Read more Abu Dhabi stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6168/abu-dhabi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:18:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60774/stocks-flat-after-big-rally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks were essentially flat at today's open on the heels of yesterday’s huge rally. The Dow inched down 15 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P fell 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively. Commodity prices were backing off, though oil still hovered around $68 a barrel. Financials were mixed, with Barclays...http://www.newser.com/story/60774/stocks-flat-after-big-rally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 8:52:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58550/torture-sheik-detained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Abu Dhabi prince captured on videotape torturing a grain merchant has been detained by authorities, CNN reports. Sheik Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is under house arrest pending an investigation, officials of the United Arab Emirates have told the US State Department. The videotape shows the prince beating, burning and...http://www.newser.com/story/58550/torture-sheik-detained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 6:16:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57817/torture-video-derails-us-emirates-nuke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVideo of a member of the UAE’s royal family brutally torturing an Afghan salesman threatens to sink a nuclear trade deal between the UAE and the US, the Times of London reports. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a brother of the UAE president, is shown beating the trader and running...http://www.newser.com/story/57817/torture-video-derails-us-emirates-nuke-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 15:45:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55049/us-puts-uae-on-fast-track-to-nuclear-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Arab state may be on the fast track to developing nuclear power—with the help of the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. American experts have been jetting to Abu Dhabi in recent few months to support the UAE’s nuclear aspirations, which could be speedily realized by 2017 under...http://www.newser.com/story/55049/us-puts-uae-on-fast-track-to-nuclear-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 6:43:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47967/oil-rich-abu-dhabi-plans-nuke-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbu Dhabi is planning a shift away from fossil fuels despite being one of the world's major oil producers, BusinessWeek reports. The UAE territory, faced with surging demand for electricity and dwindling natural gas reserves, aims to build nuclear plants to supply a quarter of its power. A cooperation deal...http://www.newser.com/story/47967/oil-rich-abu-dhabi-plans-nuke-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 7:48:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47776/gulf-oil-powers-pump-green-into-clean-technology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough the per-capita carbon footprint of the United Arab Emirates dwarfs that of most anywhere else, it and fellow Persian Gulf oil giants like Qatar and Saudi Arabia are becoming the unlikely cradle of green technology, the New York Times reports. Wary of the world’s dependence on crude and the...http://www.newser.com/story/47776/gulf-oil-powers-pump-green-into-clean-technology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 8:44:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36484/abu-dhabi-invests-another-billion-in-hollywood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA media branch of Abu Dhabi’s government funneled $1 billion into a partnership with Warner Brothers last year—and now a subsidiary of the same firm is investing a second billion over the next 5 years with three US film producers, the New York Times reports. “Abu Dhabi Media Company...http://www.newser.com/story/36484/abu-dhabi-invests-another-billion-in-hollywood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Sep 2008 6:50:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33598/ambitious-director-revives-the-louvre.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance's publicly funded museums once eschewed the big-money efforts that are common in American art institutions. Not anymore. BusinessWeek profiles Henri Loyrette, the ambitious director of the Louvre in Paris, who has coaxed major corporations to pony up cash, rented out its galleries for the filming of The Da Vinci...http://www.newser.com/story/33598/ambitious-director-revives-the-louvre.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 10:04:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32674/weak-dollar-scaring-off-foreign-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the dollar declining and US economic outlook uncertain, some large sovereign wealth funds are looking to cut down on greenbacks, the Financial Times reports. One such Persian Gulf fund has cut its dollar-denominated investments from 80% to 60%, and China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange is aggressively exploring European...http://www.newser.com/story/32674/weak-dollar-scaring-off-foreign-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Jul 2008 16:18:33 CDT