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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Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Florida Sunshine Millions, a Derby prep, graded stakes out west and top milers in Hong Kong all enliven the weekend racing schedule.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, says it is launching a world peace award aimed toward recognizing people and institutions working to achieve peace worldwide.
Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum plans to run in a Kentucky Cup Endurance race in Lexington, the Courier-Journal reported.
The United Arab Emirates has contracted Lockheed Martin to support the country's tactical-airlift fleet-modernization initiative.
Western expatriates in Dubai scrambled to make other plans Wednesday after the state's rulers called off an opulent New Year's celebration, observers said.
Wrap-up of Thoroughbred stakes action.
The prevailing mood in Israel about Iran’s nuclear facilities is hawkish and uncompromising. “It is a race against time, and time is winning,” said a key Israeli player. The Bush administration argues the clock won’t run out until Jan. 20, 2009, when the president turns things over to his successor. Barack Obama’s advisers are saying the clock should be reset to the results of next June’s Iranian presidential elections. John McCain, with Joseph Lieberman by his side, agrees with Israel’s hawks.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin-Mohammed Bin-Rashid Al Maktoum, son of the ruler of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, was named crown prince Friday.
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