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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01DUBAI1141 |
POPULAR IRANIAN VIEWS OF TEHRAN'S POLICY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PRINCIPAL OFFICER RICHARD OLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS, DUBAI-BASED TRADERS, AND IRANIANS RESIDENT IN DUBAI PROVIDED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF IRAN'S POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. OF THOSE WHO EXPRESSED OPINI [...] |
2001-09-15 08:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL KISL IR TC |
| 03DUBAI2696 |
IRANIANS EAGER TO JOIN THE INFORMATION AGE, BUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING CONSUL GENERAL JOHN LANCIA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IRANIAN USE OF THE INTERNET AND CELLULAR COMMUNICATION IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING AND THE TREND LOOKS SET TO CONTINUE. CONOFF SPOKE WITH A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND AN INTERNET/TELECOM COMPANY OWNER IN MA [...] |
2003-06-28 11:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR TC |
| 05DUBAI126 |
DUBAI'S PROPERTY MARKET PART THREE -- BOOM OR BUST? [...] (SBU) Summary: Dubai's property market has been growing too big, too fast, according to many observers. Others, concerned that currently skyrocketing property prices in Dubai are not good for business, look to the construction surge to assuage this demand. Since the 2002 advent of property sal [...] |
2005-01-09 13:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV EFIN TC |
| 05DUBAI128 |
IRAN'S EXPANDING JUDICIARY DRAWS MAJLIS FIRE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Protect Accordingly 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late December 2004 the Majlis Judicial And Legal Committee approved a bill to investigate the Iranian Judiciary, forwarding it to the Majlis General Session for consideration. Also in late December 2004 a related ongo [...] |
2005-01-10 18:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PREL |
| 05DUBAI1753 |
RAFSANJANI VERSUS QALIBAF? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With 58 days left before the June 17 Iranian Presidential election and 21 days until the start of candidate registration on May 10, there are 19 Iranian men (and no women) cited in Iranian press as possible Presidential candidates. Former President and current Expediency Council Ch [...] |
2005-04-19 13:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR PGOV |
| 05DUBAI181 |
DUBAI LABOR SEMINAR STRESSES ILO COMPLIANCE [...] (U) Summary: From January 8-10, the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoL) hosted a seminar in Dubai for MoL employees entitled "The Role of the Labor Department in the Implementation of the International and Arab Labor Standards and Basic Principles and Rights at Work." The purpose of [...] |
2005-01-12 13:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV TC |
| 05DUBAI265 |
UAE-IRAN PIPELINE REPORTEDLY MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Progress on Crescent Petroleum's project to pipe gas from Iran into the UAE, reported reftels, continues apace according to our contacts in the industry. The project looks likely be completed in 2005 or 2006. Contracts for the project's required new infrastructure -- an offshore [...] |
2005-01-17 12:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL TC IR |
| 05DUBAI271 |
IRAN'S MAJLIS VOTES TO FREEZE KEY PRICES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Protect Accordingly 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 11 the Iranian Majlis passed a bill fixing the price of gasoline and other key goods and services at September 2004 levels for the upcoming Iranian year 1384 (i.e. March 21, 2005 - March 20, 2006). The bill's [...] |
2005-01-18 13:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ECON |
| 05DUBAI334 |
UAEG OFFICIALS AND OTHERS TELL A/USTR CLATANOFF LABOR [...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 visit to Dubai, Labor A/USTR Clatanoff spent over two hours at the Ministry of Labor observing the Ministry's labor dispute process. MinFin A/US Khalid Al-Bustani told Clatanoff that labor was receiving attention "all the way to the top" of the UAEG. In a meeting w [...] |
2005-01-24 12:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD PHUM TC |
| 05DUBAI4706 |
FORMER IRANIAN MP: REFORMERS TRYING TO REGROUP [...] (S) Summary: Iranian reform leader and former member of parliament Fatemeh Haghighatjoo (please protect) believes that international pressure on Iran, but not war, will produce positive results on both the nuclear and the human rights fronts. She admits the reform movement is in disarray and t [...] |
2005-09-25 13:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PINR PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP |
| 05DUBAI4824 |
ONE IRAN EXPERT'S VIEW OF PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX, an Iranian XXXXXXXXXXXX well known in Iran watcher circles, offered to PolEconChief his views on his "childhood friend," President Ahmadinejad. He asserted that Ahmadinejad had no role in the 1979 hostage crisis. He had opposed Ahmadinejad's candidacy due to his lack [...] |
2005-10-03 13:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KNNP IR |
| 05DUBAI57 |
PRESIDENT OF DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: Obaid Al-Tayer, prominent Dubai businessman and President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), told Consul General December 29 that the process of negotiating a US-UAE Free Trade Agreement "will not be easy." That said, Dubai businessmen were not against the FTA; [...] |
2005-01-05 13:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TC |
| 05DUBAI6301 |
SABA TV TO AIR FIRST PROGRAM AS EARLY AS 21 DECEMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-19 12:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECPS PGOV SCUL IR TC |
| 05DUBAI6327 |
IRAN DENIES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON AHMADINEJAD [...] Iranian government spokesman Golamhoseyn Elham has denied reports of a December 15 assassination attempt on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He confirmed, however, that a Revolutionary Guardsman -- identified by Iran Daily as presidential bodyguard Hojjat Garmabdari -- and his driver, wer [...] |
2005-12-20 14:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV IR ZP |
| 05DUBAI6335 |
RAK CROWN PRINCE COMMENTS ON IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CG, Ras Al-Khaimah Crown Prince Saud Al Qassimi offered his views of Iran's new president, views including elements of both scorn and admiration. Saud sees Ahmadinejad's recent anti-Israel comments as an effort to build his own street credibility at [...] |
2005-12-21 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TC IR IS PGOV |
| 05DUBAI6398 |
NGO CLIMATE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 meeting in Dubai, Open Society Institute (OSI) representatives described the group's current projects in Iran, where they operate with an annual OFAC license. They also discussed UNDP's work in Iran, and the current NGO climate, including DRL's classified grants t [...] |
2005-12-26 05:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI IR |
| 05DUBAI92 |
DUBAI'S "EXECUTIVE OFFICE" SPLITS INTO BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Dubai's "Executive Office," headed by Mohammed Gergawi, has long been a key player in "Dubai Inc," the term used to describe the various parastatal organizations that the Ruler's Office has set up to manage and oversee the development of Dubai. The Executive Office has recently be [...] |
2005-01-08 13:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ECON TC |
| 05DUBAI94 |
DUBAI GOV'T REMAINS WILLING TO ENGAGE ON BUILDING NOB FOR [...] Consul General met December 20 with Sultan bin Sulayem (SBS), the Dubai government's point person for the proposed NOB for ConGen Dubai, to review the points raised in reftel. Following is a summary of the discussion, which was favorable overall. 2. Contractors: SBS said there were three US [...] |
2005-01-08 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSEO ABLD AMGT TC |
| 06DUBAI10 |
GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND [...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met December 27 in Dubai with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) and Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Minister of Defense General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Ma [...] |
2006-01-02 12:28:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR PTER XF TC IR IZ SY LE XD SO |
| 06DUBAI1010 |
DUBAI PORTS WORLD CHAIRMAN: DUBAI CONTROL, BUT NOT PURCHASE, [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) February 25 to seek clarification of DPW's February 24 announcement that it was willing to delay taking over P&O's U.S. operations. Did this mean that DPW's purchase of P&O would be delayed? SBS st [...] |
2006-02-25 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
| 06DUBAI1067 |
STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF DUBAI PORTS OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-26 13:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD PREL TC |
| 06DUBAI1068 |
AJMAN FREE ZONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sheikh Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Ajman Free Zone (AFZ), discussed the zone's operations with PolEconoff on January 24. AFZ has been in operation since 1986 and has registered more than 1600 companies. AFZ's registration requirements and due diligence are not stri [...] |
2006-02-26 13:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TC |
| 06DUBAI1070 |
DPW REQUESTS FULL 45-DAY CFIUS REVIEW; ANNOUNCES DELAY IN [...] (U) In a statement (text at para 3) issued February 26, Dubai Ports World (DPW) formally requested that CFIUS initiate "the full 45-day investigation authorized under U.S. law" of the acquisition of P&O Ports North America (POPNA) by DPW. In the statement, DPW announced that it would "voluntar [...] |
2006-02-27 08:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL AE |
| 06DUBAI1075 |
