Topic: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Amid Arab Spring fires, why isn't Lebanon in flames?

While its neighbors are in turmoil, Lebanon has endured with relative calm throughout this Arab Spring. What's Lebanon's secret?
Prince William and Kate Middleton royal wedding: Do monarchies still matter?

Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding may have tinges of the turreted-castle fairy tale. But from romantic to ruthless, more than 40 modern monarchies, including Prince William's family, still influence global realities for better or worse.
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Dubai assassination puts tough-talking cop Dahi Khalfan Tamim in spotlight

The expanding investigation into the Dubai assassination of a Hamas official – with Britain alleging this week that Israel forged passports used by the alleged killers – has drawn attention to the methods and style of Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai's longest-serving police chief.
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World's tallest building, Burj Dubai Tower, opens as a golden era closes

Dubai Tower opens next month. But will this crowning jewel also be the city's high watermark?
Gallery: Dubai's changing skyline
The Arab world's (uneven) progress

A knowledge society is budding. But further reform is needed, for the sake of American security, global prosperity, and Arab dignity.
Arab charity is blooming – no thanks to America

Why doesn't the country that invented modern philanthropy do more to support it in the Middle East?