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		<title>Cerimonia di inaugurazione per il Burj Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Una sfarzosa cerimonia di inaugurazione, alla presenza delle più alte autorità del Golfo e del mondo arabo mediorientale, ha aperto al mondo il Burj Dubai, la torre-grattacielo più alta del mondo, 818 metri per 160 piani che dominano la skyline delle seconda città degli Emirati.

Lo sfarzo della cerimonia è probabilmente dovuto anche a scacciare questo difficile periodo per Dubai, da sempre considerata una la nuova El Dorado ed oggi bersaglio di titoli negativi sui giornali economici mondiali; un modo di ostentare il sogno dorato del Medioriente, un sogno che – pare – non è affatto svanito.

Comincia forse da qui la ripresa dell’emirato retto dallo sceicco Mohammed Rashid al-Maktoum? ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Una sfarzosa cerimonia di inaugurazione, alla presenza delle più alte autorità del Golfo e del mondo arabo mediorientale, ha aperto al mondo il Burj Dubai, la torre-grattacielo più alta del mondo, 818 metri per 160 piani che dominano la skyline delle seconda città degli Emirati.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Il 18 marzo prossimo aprirà ufficialmente i battenti anche il primo Armani Hotel.</p>
<p>Vedi anche: <a title="Permanent Link to Armani Hotel – Dubai" rel="bookmark" href="../index.php/2009/06/21/armani-hotel-dubai/">Armani Hotel – Dubai</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Lo sfarzo della cerimonia è probabilmente dovuto anche a scacciare questo difficile periodo per Dubai, da sempre considerata una la nuova El Dorado ed oggi bersaglio di titoli negativi sui giornali economici mondiali; un modo di ostentare il sogno dorato del Medioriente, un sogno che – pare – non è affatto svanito.</p>
<p>Vedi anche L&#8217;INAUGURAZIONE DEL: <a title="Permanent Link to The Atlantis Hotel Dubai a Palm Jumeirah" rel="bookmark" href="../index.php/2009/07/10/atlantis-hotel-dubai-palm-jumeirah/">The Atlantis Hotel Dubai a Palm Jumeirah<br />
</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Comincia forse da qui la ripresa dell’emirato retto dallo sceicco Mohammed Rashid al-Maktoum? Il <strong>Burj Dubai</strong> (in arabo برج دبي “torre di Dubai”) attualmente la più alta struttura mai realizzata dall’uomo con un significativo margine di supremazia, grazie ai suoi 818 metri. La linea del Burj Dubai in assenza di nebbia si identifica fino a 95 Km di distanza. Il grattacielo riporterà in Medio Oriente la più alta struttura del mondo, titolo perso circa nel 1300, quando la cattedrale di Lincoln (Inghilterra) superò la grande piramide di Giza in Egitto. Continua a leggere: <a title="Permanent Link to Bur Dubai e Burj Dubai…" rel="bookmark" href="../index.php/2009/06/23/bur-dubai-e-burj-dubai/">Bur Dubai e Burj Dubai…</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img title="Burj Dubai Evolution" src="../wp-content/gallery/burj_dubai_evolution.jpg" alt="Burj Dubai Evolution" width="289" height="459" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Evoluzione del Burj Dubai</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Il costruttore del Burj Dubai è l’<strong>Emaar Properties</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Asil Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri: Italian Artist in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaiblog.it/index.php/2010/01/05/asil-lillo-dellutri-italian-artist-in-dubai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nico de Corato</dc:creator>
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Lillo Dell'Utri is an internationally renowned
Italian artist specialised is portrait photography, based is Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Born and raised in Sicily, he started his professional career in London cultivating
his natural talent and refining his skills in various photography disciplines.

It is so that Lillo Dell'Utri develops a remarkable ability to splendidly combine the
great Italian tradition of portraits with the most sophisticated photographic techniques.