AKBAR GANJI'S SENTENCE UP MARCH 17 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-27 13:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI1217 |
IRAN: ASSEMBLY OF EXPERTS ELECTION UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-04 14:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV SOCI IR |
| 06DUBAI1318 |
DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT MAY NOT KEY PRIORITY FOR IRANIANS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-08 15:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PGOV PREL IR |
| 06DUBAI1319 |
IRAN'S HOJJATIYEH SOCIETY (C-NES-01487) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-08 16:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PGOV PHUM PINR |
| 06DUBAI1322 |
IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-11 10:36:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
| 06DUBAI1450 |
COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC TRADE AND EXPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-14 09:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE |
| 06DUBAI1451 |
DPW: ANNOUNCMENT ON "MEDIUM" FOR EFFECTING TRANSFER OF [...] (C) Consul General contacted Dubai Ports World (DPW) Executive Chairman Sultan bin Sulayim (SBS) March 14 to ask him to clarify statements he had made earlier (reftel) suggesting that DPW might be exploring a alternative "basis" (other than sale to an existing U.S. company) for divesting itself [...] |
2006-03-14 11:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV PNUC PTER IR IQ IS AE |
| 06DUBAI1452 |
NEEDLES FOR PRISONERS, AND OTHER DRUG UPDATES FROM IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-14 12:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR SOCI IR |
| 06DUBAI1455 |
HEAD OF DUBAI WOMEN'S SHELTER NOT INTIMIDATED BY CRITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sharla Musabih, head of an independent women's shelter in Dubai, dismissed recent public criticism of her shelter by a prominent Sunni cleric, saying it was not a threat to her operation. She said she was trying to schedule a meeting with him to discuss the matter further. The D [...] |
2006-03-14 14:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI AE |
| 06DUBAI1692 |
DUBAI AND NORTHERN EMIRATES CONTINUE IPR EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-20 13:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON PGOV ETRD AE |
| 06DUBAI1728 |
ONE IRANIAN REFORMER'S REACTION TO RECENT U.S. POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-22 14:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI1729 |
CHAIRMAN, SECGEN OF NEW UAE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chairman and Secretary General of the new Emirates Human Rights Association said their secular-oriented group had formed in order to offer itself as a secular alternative to an earlier group dominated by "fundamentalists." In a worrisome development, the UAEG had attempted to p [...] |
2006-03-22 14:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV AE |
| 06DUBAI1807 |
IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-26 13:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PREL PGOV PINR PINS |
| 06DUBAI1842 |
PROTESTING LABORERS AT DUBAI CONSTRUCTION SITE DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-27 10:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECIN ASEC PREL ZP AE |
| 06DUBAI1847 |
DUBAI SHELTER NOT CLOSING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-28 10:32:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI AE |
| 06DUBAI1859 |
DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' IRAN MEETINGS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-01 13:50:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI1873 |
TEHRAN CHANGING POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-02 07:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR |
| 06DUBAI1904 |
SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-04 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI1966 |
BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-05 13:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 06DUBAI2012 |
IRAN'S PRIVATE BANKS: STRICTLY REGULATED BUT PERCEIVED AS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-11 11:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EFIN |
| 06DUBAI2014 |
ESTONIAN SOLDIER OUT ON BAIL [...] (U) Consul General contacted Netherlands CG April 11 to seek an update on the case involving the Estonian soldier serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan, who was arrested at Sharjah Airport on February 23 for drunkeness and molesting a female police officer. Sharjah's Shari'a court originally [...] |
2006-04-11 13:18:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN |
| 06DUBAI2049 |
CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE IN IRAN (C-NE5-01218) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-12 11:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI IR |
| 06DUBAI2076 |
DUBAI RULER ISSUES NEW PROPERTY LAW [...] On March 15, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR), in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, issued a new property law providing land ownership rights to expatriates and public joint stock companies. The law grants buyers indisputable legal title to property in D [...] |
2006-04-12 12:46:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV |
| 06DUBAI2297 |
CODEL SHAYS MEETS MINISTER OF ECONOMY, DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-23 08:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV IR IZ AE |
| 06DUBAI2300 |
VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-23 13:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI2342 |
IRAN REMAINS DUBAI'S LARGEST EXPORT/RE-EXPORT MARKET [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-24 11:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL IR AE |
| 06DUBAI2597 |
DUBAI BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWS ON RAFSANJANI [...] (C) Mohammed Mohebi, a UAE national businessman and president-elect of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) in Dubai, told CG over dinner May 2 that his "good friend" Yasser Rafsanjani (son of Expediency Council Chair and former President Rafsanjani) had in recent months provided a good d [...] |
2006-05-09 13:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI2598 |
UNODC OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DRUGS, POLITICS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-09 13:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR IR SOCI |
| 06DUBAI2600 |
ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-10 09:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY |
| 06DUBAI2656 |
HEAD OF DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET OFFERS COMMENTS ON GULF STOCK [...] (C) Summary: Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Director General Eissa Kazem told CG May 9 that "decreased liquidity due to IPO's and new stock offerings" was initially the main factor behind the Dubai market's slump (of more than 50 percent) in recent months. DFM's decline was then exacerbated by a [...] |
2006-05-14 09:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINF ECON AE |
| 06DUBAI2756 |
IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST VIEW OF IRAN AND US POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-15 13:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
| 06DUBAI2757 |
IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-15 14:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR PHUM |
| 06DUBAI2762 |
ETHIOPIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-16 11:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI KCRM ET AE SY |
| 06DUBAI2819 |
IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): IRAN-DANA GAS DEAL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-17 14:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | AE IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET ENRG |
| 06DUBAI2853 |
MBR CHARITY ESTABLISHMENT PROMISES TO END COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Bu Melha, SecGen of the MBR Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRE), told CG May 13 that MBRE was partnering on projects in Palestine with Human Appeal Internation (HAI), an Ajman-based organization that he had just heard was problematic for the USG. When CG informed [...] |
2006-05-20 13:22:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE |
| 06DUBAI292 |
SABA TV DENIED LICENSE TO BROADCAST FROM DUBAI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-18 14:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PINR ECPS IR PGOV SCUL TC |
| 06DUBAI3054 |
DURING VISIT BY CONGENOFFS, RAS AL-KHAIMAH SHIHUH RENEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-22 10:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS SOCI KDEM MU AE |
| 06DUBAI3131 |
JEWISH MP: NO CHANGE IN SITUATION FOR IRANIAN JEWS BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-24 15:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
| 06DUBAI3132 |
IRAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNOR MAY LEAVE OVER OBJECTION TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to one source, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) may be removed for questioning President Ahmadinejad's request to transfer Iranian government money into private accounts inside and out of the country. The source claims a personal friendship with the gover [...] |
2006-05-24 16:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON EFIN |
| 06DUBAI326 |
IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-22 12:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC |
| 06DUBAI3263 |
LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF IRANIAN POLITICAL PRISONER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-30 12:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR PHUM |
| 06DUBAI3360 |
NEXT IPR STEP: COMBATING TRANSSHIPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-06 13:10:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TC PREL PGOV ZR ECIN ETRD AE |
| 06DUBAI3374 |
KHOR FAKKAN PORT - A TRANSHIPPMENT HUB [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-07 17:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD ELAB AE IZ IR |
| 06DUBAI347 |
