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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in Tehran

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hand with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum during their meeting in Tehran, Iran on February 18, 2008. Al-Maktoum is the highest UAE official to visit Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (UPI Photo/Str)

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Educational standards focus of Dubai ruler

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Former child camel jockeys compensated

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates is planning to give out $9 million to former child camel jockeys who had been employed in the country.

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Dubai's Sheik Maktoum dies at age 62

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Dubai's ruler, Sheik Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, died Wednesday of undisclosed causes at age 62 while visiting Brisbane, Australia. Queensland Police spokeswoman Chelsea Roffey said Maktoum died at the Palazzo Versace hotel. Foul play was not suspecte

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