This translates in Dell'Utri's rare capability to reproduce suggestions and atmospheres,
capturing with his visionary sensitivity the "beauty" of the personalities portrayed.]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri is an internationally renowned<br />
Italian artist specialised is portrait photography, based is Dubai, United Arab Emirates.</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Born and raised in Sicily, he started his professional career in London cultivating<br />
his natural talent and refining his skills in various photography disciplines.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>It is so that Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri develops a remarkable ability to splendidly combine the<br />
great Italian tradition of portraits with the most sophisticated photographic techniques.<br />
This translates in Dell&#8217;Utri&#8217;s rare capability to reproduce suggestions and atmospheres,<br />
capturing with his visionary sensitivity the &#8220;beauty&#8221; of the personalities portrayed.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The oil colour hand finishing on the printed canvas confers the portrait the look of a real<br />
painting thanks also to the fantastic use of contrast and depth as well as the masterfully chosen<br />
combinations of light and shadows.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri&#8217;s love for Arabian horses and for the desert has brought him to Dubai,<br />
the pearl of the Gulf, where he now resides and from where, with his mobile studio,<br />
he can reach clients in the comfort of their homes anywhere in the world. </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri&#8217;s paintings may be categorized in: Royal, Equestrian, Family, Weddings, Sport, Religious,..</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><em>Here you some paintings by Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri: </em></span></p>
<p align="center"><span><em><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1664" title="HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai.jpg" alt="HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai" width="309" height="350" /> </em></span><strong>H.H. Sheikh Makhtoum Bin Rashid Makhtoum</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1665" title="HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum.jpg" alt="HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum" width="256" height="350" /></strong><strong>H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Makhtoum</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666" title="lillo_anter_gallery" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lillo_anter_gallery.jpg" alt="lillo_anter_gallery" width="350" height="296" />Self-portrait</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1667" title="sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai.jpg" alt="sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai" width="350" height="255" /></strong><strong>H.H. Sheikh Al Qasimi<br />
</strong></p>
<p><span><em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Contact Information<br />
P.O.Box 52647, Dubai, U.A.E<br />
Fax: 00971 4 3629119<br />
Mobile: 00971 50 6228089</span></strong><br />
</em></span><span><em><br />
<a href="http://www.lilloartonline.com/july-lilo/Personal.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">English Version</span></a> <span style="color: #000000;">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</span>.<a href="http://www.lilloartonline.com/july-lilo/personal%20Italian.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Italian          Version</span></a></em></span></p>
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		<title>Asil Lillo Dell&#8217;Utri: artista italiano a Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nico de Corato</dc:creator>
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Lillo Dell'utri è un artista italiano di origine siciliana, specializzato nella ritrattistica.
Si forma professionalmente in inghilterra dove coltiva il
suo Talento naturale ed arricchisce la sua esperienza nelle varie discipline fotografiche.

Operando nelle maggiori città e capitali estere, acquisendo a mano a mano fama internazionale; ha ritratto gruppi di famiglie, lords, personalità del mondo politico, religioso, militare, culturale e membri di famiglie
Reali arabe. Ogni ritratto mostra quella ricercatezza dell'ossessione espressiva,
quella bellezza e forza che rispecchia sia l'integrita'caratteriale del soggetto sia la
straordinaria Creatività artistica di lillo Dell'utri.sheik]]></description>
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<p align="center"><em><span>Lillo Dell&#8217;utri è un artista italiano      di origine siciliana, specializzato nella ritrattistica.<br />
Si forma professionalmente in inghilterra dove coltiva      il<br />
suo Talento naturale ed arricchisce la sua esperienza nelle varie discipline      fotografiche.</span></em></p>
<p align="center"><span><em>Operando nelle maggiori città e capitali      estere, acquisendo a mano a mano </em></span><em><span >fama internazionale;</span></em><span ><em> ha ritratto gruppi di famiglie, lords, personalità del mondo politico, religioso, militare, culturale e membri      di famiglie<br />
Reali arabe. Ogni ritratto mostra quella ricercatezza dell&#8217;ossessione espressiva,<br />
quella bellezza e forza che rispecchia sia l&#8217;integrita&#8217;caratteriale del soggetto      sia la<br />