UAE OFFICIAL PUBLICLY OPPOSES IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (S) Stepping far ahead of the Gulf governments' previous public comments on Iran's nuclear program, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) told reporters while in France (meeting President Chirac) that the UAE was opposed to the acquisition of nuclear capability by Ira [...] |
2006-01-24 15:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL IR TC |
| 06DUBAI3675 |
SHARJAH AIRPORT - IRBIS FOLLOW-UP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-14 13:13:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
| 06DUBAI372 |
NO HAMAS TV TO BE PERMITTED IN DUBAI [...] (C) On January 25 Consul General contacted Dubai Media City CEO Ahmed Bin Byat, intending to deliver Ref A talking points. As soon as he grasped the nature of the conversation, however, Bin Byat interrupted to express shock that the U.S. would even "imagine" that Hamas would be allowed to set u [...] |
2006-01-25 13:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAL KPAO IS |
| 06DUBAI3808 |
DUBAI ESTABLISHES BIOTECHNOLOGY FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 11:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ETTC SENV TNGD TSPL AE EINV |
| 06DUBAI3902 |
IRAN AND UAE'S NEW ISLAND DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZP IR AE PARM |
| 06DUBAI3999 |
POSSIBLE GASOLINE RATIONING IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-27 13:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD |
| 06DUBAI4047 |
IRANIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-28 16:38:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR ZP PGOV PREL KNNP |
| 06DUBAI4105 |
DIRECTOR OF DUBAI IMMIGRATION DISMISSED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-03 13:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PHUM AE |
| 06DUBAI4108 |
IRAN SEES SPIES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING IN JAHANBEGLOO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-03 14:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PREL PHUM PINR |
| 06DUBAI4109 |
IRAN FORMS NEW FOREIGN RELATIONS STRATEGIC COUNCIL (FRSC) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-03 15:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP |
| 06DUBAI4121 |
IRBIS FOLLOW-UP - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND FUJAIRAH [...] SUMMARY: (C) Poleconoff met with the directors of Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah (RAK), and Fujairah airports in June to follow-up on the closure of Irbis and other UN designated operations belonging to Viktor Bout. Sharjah and RAK airport directors gave assurances that all of Bout's operations had be [...] |
2006-07-05 12:54:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
| 06DUBAI4122 |
EMIRATES SHIPPING LINES INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-05 14:48:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EIND ETRD AE HK |
| 06DUBAI4123 |
KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT ACCUSES DUBAI POLICE OF RACIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-05 15:20:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC SNAR AE IZ ETRD |
| 06DUBAI4348 |
AIRPORTS IN THE EMIRATES - SHARJAH, RAS AL-KHAIMAH, AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 07:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PINS TSPA EINV IR AE |
| 06DUBAI4457 |
IRAN PURGES PROFESSORS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-12 15:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR ECON ELAB |
| 06DUBAI4503 |
TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 14:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS |
| 06DUBAI4511 |
DEMONSTRATORS IN DUBAI VOICE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-18 14:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE |
| 06DUBAI4793 |
STREAMLINING VISA PROCESS FOR IRANIANS WOULD REINFORCE US [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-26 13:21:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PREL CMGT |
| 06DUBAI4934 |
DEMONSTRATION NEAR US CONSULATE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-31 14:38:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AE LE |
| 06DUBAI4992 |
IRAN TO CONTINUE GASOLINE SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-02 14:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD ZR |
| 06DUBAI4995 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-05 08:30:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PK ETTC KOMC AE |
| 06DUBAI5191 |
IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 12:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE |
| 06DUBAI52 |
JEWS IN IRAN OKAY, BUT HAMPERED BY GLASS CEILING [...] (C) Summary: According to an Iranian Jewish couple, the situation of Jews in Iran is pretty good, as long as they remain apolitical. They are allowed to worship freely. The main drawback of being an Iranian Jew is the inability to move up in jobs with the Iranian government. End Summary. Ira [...] |
2006-01-03 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | IR PHUM PINR PGOV |
| 06DUBAI522 |
PREPARATIONS IN IRAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-05 12:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR TBIO TU PGOV WHO KSTH ECON KFLU |
| 06DUBAI523 |
IRANIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO IAEA VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-05 13:10:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR |
| 06DUBAI5246 |
IRPO: THE STATUS OF IRAN'S ASSYRIAN AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-16 13:03:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR |
| 06DUBAI5247 |
IRANIAN DELEGATION VISITS RAS AL KHAIMAH FREE TRADE ZONE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-16 13:07:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON AE IR |
| 06DUBAI528 |
FIGHTING DRUG ADDICTION AND HIV/AIDS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-06 07:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV SNAR SOCI IR |
| 06DUBAI53 |
IRAN'S OIL MINISTRY FROM THE INSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to several contacts, employees of Iran's Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) are relatively satisfied with the selection of the new Oil Minister. At the same time, they were confused by President Ahmadinejad's promises to root out what he termed as th [...] |
2006-01-03 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR ECON EPET |
| 06DUBAI5323 |
UAEG OFFICIALS DISCUSS UAE-IRAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-20 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR ECON EFIN AE |
| 06DUBAI5421 |
IRPO: AUGUST 2006 ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-26 12:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | IR ECON EFIN |
| 06DUBAI543 |
IRANIANS CLAIM NUCLEAR CRISIS HELPS GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-06 12:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNNP EU IR |
| 06DUBAI5462 |
IRPO: LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HIZBALLAH IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-29 08:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS LE PGOV PINR PTER |
| 06DUBAI5512 |
IRPO: IRAN'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE DISASTROUS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-30 13:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR ECON EFIN ELAB |
| 06DUBAI566 |
UZBEK CONSUL GENERAL DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Uzbekistan's Consul General in Dubai, Bakhityor Madaev, discussed with PolEconoff January 23 Trafficking in Persons and related issues. He reported that Uzbekistan prosecutes traffickers and restricts travel of single women to the UAE, but that Neighboring states are used as mean [...] |
2006-02-07 09:09:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SOCI KCRM ECON PHUM TC UZ KZ KG |
| 06DUBAI5780 |
ECONOMIC MINISTER ENDORSES FTA, LOOKS FOR UPSIDE OF DPW [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Economy and Planning, spoke to Dubai's American Business Council (ABC) September 13. In prepared remarks, she affirmed the UAE's commitment to free trade, and said a bilateral FTA with the US would benefit both the US and UAE. During th [...] |
2006-09-14 12:50:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECIN ETRD AE |
| 06DUBAI583 |
REFORMERS IN IRAN TRYING TO REGROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 07:58:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV IR PREL |
| 06DUBAI6051 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-26 05:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK ETTC KOMC AE |
| 06DUBAI6054 |
EMIRATES AND DPWORLD LEADERS OUTLINE AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-26 12:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EINV PREL AE |
| 06DUBAI6065 |
IRAN HINTING AT TEMPORARY SUSPENSION? [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-26 13:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR KNNP |
| 06DUBAI6157 |
DUBAI CUSTOMS INCREASES PORT SECURITY WITH DHS AND DOE [...] (SBU) On August 27, a joint Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy delegation, led by Todd Horton, Customs and Border Protection, Container Security Initiative (CSI) Branch Chief, met with the Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Butti Ahmed to discuss enhancing the effect [...] |
2006-10-01 07:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL AE |
| 06DUBAI6881 |
CUSTOMS OPERATIONS IN THE EMIRATE OF AJMAN [...] Summary. On November 8 the director general of Ajman Port and Customs discussed customs operations in the Emirate of Ajman with PolEconoffs. Ajman customs has 12 officers who enforce UAE federal customs regulations and collect Ajman customs duties. Customs officers are said to inspect nearly 25 [...] |
2006-11-21 13:42:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EWWT ECON AE |
| 06DUBAI6884 |
IRANIAN DHOW TRADE WITH DUBAI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 10:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT PGOV IR AE |
| 06DUBAI6903 |
FORMER SECRETARY POWELL AND UAE VICE PRESIDENT/DUBAI RULER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 15:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR IS KPAL AE |
