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      <title>Dubai and Shanghai trade bodies hold talks to boost business ties</title>
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      <title>Saudi Arabia restores full capacity on East-West oil pipeline </title>
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      <title>Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe</title>
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      <title>Lufthansa flights disrupted as cabin crew stage strike</title>
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      <title>UAE reinforces trade flow stability, supply chain resilience</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, has chaired a high-level coordination meeting in Dubai, bringing together global shipping leaders and maritime industry representatives to tackle ongoing challenges affecting regional supply chains.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled Muse Spark, the first artificial intelligence model from a costly team it assembled last year to catch up with rivals in the AI race.]]></description>
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      <title>Borouge shareholders approve $1.32 billion 2025 dividend</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Shareholders in Abu Dhabi-listed Borouge approved a $1.32 billion dividend for 2025 on Tuesday, as the petrochemicals company reported strong financial performance.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:39:17 +0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Emirates NBD has unveiled a business support package that consists of a set of temporary fee-relief measures to help SMEs manage day-to-day operations over the next few months.]]></description>
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      <title>H.H. Sheikh Khaled holds talks with Nubank CEO</title>
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      <title>'All roads' lead to higher prices, slower growth, IMF chief says</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The war in the Middle East will lead to higher inflation and slower global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, ahead of a fresh forecast for the world economy planned by the global lender for next week.]]></description>
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      <title>ADNOC Gas shareholders approve record $3.6 billion dividend for 2025</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ADNOC Gas confirmed shareholder approval of a record $3.584 billion dividend for 2025, with a final dividend of $896 million payable in May, at its Annual General Meeting on Monday.]]></description>
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