straordinaria Creatività artistica di lillo Dell&#8217;utri.<br />
Il ritratto finito è una vocazione della passione, una sensitivita&#8217; quasi      surreale dell&#8217;arte fotografica.</em></span></p>
<p align="center"><span ><em>L&#8217;amore per i cavalli arabi ed il fascino      del deserto hanno attirato<br />
Lillo Dell&#8217;utri a Dubai, sua attuale residenza e da dove si muove<br />
con il suo studio mobile per raggiungere i clienti      in ogni parte del mondo.</em></span></p>
<p align="center"><span ><em>I ritratti di Lillo possono essere riassunti nelle seguenti categorie: Royal (ritratti di famiglie reali), Equestri, Famiglie, Religione, Matrimoni, Sport,..</em></span></p>
<p align="center"><span ><em>Ecco alcuni quadri dell&#8217;artista: </em></span></p>
<p align="center"><span ><em><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1664" title="HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai.jpg" alt="HH-Sheikh-makhtoum-bin-Rashid-makhtoum-lillo-dellutri-dubai" width="309" height="350" /> </em></span><strong>H.H. Sheikh Makhtoum Bin Rashid Makhtoum</strong></p>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1665" title="HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum.jpg" alt="HH-Sheikh-Mohammd-bin-Rashid-Makhtoum" width="256" height="350" /></strong><strong>H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Makhtoum</strong></p>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666" title="lillo_anter_gallery" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lillo_anter_gallery.jpg" alt="lillo_anter_gallery" width="350" height="296" />Autoritratto</strong></p>
<p align="center">
<p align="center"><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1667" title="sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai.jpg" alt="sheikh-kaled-khalid-al-qasimi-lillo-dellutri-dubai" width="350" height="255" /></strong><strong>H.H. Sheikh Al Qasimi<br />
</strong></p>
<p><span ><em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Contact Information<br />
P.O.Box 52647, Dubai, U.A.E<br />
Fax: 00971 4 3629119<br />
Mobile: 00971 50 6228089</span></strong><br />
</em></span><span ><em><br />
<a href="http://www.lilloartonline.com/july-lilo/Personal.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">English Version</span></a> <span style="color: #000000;">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</span>.<a href="http://www.lilloartonline.com/july-lilo/personal%20Italian.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Italian          Version</span></a></em></span></p>
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		<title>Dubai: vietata la vendita dell&#8217;ultimo numero del Sunday Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nico de Corato</dc:creator>
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How Dubai's dream sank in a sea of debt - (come il sogno di Dubai annega in un mare di debiti)

Così titolava il Sunday Times nell'ultimo numero, simulando in un fotomontaggio lo Sceicco Al Maktoum che affoga. Le autorità dell'emirato hanno vietato la vendita dell'ultimo numero del giornale britannico Sunday Times, spiegando che l'immagine è ritenuta offensiva e non consona alla tradizione e alla cultura locale, che non accetta pubbliche offese ad una figura di spicco, quale Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum. ]]></description>
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<h1>How Dubai&#8217;s dream sank in a sea of debt</h1>
<p>(come il sogno di Dubai annega in un mare di debiti)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Così titolava il Sunday Times nell&#8217;ultimo numero, simulando in un fotomontaggio lo Sceicco Al Maktoum che affoga. Le autorità dell&#8217;emirato hanno vietato la vendita dell&#8217;ultimo numero del giornale britannico Sunday Times, spiegando che l&#8217;immagine è ritenuta offensiva e non consona alla tradizione e alla cultura locale, che non accetta pubbliche offese ad una figura di spicco, quale Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum. La vignetta fa riferimento alla crisi scoppiata dopo la richiesta della Dubai World &#8211; fondo sovrano dell&#8217;emirato di Dubai &#8211; di congelare il pagamento di 26 miliardi di dollari. La notizia è stata confermata da una fonte del Consiglio dell&#8217;Informazione degli Emirati Arabi Uniti, secondo la quale «non potevamo consentire la diffusione di un giornale che conteneva un&#8217;offesa personale perché va contro la nostra tradizione». Il funzionario ha però assicurato che «non si tratta di un bando che riguarda questo o altro giornali internazionali che continueranno a essere distribuiti, come è stato in questi giorni quando ci sono state forti critiche all&#8217;emirato di Dubai per la crisi finanziaria che sta attraversando.</p>
<p><a title="Dubai Blog Sunday Times" href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/the_gulf/article6936260.ece" target="_blank">Visualizza l&#8217;articolo originale</a></p>
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<p>Fonte dell&#8217;immagine: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/the_gulf/article6936260.ece</p>
<p>Proprietà dell&#8217;immagine: Sunday Times</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Dubai's dream sank in a sea of debt

So is the title of the Sunday Times edition available in the Dubai U.A.E. on Nov. 29, removed by authorities from shelves: the National Media Council of the United Arab Emirates ordered the paper blocked by distributors.