| 06DUBAI6919 |
IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): DANA GAS: EXISTING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IR AE |
| 06DUBAI6925 |
DUBAI HOSTS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONVENTION [...] Dubai hosted the fourth Global Environmental Youth Convention (GEYC) December 9-13, to promote environmental awareness among youth. Dubai Municipality worked with the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Sweden's Lund University and the Euro-Arab Cooperatio [...] |
2006-12-13 13:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV AE |
| 06DUBAI6926 |
AIR FORCE SECRETARY WYNNE DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-13 14:32:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AF LE AE |
| 06DUBAI6928 |
PHILIP MORRIS CONVEYS IPR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 14:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV KIPR PGOV PREL ETRD IZ AE |
| 06DUBAI6929 |
DP WORLD SELLS U.S. PORT OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 16:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN EINV ETRD PINS TRSY EWWT AE |
| 06DUBAI6939 |
DHOW TRADE BETWEEN THE UAE AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT PGOV PINS AE SO |
| 06DUBAI6940 |
RAS AL KHAIMAH SHEIKH DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, FREE TRADE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM AE |
| 06DUBAI695 |
IRAN'S REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES: HIGH PRICES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-13 14:16:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PINR PGOV |
| 06DUBAI6954 |
DUBAI CUSTOMS DIRECTOR PRAISES COOPERATION, ASKS SENATOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-27 11:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC AE |
| 06DUBAI730 |
IN IRAN, CARTOON CONTROVERSY SIMMERS BUT DOESN'T BOIL OVER [...] (U) Summary: In response to the publishing of "blasphemous" cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of European newspapers, Tehran has recalled its ambassador to Denmark and announced a cut in all trade ties with the country. Denmark pulled its diplomats out of Iran due to unspecified thre [...] |
2006-02-14 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI |
| 06DUBAI852 |
WOMEN'S RIGHT IN IRAN ON SLOW DECLINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-19 09:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR SOCI SCUL |
| 06DUBAI857 |
IRANIAN OIL MINISTER TO RENEGOTIATE UAE GAS DEAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-20 06:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TC IR PGOV PREL ETRD EPET |
| 06DUBAI992 |
AS PRIME MINISTER, MBR SIGNALS NEW HANDS-ON APPROACH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-22 13:34:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TC PGOV SOCI |
| 07DUBAI103 |
RAS AL KHAIMAH CUSTOMS: FACILITATING TRADE FIRST PRIORITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-11 13:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON IR AE |
| 07DUBAI155 |
FUJAIRAH CUSTOMS: BUDGET, TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP PROBLEMS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-05 11:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON KCOR AE |
| 07DUBAI179 |
DUBAI TO DEPORT 200 WORKERS FOR ENGAGING IN VIOLENCE DURING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor announced that more than 200 workers would be deported for having participated in violence and instigating other workers to protest. Nearly 8000 workers, principally South Asian construction workers, had been involved in a two-day protest in which they de [...] |
2007-03-14 13:21:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI AE |
| 07DUBAI211 |
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S DRAFT LABOR LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives criticized the United Arab Emirates' draft labor law in a press conference held in Dubai on March 25. HRW's primary complaints were that the draft labor law does not permit laborers to organize and strike, and the draft law does not cover do [...] |
2007-03-27 09:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM ECON SOCI AE |
| 07DUBAI281 |
MINA SAQR - RAS AL-KHAIMAH'S MAIN PORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-26 08:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EWWT PINS KU AE |
| 07DUBAI282 |
NEW UAE-OMANI BORDER FENCE AIMED AT STOPPING ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) Poleconoffs met with Fahem Abdullah al-Habsi, the Customs Center Manager at Saqr Port in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) on March 28. During the course of discussions about Saqr Port (reftel A) al-Habsi commented on the UAE-Oman border on the Musandam Peninsula and illegal immigrants. 2.(C) Accor [...] |
2007-04-26 08:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS MU AE |
| 07DUBAI333 |
RAS AL KHAIMA TO CONFISCATE ABANDONED VIKTOR BOUT AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-16 14:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR ETTC PGOV PINS SOCI KCRM LI AE |
| 07DUBAI355 |
DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-03 11:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IZ AE |
| 07DUBAI363 |
MOHAMMAD GERGAWI DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ AND ISRAEL WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I, CN) met with Mohammad Gergawi, UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, on May 29. Gergawi, also a close advisor to UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR), described education as a primary weapon again [...] |
2007-06-07 13:23:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IS IZ SY AE |
| 07DUBAI394 |
FORMER DUBAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE CEO ALLEGES SLACK CONTROLS ON [...] This is an action request for EB/ESC, see paragraph 14. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), Noora Jamsheer, expressed concern to ConGenoff about the integrity of the UAE's adherence to the Kimberly Process (KP) to stem the trade in co [...] |
2007-06-20 10:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN EMIN PTER ETTC KCRM VE IR AE |
| 07DUBAI411 |
ANWAR GARGASH OUTLINES ROLE OF NEW UAE HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs (FNCA) discussed the role of UAE's new Human Trafficking Committee (HTC), which he chairs, with the Ambassador and Consul General on June 21 in Dubai. While Gargash said the UAEG was disappointed by the c [...] |
2007-06-25 09:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI AE |
| 07DUBAI423 |
MOHAMMED GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...] |
2007-06-28 11:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI SCUL AE |
| 07DUBAI425 |
GERGAWI DISCUSSES MBR FOUNDATION FUND, [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Gergawi discussed potential areas of cooperation between the USG, U.S. educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF) in a 90 minute meeting with the Ambassador and Consul Gen [...] |
2007-06-28 13:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL AE EAID PTER |
| 07DUBAI491 |
CODEL GRAHAM MEETS WITH DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE HEAD NABIL AL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 12 meeting with a CODEL led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Nabil al Yousuf (Director of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's (MbR) Executive Office) outlined elements of Dubai's strategic plan and highlighted recent gro [...] |
2007-08-19 14:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON OREP IN AE |
| 07DUBAI570 |
PHILIPPINES TRAFFICKING CONCERNS IN DUBAI -- ABUSED VISITOR [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Philippine Labor Attache Virginia Calvez (September 11), Acting Consul General Maria Louella Duarte and Consular Officer Rafael Palencia, Jr. (September 18), Pol/EconOff discussed trafficking in persons concerns. While they claim that trafficking with l [...] |
2007-09-30 19:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN RP AE |
| 07DUBAI581 |
ACTING PHILIPPINE CG BRIEFS AMBASSADOR LAGON ON TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary: On September 25, Ambassador for Trafficking in Persons Mark Lagon met with Philippine Acting Consul General Vicente Bandillo and his staff at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai to discuss trafficking concerns. CG Bandillo noted that easy access to UAE visitor visas compou [...] |
2007-10-10 13:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN RP AE |
| 07DUBAI59 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH UAE VICE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-28 08:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR AE IR IS LE |
| 07DUBAI614 |
FURTHER DETAILS ON ANNOUNCED AND UNANNOUNCED, PLANS FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 12. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a November 1 meeting in the newly established offices of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF), Nabil Alyousuf (Director General of the Dubai Executive Office and defacto managing director of the newly established MbRF) [...] |
2007-11-01 11:11:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AE |
| 07DUBAI629 |
ACRIMONIOUS BEGINNING FOR NEW DUBAI GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) Summary. The much-anticipated opening of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC) shelter (the first official government-sponsored shelter for abused women and children in the UAE) and its merger with the unofficial City of Hope (CoH) shelter has been marred by acrimonious accu [...] |
2007-11-15 13:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB CASC AE |
| 07DUBAI661 |
TREASURY PDAS SAEED DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Department of the Treasury Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Ahmed Saeed met with senior executives from the Dubai-based Sovereign Wealth funds (SWFs) and financial institutions including Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC), Dubai International Capital, Dubai [...] |
2007-12-09 12:36:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV TC AE |
| 07DUBAI88 |
