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Saudi Investments In US Bonds Increase To $170bn

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The Institute of International Finance estimates the Public Investment Fund's assets at around $300 billion Read more

Investcorp Acquires 11 US Multifamily Properties $370m Deal

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Bahrain's Investcorp said deal is largest US real estate portfolio acquisition completed in the past decade Read more

As Bitcoin Gyrates, Less Euphoria In Evidence At Blockchain Gathering

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The volatility in bitcoin prices as especially troubling for some observers Read more

Trailblazing US Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad 'unofficially' Hangs Up Sabre

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Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who won team sabre bronze at the Rio Games, became the first American to compete in a hijab at... Read more

Trump Awards Tiger Woods Medal Of Freedom

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Woods designed a course in Dubai expected to be managed by the Trump Organisation Read more

Emails Reveal US Investor Warned Months Before Abraaj Collapse

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At least two senior executives of Hamilton Lane Inc received an anonymous email in September 2017 advising them not to i... Read more

Former Abraaj Exec Granted $10m Bail Bond In New York

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Mustafa Abdel-Wadood was placed under house arrest at a New York apartment Read more

Bahrain's Investcorp Buys US Properties In $170m Deal

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Investcorp has acquired about $2bn of US real estate through 21 deals over the past 18 months Read more

From DNA To Electronic Tagging: Terms Of Abdel-Wadood's $10m Bail Package

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US Attorney's Office said former Abraaj executive remains under home detention at a Manhattan apartment Read more

Citigroup Sees Surge In Middle East M&A Deals

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Senior Citigroup exec says it is working on about seven M&A deals regionally, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE Read more

US Prosecutors Accuse Former Abraaj Exec Of Hiding Financial Shortcomings

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US prosecutors allege that former managing partner Sivendran Vetttivetpillai advocated the fraud in an e-mail to chief e... Read more

Crawford Stops Khan To Retain WBO Welterweight Title

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Crawford, who was making the second defence of his title, had little trouble controlling the fight and winning by a tech... Read more

Third Senior Abraaj Executive Said To Have Been Arrested

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Sev Vettivetpillai, a former Abraaj managing partner, has reportedly been arrested for extradition to the US and is due ... Read more

Dubai Regulator In Contact With US Counterpart About Abraaj Case

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Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi and former managing partner Mustafa Abdel-Wadood were arrested on US charges last week for all... Read more

Tiger Woods' Masters Win A Major Boost For The Brands Still With Him

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Tiger Woods generated more than $23.6m in exposure for various corporate partners during the final-round telecast, when ... Read more

Former Abraaj Exec Held In Same New York Jail As Mexico's 'El Chapo' Guzman

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Mustafa Abdel-Wadood was apprehended at a New York hotel last week Read more

Abraaj CEO Charged With Fraud In US After Dubai Firm's Collapse

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Arif Naqvi, the founder and ex-CEO of Abraaj, was arrested Wednesday in the UK and is awaiting possible extradition to t... Read more

Uber Files Documents For IPO After Careem Deal

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Uber's valuation in its latest private investment round was more than $70 billion Read more

UAE's Mubadala Opens New York Office Amid US Push

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Mubadala Investment Co adds New York to offices in San Francisco as it looks to build presence in the US Read more

Standard Chartered Reaches $1.1bn Settlement On Iran Sanctions

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The penalties also cover some $600m in US transactions from 2008 to 2014 that originated at Standard Chartered's London ... Read more