A government official in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the U.A.E., said that the picture of Sheik Mohammed was "offensive" and not in line with the culture and tradition of U.A.E.Under the U.A.E.'s media code, publications are prohibited from criticizing the sheikdom's rulers. Local media and government officials have criticized international press coverage of Dubai's debt crisis. ]]></description>
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<h1>How Dubai&#8217;s dream sank in a sea of debt</h1>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So is the title of the Sunday Times edition available in the Dubai U.A.E. on Nov. 29, removed by authorities from shelves: the National Media Council of the United Arab Emirates ordered the paper blocked by distributors.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A government official in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the U.A.E., said that the picture of Sheik Mohammed was &#8220;offensive&#8221; and not in line with the culture and tradition of U.A.E.Under the U.A.E.&#8217;s media code, publications are prohibited from criticizing the sheikdom&#8217;s rulers. Local media and government officials have criticized international press coverage of Dubai&#8217;s debt crisis.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Dubai World is struggling to deal with it debts estimated to exceed $80 billion; actually the request for freezee the debts of the Sovreign fund, involves &#8220;only&#8221; $26 billion.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, has desc.ribed the global financial crisis as a “passing cloud,” reports the UAE’s official news agency WAM</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="Dubai Blog Sunday Times" href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/the_gulf/article6936260.ece" target="_blank">Read the article on Sunday Times</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Sunday Times is part of News International, a unit of News Corp., owner of Dow Jones &amp; Co. The Times and The Sunday Times are published in the U.A.E. through a local partner SAB Media.</p>
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		<title>Abu Dhabi vs Dubai: financial match..</title>
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For someone looking to invest at this time, how would you compare these two markets of UAE? Which has better opportunities for capital appreciation? Have Abu Dhabi values risen as Dubai?

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<p style="text-align: left;">For someone looking to invest at this time, how would you compare these two markets of UAE? Which has better opportunities for capital appreciation? Have Abu Dhabi values risen as Dubai?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ecco un confronto dei principali valori economici relativi ai due emirati degli Emirati Arabi Uniti: Abu Dhabi vs Dubai</p>
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<td width="50%"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Abu Dhabi</strong></span></td>
<td width="50%"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Dubai</strong></span></td>
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<td width="50%">Population (million)</td>
<td width="50%">Popolazione (milioni)</td>
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<td width="50%">1,46</td>
<td width="50%">1,6</td>
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<td width="50%">GDP (billion USD)</td>
<td width="50%">PIL (miliardi di $)</td>
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<td width="50%">94</td>
<td width="50%">54</td>
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<td width="50%">Share of crude oil on GDP (%)</td>
<td width="50%">Quota del petrolio sul PIL (%)</td>
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<td width="50%">59</td>
<td width="50%">3,2</td>
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<td width="50%">Import (billion of USD)</td>
<td width="50%">Import (miliardi di $)</td>
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<td width="50%">54,2</td>
<td width="50%">11,5</td>
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<td width="50%">Local banks (number of branchs)</td>
<td width="50%">Banche locali (numero di filiali)</td>
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<td width="50%">217</td>
<td width="50%">202</td>
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<td width="50%">Foreign banks (number of branchs)</td>
<td width="50%">Banche straniere (numero di filiali)</td>
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<tr style="text-align: center;">
<td width="50%">37</td>
<td width="50%">47</td>
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<td width="50%">Asset of sovereign wealth fund (billion of USD)</td>
<td width="50%">Asset del fondo sovrano (miliardi di dollari)</td>
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<td width="50%">Abu Dhabi Investment Authority</td>
<td width="50%">Dubai World</td>
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<td width="50%">627</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="50%">100</td>