U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK [...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...] |
2007-02-06 13:12:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE |
| 07DUBAI92 |
RULER OF DUBAI UNVEILS NINE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-07 06:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI AE |
| 08DUBAI1 |
DIFC SIGNS MOU WITH FDIC, FEDERAL RESERVE AND OTHER US [...] (U) On October 23 the Dubai Financial Services Authority (the DFSA is the regulating authority for the Dubai's self-governing financial "free zone" the Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC) entered into a comprehensive Statement of Cooperation with key U.S. federal banking supervision aut [...] |
2008-01-02 08:18:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV TC AE |
| 08DUBAI100 |
DUBAI ESTH UPDATE: COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amman ESTH Hub officer and PolEconoff held January 30-31 ESTH related meetings in Dubai. Meetings with Nakheel, the developer of high profile Palms and World island projects, highlighted their pioneering aspects as they reclaim additional coastal land. While Nakheel is planning [...] |
2008-03-17 12:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI101 |
WHO'S GOT THE JUICE? -- ELECTRICITY AND WATER LIMITATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Dubai's aggressive 11% per annum planned real GDP growth targets through 2015 are based on the assumption that sufficient power and water will be available for the massive development now underway. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is currently operating at close t [...] |
2008-03-18 08:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KNNP ECON EINV SENV ETRD PGOV AE IR |
| 08DUBAI108 |
DUBAI'S PORT RASHID CLOSING TO MAKE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In a move aimed at maximizing financial returns on prime central Dubai real estate, Dubai government-controlled port operator DPWorld announced that Dubai's historic Port Rashid will be closed to cargo, commercial and military sea traffic in stages over the next few months, with [...] |
2008-03-23 07:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV SENV PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI148 |
IRANIAN TRADE AND TRAVEL TO UAE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT [...] (C) Summary. During an April 6 visit by Steven Bondy, EEB's Director of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy, Hamad Buamim, Director General of the Dubai Chamber (DC), formerly known as the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, DC Advisor Abdullah Sharafi and JAFZA (the free zone s [...] |
2008-04-16 07:03:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV AE IR |
| 08DUBAI166 |
RAS AL KHAIMAH, DUBAI "WANNABE"? [...] (C) Summary. Unabashedly stating Ras al Khaimah (RAK) plans to become the UAE's "second Dubai" Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Naqbi, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the small emirate (roughly 250,000 people) has big plans for its future. Under the forward-leaning and eclec [...] |
2008-04-27 10:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV ENRG AE |
| 08DUBAI167 |
HOLY IHOTTZ, BATMAN OUTLINES UNLV AND OTHER PLANS FOR HOTEL [...] (C) Summary. In an ambitious bid to meet the region's swiftly growing hospitality training and infrastructure business needs, the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah (RAK) and US development firm Argentum, led by CEO Bobby Batman (also known as Bobby Batmanghelidj), is developing The International Hos [...] |
2008-04-27 11:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD SCUL PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI186 |
OIC SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER STRESSES UAE/US COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 1 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber visited Dubai to brief UAEG officials on his OIC mission and to encourage US/UAEG partnership on outreach efforts to the Muslim world. During his meeting with Minister of State for Cabinet Affai [...] |
2008-05-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | OIC KISL UNESCO AORC PREL PGOV PHUM AE |
| 08DUBAI213 |
AMCIT ANTI-TIP ACTIVIST FACES ALLEGATIONS OF BABY SELLING [...] (C) Summary: Outspoken UAE human rights activist Sharla Musabih (dual national AmCit/Emirati and founder of City of Hope, the first women's and children's shelter in the UAE) has been the focus of increasingly pejorative press coverage (ref A) which recently escalated to accusations of selling [...] |
2008-06-08 07:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE |
| 08DUBAI227 |
CODEL GUTIERREZ ENGAGES DUBAI ENTITIES ON SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (U) Summary: UAE Government officials and senior business executives told visiting members of Codel Gutierrez May 28-29 that investments from Dubai-owned companies did not represent a threat to the national security of the United States. The UAE-based officials voiced their concerns that incre [...] |
2008-06-11 13:03:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI229 |
CONTINUING POWER PROBLEMS IN RAK [...] (SBU) Summary. The power problems plaguing the ambitious northern emirate of Ras al Khaimah (previously reported ref A) continue to escalate. According to local press reports, the newly completed up-scale Safeer Mall and "dozens of recently finished buildings" have been unable to open due to [...] |
2008-06-15 11:03:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV ENRG AE |
| 08DUBAI236 |
G8-BMENA SUBMINISTERIAL READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer led the U.S. delegation to the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) subministerial meeting in Dubai on June 9, 2008. NEA DAS Kent Patton and DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles were part of the de [...] |
2008-06-22 12:09:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KDEM PGOV PREL AE |
| 08DUBAI240 |
BIG-NAME AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES SET TO ESTABLISH CAMPUSES IN [...] (U) Summary: Michigan State University (MSU) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have formally announced plans to establish permanent campuses in Dubai. MSU currently aims to enroll 800-1000 students, while RIT plans a full-scale residential campus of up to 3000-4000 students. Bot [...] |
2008-06-25 13:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI245 |
UAE PLANS PILOT PROGRAMS TO MANAGE INTERNATIONAL LABOR [...] (U) Summary: As a follow-on to the January 2008 Colombo Process Ministerial Consultation on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin and Destination in Asia (a.k.a. The Abu Dhabi Dialogue) and the subsequent Gulf Forum on Temporary Contractual Labor, the UAEG, India an [...] |
2008-06-29 14:20:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM AE RP IN |
| 08DUBAI249 |
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSES REGIONAL TRENDS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Transportation delegation led by Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters visited Dubai May 29 - June 1 to learn about the emirate's rapidly-expanding transportation infrastructure, as well as how this infrastructure will be integrated into the plans for regional [...] |
2008-06-30 12:09:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ELTN BTIO PGOV SENV AE |
| 08DUBAI262 |
INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS LABOR ISSUES IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary: Dubai-based Indian Consul General Venu Rajamony presented an overview of the Indian labor force in the UAE at a June 18 construction conference in Dubai. Rajamony highlighted the expanding influence of Indian nationals in the UAE economy and noted that the trend is expected to co [...] |
2008-07-09 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM AE IN |
| 08DUBAI268 |
LABOR UNREST ROCKS RAS AL KHAIMAH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Employees and sub-contractors of Al Hamra Construction Company in Ras Al Khaimah were involved in a labor protest on July 6 which culminated in the destruction of several company vehicles and damages to company property. Reports indicate that the incident, which began as a small [...] |
2008-07-10 11:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM AE IN |
| 08DUBAI271 |
DUBAI MEGA-PROJECTS PART 1: INCREASING THE COASTLINE TEN-FOLD [...] (U) Summary. In support of Dubai's 2015 Strategic Plan, Dubai's parastatal conglomerates and their many subsidiaries (as well as a bevy of private developers)have commenced a staggering number of mega-projects (according to Middle East Economic Digest, the value of planned and underway projects wi [...] |
2008-07-10 14:20:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI272 |
DUBAI MEGA-PROJECTS PART 2: THE OTHER 90% OF SHEIKH MOHAMMED'S VISION [...] (U) Summary. Taking as gospel Dubai Ruler Sh. Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's oft quoted line, "what you see is only 10 percent of my vision", Dubai's aggressive 2015 Strategic Plan targets 11% per annum planned real GDP growth with a focus on the six key sectors in which Dubai views itself as hav [...] |
2008-07-10 14:32:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI278 |
PHILIPPINE CONGEN LABOR ATTACHE DISCUSSES UAE LABOR ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting covering a broad range of labor topics, Dubai-based Philippine Labor Attache Virginia Calvez discussed with Pol/Econ Officer updates to the UAE-Philippine pilot project (ref A), including how this pilot would complement existing labor-related regulations implemented by [...] |
2008-07-16 09:21:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM AE RP |
| 08DUBAI286 |
DUBAI INDUSTRIAL CITY: DEVELOPING THE MANUFACTURING AND [...] (U) Summary: A massive and ambitious Dubai Industrial City (DIC) aims to expand an oft-forgotten (and growing) source of Dubai's GDP: manufacturing and industry. Targeting the "transport and logistic services" and "trade and storage" building blocks of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's 2015 Strateg [...] |
