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        <title><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah - Middle East Finance Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Considers New Entity to Drive Global Defense Ambitions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:06:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai Home Prices Post First Declines After Post-Pandemic Boom]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Funds Plan China Strategy Rejig to Boost Investments]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Fund Led by Crown Prince Inks $2.3 Billion Jordan Deal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gulf Countries’ Frustration With the US Grows as War Wears On]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabian Firms Press Ahead With IPO Plans Despite Iran War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Gardner Cuesta]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Bank and Developer Start $1.2 Billion Fund For Holy Cities]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:48:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goldman, Citi Tell Staff to Exit Dubai Offices Amid Iran Threats]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wall Street Banks Offer UAE Staff Option to Relocate Temporarily]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:29:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Faces Criticism From UAE Business Community Over Iran War]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/iran-war-criticism-of-trump-mounts-in-the-uae-as-iran-barrage-continues</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gulf’s Third Biggest Bank Leads Funding Round Into Property App]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/gulf-s-third-biggest-bank-leads-funding-round-into-property-app</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai Picks Trusted Executive to Protect Prized DP World Asset]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adveith Nair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:32:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MBS’s $100 Billion Quest Shored Up by Mecca Boom as Neom Slows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is opening up the Mecca real estate market as it faces lower oil prices and pivots away from parts of mega projects like Neom]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai Developer H&H Sees Luxury Property Boom Continuing in 2026]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai’s Financial Hub Posts Record Growth on Hedge Fund Boom]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Builds a New Deal Machine Around Its Crown Prince]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dinesh Nair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:01:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Shakeup May Hand Crown Prince More Dealmaking Clout]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai to Expand Financial Hub With $27 Billion in New Projects]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zainab Fattah]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Joins Property Finder’s $170 Million Fundraise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia-UAE Tensions Put Middle East Businesses on Edge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:23:29 GMT</pubDate>
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