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		<title>Nabati Poetry Introduction</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry has been a feature of life in the Arabian Peninsula since the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In certain eras, this poetry was the only record of historical events. Historians only know of these events because the Nabati poems have been passed down through generations.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry shows the natural creativity of the Gulf&#8217;s inhabitants and represents their roots in this land. It is their everyday dialect. A strong dialect, slightly removed from classical Arabic. It should be studied so that it may be preserved.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Definition</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry is also known as &#8220;the people&#8217;s poetry&#8221; and &#8220;Bedouin poetry&#8221;. It is considered the richest form of popular literature, and seen to reflect the reality of everyday life.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry is a great literary treasure, and a phenomenon unique to the Arabian Peninsula. Its form and content, literary significance, social function and historical value also make it a unique style of poetry. It is the document on which one can catch a glimpse of the past, or even get a more precise idea of historical customs. It depicts the situations faced by the countries of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula before their modern-day renaissance.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Why is it called &#8216;Nabati&#8217; poetry?</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">There are several theories about where the name &#8216;Nabati poetry&#8217; came from.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">One suggestion is that this style of poetry originated in a place near Medina, called Nabat.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Another reason that has been put forward is that when the Arabs first began to interact with other cultures and nationalities, certain words and linguistic traits were assimilated into classical Arabic to create a new form of Arabic. The people who spoke this style of Arabic, embellished with foreign vocabulary, were said to be speaking &#8216;Nabati&#8217;, which, in this sense, meant &#8216;foreign&#8217;.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">A more popular theory is that Nabati poetry came from an ancient Arabic tribe called the Nabateans, who, between 200 BCE and 600 CE, established a considerable empire in the Fertile Crescent, with Petra, in Jordan, as its capital. They spoke a dialect of Arabic, and later adopted Aramaic.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">This theory does not, however, stand up to closer scrutiny. Nabati poetry is known to be the unique style of poets from the Arabian Peninsula, who are descended from known Arabic tribes. There is no known link between the Nabateans and any of these tribes. Besides this, no history book about the Nabateans, no matter how comprehensively it covers their culture and heritage, ever mentioned Nabati poetry.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"> The most likely theory is that the term &#8216;Nabati&#8217; comes from the Arabic word &#8216;nabat&#8217;, meaning &#8216;to derive from&#8217; or &#8216;to obtain the sense of one word from another word&#8217;. Also, in classical Arabic, one says, for example, &#8216;to derive water&#8217;, to mean extracting water from the ground. When the nomadic tribes of Arabia began to emigrate from their native lands, their language also changed. It shifted slightly away from classical Arabic to become a tribal dialect. Naturally, their poetry adopted this derived dialect, hence it became known as Nabati poetry.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Style</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">The most notable characteristic of Nabati poetry is its spontaneity. Its composition is usually direct and unfaltering. This is not to say that it is of a poorer quality than classical Arabic poetry, or that the verses are composed in a rush, without consideration. It simply means that Nabati poets sought to create a simple style, combining artistic flair with clear, direct expression. The characteristics of the verse reflect those of the Bedouins of long ago. The poetry has been passed down through the generations in the same manner as in ancient times. Its success and survival is assured because of the simplicity and spontaneity of its style.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Subject matter</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry deals with all the subjects addressed by classical Arabic poetry. They include the following:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Chivalry</em> &#8211; Chivalry is very important in Nabati poetry. The poems on chivalry comprise its largest body of work dedicated to a particular subject. Most Nabati poets begin their poetic experience by composing a poem on chivalry.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Eulogy</em> &#8211; In Nabati poetry, the eulogy is characterised by praise and exaggeration, that is to say the poet exaggerates his narration of a person&#8217;s actions. This has acted as an inspiration for many Bedouin chiefs and princes, pushing them to achieve great things in the hope that they will be immortalised in verse and in the memory of their people.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Satire</em> &#8211; The alter ego of the eulogy. One can find examples of satire in Nabati poetry, but they are very rare.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Pride and exaltation</em> &#8211; After chivalry, this is the next subject most commonly tackled in Nabati poetry. Bedouin life is centred on the work of the tribe. A true Bedouin cannot travel, live, or defend himself alone, and would not wish to. Loyalty and devotion to his tribe and the desire for unity are vital attributes for a Bedouin. When the poets address pride and exaltation, it is to express their pride in, and exalt, their people, not themselves. The poets call for harmony amongst people.