2008-07-21 08:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV ENRG AE |
| 08DUBAI287 |
DUBAI REAL ESTATE MARKET, PART ONE: IMPROVING LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With the opening of land sales to non-nationals through freehold sales in 2002 (refs A, B and C), the Dubai construction and real estate markets began an unprecedented boom phase. By 2006, the real estate and construction sectors comprised roughly 16 percent of total Dubai GDP. [...] |
2008-07-21 11:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI289 |
UAE ANNOUNCES DIRECT DEPOSIT SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor (MOL) and the UAE Central Bank announced in early June the formation a direct deposit system for wages of all employees working for private sector companies. The long-anticipated scheme, expected to be operational within months, will allow employees to ma [...] |
2008-07-22 09:32:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB AE |
| 08DUBAI329 |
DEVELOPERS AIM TO INCREASE LABOR ACCOMMODATION STANDARD [...] (U) Summary: In the absence of a federal labor housing standard, the UAE's large population of foreign workers lives in a wide variety of lodgings -- from the squalid and unacceptable to the reasonably comfortable. A few large developers across the UAE -- notably in Dubai, with the Emirates' [...] |
2008-08-19 06:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM AE |
| 08DUBAI330 |
202KG HEROIN SEIZED IN DRUG BUST [...] (U) During a joint Sharjah/Dubai police drug raid dubbed "Operation 888" (the raid occurred on August 8, 2008), officers seized 202 kilograms of heroin (worth $11 million) and arrested 19 Afghans in the what the media describes as the region's largest drug bust to date. One of the arrested susp [...] |
2008-08-19 06:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM SNAR AE |
| 08DUBAI347 |
READOUT OF RECENT JAPAN-IRAN BILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (S/NF) Summary. During an August 25 meeting with IRPO Director and Poloffs, Japanese MFA Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi gave an informal readout of the most recent encounters between Japanese and Iranian officials, including regularly scheduled meetings at the Vice Ministerial and Director Gen [...] |
2008-09-01 14:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PGOV ETRD ETTC IR JA |
| 08DUBAI358 |
ONGOING CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN IN DUBAI FINANCIAL AND REAL [...] (S) Summary and Comment. Following the public disclosure of a large real estate/financial scandal involving Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB, in which the Dubai Government maintains a 35% stake) and private property developer Deyaar in April, Minister of State for Finance Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharb [...] |
2008-09-08 08:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM AE |
| 08DUBAI363 |
IRAN EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DUBAI [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 10 September 2008, an earthquake centered between Iran's southern port city Bandar Khamar and Qesham Island, which reportedly measured 6.1 on the Richter scale, could be felt across Dubai, UAE. The 35 story Dubai World Trade Center, home of US Consulate General Dubai, swayed [...] |
2008-09-14 12:23:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT AE |
| 08DUBAI391 |
DUBAI'S CITYSCAPE 2008 - (SUR)REAL ESTATE AMID FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Even as world financial markets tumbled and investor fears over an economic slide grew, bold (and costly) new projects for expanding the "Dubai dream" to even greater heights were unveiled at the seventh annual "Cityscape Dubai" exhibition October 6-9, the commercial to commercial [...] |
2008-10-23 08:53:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PINV ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD AE |
| 08DUBAI416 |
DIFX TO BECOME NASDAQ DUBAI [...] (C) Summary: Building on last year's deal with NASDAQ (ref a), the Dubai International Financial Market plans to announce its re-branding as "NASDAQ Dubai" in late November. As a continuation of industry trends in exchange management, Borse Dubai CEO Essa Kazim is considering potential NASDAQ [...] |
2008-11-10 09:00:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV AE |
| 08DUBAI417 |
DUBAI: SLOWDOWN, CORRECTION OR CRISIS? [...] (C/NF) Summary. The extent of Dubai's financial troubles has become the most speculated about topic amongst the Emirate's financial elite. As the regional symbol of growth and prosperity, a crisis here would almost certainly impact upon investment in Abu Dhabi and beyond. Even as the investme [...] |
2008-11-10 09:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI441 |
AA/S MCNERNEY'S MEETINGS WITH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney visited Dubai on October 16 to discuss counter proliferation cooperation and export control issues related to Iran (see septel for meeting with MG Mohammed Al Qemzi). McNerney discusse [...] |
2008-11-25 15:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ENRG ETTC ECON KNNP KCEM KOMC AE |
| 08DUBAI442 |
AA/S MCNERNEY'S MEETINGS WITH MAJOR GENERAL MOHAMMED AL [...] (S) Summary: On October 16, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney visited Dubai to discuss export control issues related to Iran with government officials and the private sector (see septel for other meetings). McNerney met with [...] |
2008-11-25 15:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL IR ENRG ETTC ECON KNNP KCEM KOMC AE |
| 08DUBAI443 |
AA/S MCNERNEY'S MEETINGS WITH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney visited Dubai on October 16 to discuss counter proliferation cooperation and export control issues related to Iran (see septel for meeting with MG Mohammed Al Qemzi). McNerney discusse [...] |
2008-11-25 15:27:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ENRG ETTC ECON KNNP KCEM KOMC AE |
| 08DUBAI444 |
AA/S MCNERNEY'S MEETINGS WITH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney visited Dubai on October 16 to discuss counter proliferation cooperation and export control issues related to Iran (see septel for meeting with MG Mohammed Al Qemzi). McNerney discusse [...] |
2008-11-25 15:28:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ENRG ETTC ECON KNNP KCEM KOMC AE |
| 08DUBAI445 |
AA/S MCNERNEY'S MEETINGS WITH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney visited Dubai on October 16 to discuss counter proliferation cooperation and export control issues related to Iran (see septel for meeting with MG Mohammed Al Qemzi). McNerney discusse [...] |
2008-11-25 15:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR ENRG ETTC ECON KNNP KCEM KOMC AE |
| 08DUBAI462 |
DUBAI MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION STILL [...] (C) Summary: Progress in implementing the U.S. Department of Energy Megaports Initiative at Jebel Ali is stalled because U.S. equipment (SAIC-made scanners) that Dubai Customs planned to buy does not meet U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) / National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requir [...] |
2008-12-11 15:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC KNNP AE |
| 08DUBAI464 |
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE - DUBAI'S MONEY PROBLEMS, AND ITS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Through the fog of Dubai's image management machine, there are signs of economic vulnerability. From official upset regarding an analysis critical of Dubai's finances, to (unconfirmed) reports of substantially decreased passenger loads on Emirates Airlines and murmurings of ev [...] |
2008-12-15 09:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE |
| 08DUBAI481 |
IRAN: A TEHRAN DEPUTY MAYOR DISCUSSES QALIBAF'S CANDIDACY [...] (C) Summary: Tehran Deputy Mayor and head of Tehran's Urban Beautification Organization Hojatollah Mollasalehi told us in a brief meeting on December 18 that Tehran Mayor Qalibaf had not decided whether to run for president or not. Qalibaf's decision would depend on the prospects of President [...] |
2008-12-31 14:54:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR EFIN |
| 08DUBAI57 |
DUBAI DESIGNATES CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY RULER [...] (U) Summary: On February 1, 2008, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, appointed his second eldest son, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad Al Maktoum (HbM), Crown Prince of Dubai. The appointment of the 25-year-old heir apparent [...] |
2008-02-12 11:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AE |
| 08DUBAI61 |
MBR FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE ARAB CENTRE FOR PHILANTHROPY [...] (U) Summary: During a January 30 meeting, Nabil Alyousuf, Director General of the Dubai Executive Office and President of the recently established Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation (MbRF), elaborated on the proposed Arab Centre for Philanthropy, announced during the 20-21 January "From Charity t [...] |
2008-02-14 13:23:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL AE |
| 08DUBAI92 |
POSSIBLE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST AMCIT TIP ACTIVIST AND HER [...] (C) Summary and comment: A simmering conflict between an outspoken human rights activist (dual national AmCit/Emirati) and management of the newly established Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC, reported reftel) boiled over into public view with a front page article and two inside st [...] |
2008-03-13 16:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB AE |
| 09DUBAI111 |
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND CONFIDENCE COMPOUND DUBAI'S [...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Attempts to put a positive spin on the extent of Dubai's financial crisis continue even as some of Dubai's financial elite continue to voice concern over a deep and growing shortfall of cash, credit, and confidence. Sluggish efforts by Dubai officials (and to some e [...] |
2009-03-05 15:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | TC PREL EINV ECON EFIN |
| 09DUBAI12 |
