mail address above. EFTA00770617