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Advice and wisdom</em> &#8211; Consultation and advice is an important facet of Bedouin life. It is said that, in the past, Bedouins would happily exchange a camel for a piece of good advice. The Nabati poet gives advice to society as a whole through his personal experience.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Society</em> &#8211; Naturally, the poet suffers the same everyday problems as the rest of the society. Through his verse, he can outline the rights and wrongs and discourage greed, cowardice and other faults.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Description</em> &#8211; The passion of Nabati poets for nature, and particularly the sands and dunes of the desert, stimulates their fertile imaginations. Thanks to the richness of their vocabulary, they are capable of portraying a tableau in precise detail. Those who hear a recital of descriptive Nabati verse can imagine themselves transported to the very place depicted by the poet.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Proverbs</em> &#8211; Proverbs are contained in most Nabati poems, especially those of the greatest poets, who wish to reinforce the meaning of their words with the colourful imagery of popular wisdom.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Narrative</em> &#8211; The narrative poem has always been part of Nabati poetry. The inherent style of Nabati lends itself perfectly to storytelling, with the poet as narrator. Much of what historians know of past events in the Arabian Peninsula has been learned through narrative Nabati poems.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Riddles</em> &#8211; Riddles have been regarded as a separate genre of Nabati poetry since its origin. Almost all Nabati poets have composed this form of verse at some time. Sheikh Mohammed is a renowned riddle writer, whose riddles attract responses from throughout the world.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Pastiche</em> &#8211; A pastiche imitates the style of another poet, by echoing the theme, structure and vocabulary of the original. It is usually created to show the composer&#8217;s admiration for the poet being imitated, and to showcase his technical ability.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><em>Epic</em> &#8211; The epic is a contemporary Nabati subject, introduced recently by Sheikh Mohammed in his famous poem &#8216;The Epic of the Emirates&#8217;.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;">Nabati poetry is a central part of the rich heritage of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. The recitation of Nabati verse is a mark of people&#8217;s respect for this heritage. Reading and understanding Nabati poems will also afford a greater understanding of the present.</span></p>
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		<title>Eid Father &#8211; poetry by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eid Father - poetry by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Poesia di Sua Eccellenza Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1371" title="sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-official-photo-big" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-official-photo-big.jpg" alt="sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-official-photo-big" width="620" height="400" />Eid Father</strong></p>
<p>I present Eid greetings when Eid comes<br />
With sweetest feelings and fine descriptions</p>
<p>For the one who is for us an Eid, bountiful river and shade<br />
The one whose shade will never vanish even if all others vanish</p>
<p>The one who is for us a fortress against time, the one<br />
Who is ever steadfast as mountains in his promises</p>
<p>I see in him Eid made manifest<br />
Still he is greater, the example</p>
<p>With Eid he shares many features<br />
Proving them alike in rank and glory</p>
<p>In Zayed and in Eid that which banishes boredom<br />
Generosity, pleasure and celebration</p>
<p>Eid is but joy, pleasure and amusement<br />
And Zayed for us the greatest joy, the master of men</p>
<p>Zayed&#8217;s right hand gives generously<br />
Generosity is Eid&#8217;s nature, and honourable deeds</p>
<p>Zayed brings great joy to any land he visits<br />
Just as Eid brings great joy</p>
<p>Zayed the path of nobility guides<br />
And Eid the time of noble deeds and great gains</p>
<p>Zayed adds to the record of honour<br />
Countless morals and great piety</p>
<p>Eid is incomplete when it comes<br />
Only Zayed fills Eid&#8217;s hollow crescent*</p>
<p>Zayed for us is Eid at all times<br />
Whilst Eid lasts but three days and nights</p>
<p>The joy of Eid lasts but an hour<br />
But Zayed is ever a joy, first and last</p>
<p>So congratulate Eid for the honour<br />
It has from Zayed gained</p>
<p>* &#8211; <em>Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and is declared when the crescent moon is sighted</em></p>
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		<title>Business sponsor in Dubai? Probably no more needed..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a business sponsor in Dubai?

Are you going to open a company in UAE outside the Free Zones, but you don't know any potential sponsor for your business?

Probably in a while, you will need no more a sponsor!