DUBAI'S REAL ESTATE PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary. A substantial portion of the Dubai real estate boom (and subsequent bust) was fueled by regional excess liquidity, negative real interest rates, and speculators and longer term investors riding the rocketing price wave. However, the Dubai market differs substantially from the t [...] |
2009-01-13 06:45:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI156 |
FORMER CHECHEN COMMANDER GUNNED DOWN IN DUBAI [...] (SBU) Former Chechen commander Sulim Yamadayev was shot and killed on March 28 in the parking lot of the apartment building where he lived in Dubai on March 28. Police officials have publicly called his murder an assassination and said that he was surveilled in the days before his death; how [...] |
2009-04-05 12:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER RS TC |
| 09DUBAI157 |
FORMER CHECHEN COMMANDER GUNNED DOWN IN DUBAI [...] (SBU) Former Chechen commander Sulim Yamadayev was shot and killed on March 28 in the parking lot of the apartment building where he lived in Dubai on March 28. Police officials have publicly called his murder an assassination and said that he was surveilled in the days before his death; how [...] |
2009-04-05 14:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER RS TC |
| 09DUBAI16 |
ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] The following is US Consulate Dubai's OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008: 2. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The actual crime rate in Dubai is difficult to determine due to lack of transparency on the part of host government with regards to crime statistics and related information. [...] |
2009-01-15 12:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | AE ASEC |
| 09DUBAI165 |
FORMER MINISTER OF STATE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On April 8, Dubai Public Prosecution charged, as the primary defendant, former Minster of State for Finance and former chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) Mohammed Khalfan Al Kharbash with embezzlement of public funds and harming of state interests. Zack Shahin, AMCIT [...] |
2009-04-13 09:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV KCOR ECON CASC KCRM AE |
| 09DUBAI241 |
DUBAI'S LOW-COST AIRLINE LAUNCHES INAUGURAL ROUTES [...] (U) During its first two weeks of operation, flydubai--Dubai's new low-cost airline--launched inaugural routes to Beirut and Amman on June 1 and additional routes to Damascus and Alexandria on June 8 and 9, respectively. The new airline will focus on destinations four hours or less from Dubai [...] |
2009-06-10 14:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI242 |
DUBAI'S CITY OF HOPE CLOSED [...] (C) As presaged in reftels A, B, and C, Dubai's only non-governmental women's shelter, City of Hope (CoH), closed on June 2, 2009 with neither fanfare nor press coverage. As reported, this unfortunate event followed political controversy about suspect allegations reported in some local newspap [...] |
2009-06-11 09:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CACS PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI253 |
DUBAI FINANCE DEPARTMENT STOIC ABOUT DUBAI INC. DEBT [...] (S) Summary. Two senior Dubai Department of Finance (DDF) officials told EmbOffs June 15 that Dubai Inc.'s debt woes were caused by poor coordination and debt management. The DDF is working with Dubai's Supreme Fiscal Committee to determine how the $10 billion bond issued in February will be [...] |
2009-06-18 05:39:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI275 |
STATUS OF DP WORLD IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Like most multinational companies, Dubai Ports World (DP World) has not been immune to the current financial crisis. While some business plans are unchanged, DP World has revised other plans based on declining demand and trade volumes at Dubai's mammoth Jebel Ali port and abroad. [...] |
2009-07-07 10:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI279 |
NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND -- ENSURING LABOR BEST PRACTICES [...] (SBU) Summary: With significant recent negative media attention focused on labor issues in the UAE, including the UAE being downgraded in the annual TIP Report (reftel), the Consulate General is working with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and the contractor B.L. Harbert, to [...] |
2009-07-08 13:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMGT PHUM AE |
| 09DUBAI299 |
DUBAI FINANCE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES SUPPORT FUND [...] (S) Summary. In a rare public acknowledgment that Dubai's financial crisis lingers on, the Dubai Department of Finance (DDF) launched on July 22 the "Dubai Financial Support Fund" to manage the second half of a five-year USD 20 billion Dubai government bond (reftel). While official government [...] |
2009-07-23 12:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI300 |
DUBAI: AFGHANISTAN'S PRIVATE SECTOR IN EXILE [...] (C) Summary: Acting Consul General, accompanied by PolOff, met with Afghan Business Council Chairman Haji Obaidullah Sader Khail on July 15. The Afghan Business Council in Dubai was established in April 2005 and its 160 members serve as Afghanistan's private sector in exile. About 1000 of Af [...] |
2009-07-23 12:48:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL AF AE |
| 09DUBAI330 |
DUBAI SEEKS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent press reports about a spate of food poisoning cases in Dubai, including high-profile deaths of several children, have resulted in growing concern about food safety standards in the emirate. The Director of the Food Control Department (FCD) at Dubai Municipality attributes [...] |
2009-08-12 11:36:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI336 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION A PRIORITY SAY DUBAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and prosecution of counterfeiters remain top priorities of the Dubai and federal UAE governments, according to Dubai Customs officials. Efforts to date have been limited by a population still largely uninformed about the need to [...] |
2009-08-18 07:23:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AF TC |
| 09DUBAI354 |
DUBAI SEEKS BOTTOM FOR ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai Holding, the Dubai Inc. entity representing the personal property holdings of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR), plans to consolidate several of its largest property developers into one mega-sized integrated unit. Although news of the consolidation was [...] |
2009-08-30 07:31:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI365 |
LABOR STRIKES RETURN TO DUBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: An impromptu labor strike on August 31 surprised a city known for its disproportionately large, but generally quiet expat unskilled labor force. Approximately 1200 laborers from Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises took to the streets in protest of low pay and restricted access to [...] |
2009-09-02 14:06:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI AE |
| 09DUBAI367 |
TUNING OUT POLITICS, ABRAAJ CAPITAL TRIES TO REBUILD KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: Abraaj Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, is optimistic its investment in Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), which supplies electricity to over 20 million people, is succeeding in turning around the company. CEO Arif Naqvi believes that KESC's long term viability woul [...] |
2009-09-03 13:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN ECON PREL PK AE |
| 09DUBAI380 |
NAKHEEL DEBT DEAL WEIGHS ON DUBAI'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming USD 3.5 billion Sukuk debt repayment for Dubai-based real estate mega developer, Nakheel Properties Inc., is the hot topic in financial circles. The odds are high that Abu Dhabi, vis-`-vis the UAE Central Bank, will intervene to cover the debt, raising hopes for Dubai [...] |
2009-09-14 13:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI392 |
DUBAI'S NAKHEEL LOOKS TO MARKET FOR DEBT COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Financial gossip in Dubai continues to revolve around how mega developer Nakheel plans to address its massive USD 3.5 billion Sukuk bond debt obligation due in December. Although Dubai's credit markets have begun to thaw, most analysts have come to expect an Abu Dhabi-funded bail [...] |
2009-09-28 09:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI40 |
DUBAI'S "TRANSPARENT" BUDGET [...] (U) Ostensibly in support of Dubai government's efforts at greater transparency, publically disclosed details of Dubai's 2009 government budget provided an unprecedented (though not highly informative)) glimpse into the historically closely held balance sheet. In particular, the released infor [...] |
2009-01-29 13:40:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI408 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions Fraud at Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai is low. Concern about visa fraud in the UAE is generally limited to visa applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in or visiting the UAE. UAE citizens ("Emiratis") are a minority in their own country, c [...] |
2009-10-05 10:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE |
| 09DUBAI41 |
EMIRATES AIRLINE AND DNATA TRANSFER TO INVESTMENT [...] (C) On January 20, poloff met with Faisal Mikou, Executive Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), to discuss recent media coverage of the transfer of Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and air travel services firm Dnata to ICD. Mikou was puzzled by [...] |
2009-01-29 14:16:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAIR ECON PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI447 |
UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...] |
2009-10-18 08:13:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR |
| 09DUBAI449 |
UAE: SHARJAH'S POWER PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: Sharjah, the UAE's third most populous Emirate, has been suffering since early August ongoing power outages ranging from several hours to several days at a time. The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) attributes the outages to high summer demand, but gas shortages and [...] |
2009-10-18 10:49:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI451 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2350 (BROKER SAID [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Said Kiwan, Director MVP Tech on October 15 as requested in reftel Blue Lantern broker inquiry. MVP Tech was established in 2003 and is a security contractor specializing in systems integration for prominent Dubai companies and hotels such as Al Tayer, Arabtec, World Trade [...] |
2009-10-21 08:47:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 09DUBAI452 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2007 (BROKER JAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request for Blue Lantern broker inquiry, Poloff and PolEcon Specialist met with Axsys Technologies' Senior Vice President for Coporate Strategy and Development Jake Soujah and Director of Operations Kinda Assouad, on October 7, 2009. Axsys mainly deals with equipment [...] |
2009-10-21 08:52:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 09DUBAI454 |
BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-- CASE NO. K-2339 (BROKER KAREEM [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 05:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 09DUBAI457 |
U.S. CONTRACTORS STILL OWED FOR DUBAI PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. companies who in part helped fuel the real estate and construction boom in Dubai continue to lament the lack of payment to them by both the Government of Dubai entities and private property developers across Dubai. The amount of money owed to U.S. contractors varies quite si [...] |
2009-10-22 14:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI473 |
DUBAI CUSTOMS STOPS ILLICIT AIR CARGO SHIPMENT AS A RESULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, Dubai Customs acted on intelligence from Dubai-based DHS/ICE officials in seizing an in-bound air shipment originating in Canada containing what is believed to be dual-use nuclear technology slated for re-export from Dubai to an undetermined destination. This interd [...] |
2009-11-03 12:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI489 |
DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...] |
2009-11-15 14:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI491 |
DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...] |
2009-11-16 04:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI505 |
DUBAI RULER SHAKES UP SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A shake-up in Dubai's financial services and investment nerve centers over the weekend has brought down four of the principal architects of Dubai's rapid, debt-fuelled economic expansion. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR) replaced Dr. Omar bin Suleiman as he [...] |
2009-11-23 12:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI516 |
DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...] |
2009-12-01 13:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI52 |
DESPITE POSITIVE SPIN, DUBAI'S ECONOMIC WOES CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Dubai government's continued reluctance to discuss details of its financial health, combined with official statements that the emirate will make due on existing monetary obligations, maintain a positive (albeit reduced) 2009 GDP, and quickly rebound from the world wide cris [...] |
2009-02-04 11:10:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI530 |
DUBAI SOVEREIGN VERSUS COMMERCIAL DEBT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-10 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI533 |
DUBAI RECEIVES LIFELINE FROM ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Dubai, acting through the Supreme Fiscal Committee, announced on December 14 that it had received USD 10 billion directly from Abu Dhabi in order to pay off Dubai World's real estate developer Nakheel's USD 4.1 billion sukuk (Islamic bond). The balance of the US [...] |
2009-12-14 11:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI545 |
Dubai Debt Crisis: Treasury Acting A/S Baukol's Meetings [...] (C) Summary: Dubai and UAE Federal officials sought to reassure Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Baukol that the Dubai debt crisis was on the road to resolution, with effective measures being developed through legislation to ensure such over-borrowing would not occur in the future, [...] |
2009-12-23 06:35:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PGOV AE |
| 10DUBAI1 |
RAK Airport Sleepy, but with Residual Russian Connection [...] (C) Summary: The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Airport is attempting to reinvent itself as a cargo transit point for the RAK Free Zone in the wake of RAK Airways suspension of regular commercial flights in late 2008. The airport is also working to distance itself from its reputation as a transport facilitat [...] |
2010-01-07 07:41:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV PREL AE |
| 10DUBAI11 |
UAE HOSTS PAKISTAN INVESMENT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministers of the UAE and Pakistan co-hosted on January 26 a Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) conference to promote public-private partnership (PPP) in Pakistan. The conference sought to encourage regional and international interest in investment opportunities in P [...] |
2010-02-04 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE PK |
| 10DUBAI13 |
UAE's RAS AL KHAIMAH: OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT STRUGGLING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ras Al-Khaimah's (RAK) effort to grow its economy by offering incentives to international investors has attracted primarily small-scale traders, including from Iran, and thereby drawn scrutiny from UAE federal authorities concerned about illicit Iranian activity in the country. O [...] |
2010-02-07 10:44:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 10DUBAI14 |
UAE Media Reaction: New TSA Security Screening [...] SUMMARY: Emirati editorials this week express anger and disappointment over new TSA air screening measures of U.S.-bound passengers from 14 specific countries. While acknowledging a need to address terrorist threats, the recent screening measures are widely decried as discriminatory and rac [...] |
2010-01-07 13:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR AE |
| 10DUBAI15 |
Blue Lantern: Pre-License Check on Licenses 050209916 and [...] (SBU) Poloff conducted a Blue Lantern pre-license end-use check with with Claremont Aviation CEO Mahmood Rattansi and Claremont Aviation Vice President Manny Gamboa on January 27 as requested in reftel. Claremont Aviation was previously "Claremont Real Estate." Rattansi changed the name of th [...] |
2010-02-08 11:01:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AE |
| 10DUBAI19 |
UAE RELEASES DETAILS OF HAMAS ASSASSINATION SUSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dubai police have publicly released details of their investigation into the January 19 assassination of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al Mabhouh. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, held a press conference on February 15 in which he shared informa [...] |
2010-02-17 13:24:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | PREL ASEC PTER IS AE |
| 10DUBAI25 |
RAK and Sharjah Customs Authorities Seek Capacity Building [...] (C) Summary: In early February, Emboffs met with Customs and Port Officials in the Northern Emirates of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Sharjah to discuss EXBS training programs for customs officers. ISN officer and regional EXBS officer provided an overview of the EXBS program, provided background inform [...] |
2010-02-21 06:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV AE |
| 10DUBAI27 |
Iranian Gas Deliveries to Sharjah Remain on Hold [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum executives tell Consul General that the company's project to purchase unprocessed sour gas from Iran's Salman gas field remains suspended pending Iranian completion of export facilities to deliver the gas. But they believe progress is underway, due [...] |
2010-02-25 09:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ETTC IR IZ AE |
| 10DUBAI29 |
U.S. Credit Cards linked to Mabhouh Assassination [...] (C//NF) Summary: The Dubai Police released new details of their investigation into the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al Mabhouh February 24, including the names of an additional 15 suspects (bringing the total to 26) and the numbers of 14 credit cards issued by a U.S. bank allegedly used by t [...] |
2010-02-25 10:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ASEC PTER IS AE |
| 10DUBAI34 |
U.S. Companies Seek Overdue Payment in Dubai [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of advocacy by the Consul General and FCS, some Dubai government-linked companies have begun initial steps to address outstanding payments owed to U.S. companies that provided services and delivered on projects during Dubai's property boom. Dubai Holding, a co [...] |
2010-01-26 09:19:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV AE |
| 10DUBAI5 |
Labor Strike Over Unpaid Wages [...] (C) Summary: On December 22, 60 Robust Contracting Company staff employees went on strike over three months' unpaid wages. This is the third known labor strike in 2009 (reftel). Representatives from the Ministry of Labor (MOL), Dubai Police, and National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking a [...] |
2010-01-24 12:55:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV EFIN KTIP AE |
| 10DUBAI7 |
Dubai-based Companies Transition to New Wage Protection [...] (C) Summary: The UAE Ministry of Labor (MOL) issued a decree on the "protection of wages" in September 2009 affecting all the emirates, including Dubai. The Wage Protection System (WPS) is an electronic salary payment system meant to shield the UAE's massive foreign labor population from dela [...] |
2010-01-25 12:37:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM EFIN KTIP PGOV AE |