The government’s Executive Council is currently reviewing a recommendation to that effect, which if approved could lead to a new policy announcement as part of the revised Company Law, due later this year, according to the willness to bring new investors in the UAE.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Are you looking for a business sponsor in Dubai?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Are you going to open a company in UAE outside the Free Zones, but you don&#8217;t know any potential sponsor for your business?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Probably in a while, you will need no more a sponsor!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The government’s Executive Council is currently reviewing a recommendation to that effect, which if approved could lead to a new policy announcement as part of the revised Company Law, due later this year, according to the willness to bring new investors in the UAE.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum do support this idea, and he is also implementing other strategies to favorite opening of new companies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">See also: <a title="Sheikh Mohammed" href="http://www.dubaiblog.it/index.php/2009/09/05/shaikh-mohammad-cuts-public-services-prices-in-dubai/" target="_self">http://www.dubaiblog.it/index.php/2009/09/05/shaikh-mohammad-cuts-public-services-prices-in-dubai/</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Dubai Chamber of Commerce is pushing for having 100 percent ownership of businesses also outside Free Trade Zones and asked the government for considering the introduction of monetary policies, in order to enable banks to better provide funding for businesses at lower interest rates.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is in line with what the business community is expecting. It would support the business community in attracting more investment.. We are already seeing some tangible results, such as the call for the financial sector to ease financing of the business community,” said <strong>Hamad Buamim, general director of Dubai Chamber of Commerce</strong>, speaking to Emirates Business.</p>
<p>Source: www.arabianbusiness.com</p>
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		<title>Investire nei cavalli arabi? Mi sembra un’ottima idea..</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[L’industria dei cavalli conta parecchi zeri, e continua a crescere in tutto il mondo. Certamente, comperare un cavallo è sempre possibile. Ma non è alla portata di tutte le borse: il costo iniziale varia molto in base alla razza, alla purezza e così via.. Una spesa minima per un buon cavallo può aggirarsi sui 50.000 – 75.000 euro, cui però bisogna aggiungere il costo annuale (addestramento, affitto di una gabbia, veterinario, prodotti alimentari ecc.) che raggiunge facilmente 30.000 euro all'anno.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">L’industria dei cavalli conta parecchi zeri, e continua a crescere in tutto il mondo. Certamente, comperare un cavallo è sempre possibile. Ma non è alla portata di tutte le borse: <strong>il costo iniziale varia molto in base alla razza, alla purezza e così via..</strong> Una spesa minima per un buon cavallo può aggirarsi sui 50.000 – 75.000 euro, cui però bisogna aggiungere il costo annuale (addestramento, affitto di una gabbia, veterinario, prodotti alimentari ecc.) che raggiunge facilmente 30.000 euro all&#8217;anno.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">È anche vero che alcune società hanno recentemente sperimentato la <strong>possibilità di investire per slot di 5.000 euro</strong> (un pò come se si comprassero azioni di una SpA): se la società è in linea con le sue previsioni, l&#8217;investitore riceverà ogni anno dei dividendi, proporzionale al capitale investito.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I cavalli purosangue però possono rappresentare <strong>un ottimo investimento</strong>: sia per la possibilità di guadagnare soldi dalle gare (i montepremi possono superare i 100,000 euro anche in gare non di particolare prestigio), sia per le possibilità di guadagno legate alla compravendita.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Oggi la fecondazione usando lo sperma di un cavallo arabo purosangue campione del mondo, può arrivare a costare 500.000 US$.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img align="center" title="sheikh-mohammed-horse" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sheikh-mohammed-horse.jpg" alt="sheikh-mohammed-horse" width="430" height="303" /></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>immagine tratta dal sito ufficiale dello sceicco</em><br />
</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Il cavallo arabo è la razza equina più antica e più pura al mondo; il cavallo arabo è originario dell&#8217;Arabia Saudita e le prime testimonianze datano la sua comparsa intorno al 3000 a.C. Si narra che <strong>lo stesso Maometto selezionò le prime fattrici arabe</strong>, che diedero inizio all&#8217;allevamento della razza dei cavalli arabi purosangue, prediletti dai beduini del deserto, specialmente per le doti di versatilità: il cavallo arabo è adatto a tutti gli usi, prove di velocità, resistenza, caccia, parata, traino.<br />
Maometto fu il primo a comprendere quanto fosse importante mantenere inalterata la purezza della razza.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I criteri di selezione e di allevamento portarono alla formazione di sette tipologie di cavalli arabi, successivamente ridotte a cinque: <strong>Seglawi, Abeyan, Kehilan, Hamdani e Hadban</strong>. Tali criteri, uniti alle condizioni climatiche estreme e al lavoro estenuante cui venivano sottoposti i cavalli, fanno del cavallo arabo uno splendidi animale, considerato dai beduini un vero e proprio dono di Allah. È di origine beduina la definizione delle cinque razze.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Incursioni saracene e importazioni favorirono nei secoli successivi, la diffusione dei cavalli arabi in Europa; nobili famiglie (spagnole e inglesi in particolare) dimostrarono il loro interesse verso la purezza del cavallo arabo, vedendo altresì la possibilità  e la possibilità di miglioramento di molte altre razze europee. Il purosangue inglese da galoppo è una delle razze derivata dagli incroci di cavalli arabi con cavalli locali. Successivamente anche, Francia, Germania, Italia, Ungheria e Polonia videro arrivare questa specie nei propri territori; dati però gli elevati costi di importazione, reperimento e trasporto che vi erano un tempo (che limitavano quindi la possibilità di un allevamento di purosangue arabi), i cavalli arabi erano utilizzati per lo più per migliorare le razze locali.</p>
<p>Molte razze equine sono state migliorate con massicce incroci con cavalli arabi provenienti dall’Hakney, al trottatore Americano, dal cavallo lipizzano, ai cavalli di razza sarda.. Al giorno d’oggi, tutti i cavalli purosangue hanno una linea di sangue del cavallo arabo.</p>
<p>I cavalli arabi &#8211; di tipo mesomorfo &#8211; sono estremamente armonici ed eleganti; le <strong>principali caratteristiche morfologiche</strong> sono<br />
·    Altezza media al garrese: 145-160 cm<br />
·    Testa corta, grandi occhi, fronte larga e spaziosa<br />
·    Orecchie molto fini,<br />
·    Costituzione e conformazione compatta e temperamento di elevata resistenza<br />
·    Spalle ben inclinate, collo arcuato schiena larga e corta, torace profondo e ampio<br />
·    Mantello baio, grigio, sauro o morello; raramente si può trovare anche roano; pelo corto e sottile</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I cavalli arabi sono <strong>imbattibili nelle gare di fondo (endurance)</strong>, grazie al loro metabolismo e alla selezione che nel corso dei secoli ne ha fatto una razza molto resistente. I cavalli arabi continuano a strappare prezzi record nelle aste lungo tutto il mondo, con molti investitori provenienti dall’area del Golfo (GCC countries).</p>
<p>I cavalli puro sangue arabi vengono registrati in tutto il mondo dalla WAHO World Arabian Horse Organisation</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum</strong>, vice presidente e primo ministro degli Emirati Arabi Uniti, governatore (ruler) dell’emirato del Dubai, è uno dei più grandi nomi dell’ippica a livello mondiale, forse il più grande proprietario di cavalli del mondo. In particolare nutre grande passione per l’endurance, che pratica attivamente (ovviamente con cavalli arabi purosangue) con ottimi risultati. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum è anche il promotore del <strong>Dubai Equestrian Club (DEC)</strong>, un’organizzazione governativa presieduta dalla Principessa Haya Bint Al Hussein, figlia di Re Hussein di Giordania e moglie dello sceicco, atta a promuovere e coordinare le discipline equestri, olimpiche e non. La stessa Principessa Haya Bint Al Hussein è amazzone di fama internazionale con all’attivo gare di prestigio sia nell’endurance (come Sheikh Mohammed) sia nel salto ad ostacoli.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A metà del 2009 uno dei cavalli di Sheikh Mohammed, è stato coinvolto da un scandalo doping relativo ad un cavallo che ha corso in gare di resistenza in Bahrain e Dubai. Il cavallo, Tahhan, di proprietà di Sheikh Mohammed, è risultato positivo al guanabenz, (usato per curare l’ipertensione) e allo stanozolol (uno steroide anabolizzante) dal personale veterinario dello sceicco.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ha avviato subito un’inchiesta per chiarire le responsabilità (sia nel suo interesse personale, sia per evitare che tali pratiche possano nuocere alla salute degli animali), informando la International Equestrian Federation IEF (Federazione Equestre Internazionale) e rinunciando al suo diritto di contro-test dei campioni di sangue ed urine.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dubaiblog.it/public/tahhan-doping-final-decision.pdf"><img title="sheikh-mohammed-horse-tahhan-doping-final-decision" src="http://www.dubaiblog.it/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sheikh-mohammed-horse-tahhan-doping-final-decision.jpg" alt="sheikh-mohammed-horse-tahhan-doping-final-decision" width="600" height="617" align="center" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Nel frattempo la moglie, la Principessa Haya ha confermato l’estraneità ai fatti di Sheikh Mohammed, pur confermando la consapevolezza di essere il responsabile legale del cavallo e pertanto disposto ad assumersi tutti gli oneri legati alla vicenda: “Al Maktoum è all’oscuro della vicenda e condanna fermamente la somministrazione di tali sostanze, Sua Altezza è consapevole che egli è il responsabile legalmente. Egli ha offerto il più alto livello di cooperazione per la IEF.”</p>
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