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• Ex-US coach Bradley finding his footing in Egypt

  they wouldn't play anymore.""He was very (respectful) of those who got killed in Egypt," said Hiatham Abdul, who works in a Dubai restaurant. "We like his style. He is kind of personal. We like him so much."___Follow Michael Casey on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mcasey1   Read more »

• Dubai shipyard firm could build underwater hotels

  components.Financial terms for the deal, signed Wednesday, were not disclosed. Drydocks did not say where or when the first hotels would be built.A previously announced underwater hotel project planned for Dubai several years ago was never built.   Read more »

• Egypt predicts tourist return after 2011 drop

  this year after travelers stayed away amid Arab Spring unrest.Tourism Minister Mounir Abdel-Nour said Monday at a hotel conference in Dubai that Egypt is aiming to attract 14.5 million tourists this year.That would put it close to the 14.7 million tourist   Read more »

• US air traveler treated in Iran after heart attack

  U.S. have no diplomatic relations, but there are occasional humanitarian exchanges. In the past, U.S. Navy vessels have assisted Iranian sailors in distress.Mosayebi did not release the man's name Saturday. Dubai-based Emirates had no immediate comment.   Read more »

• April Fool's Day bomb threat delays plane in Nepal

  after authorities were warned that there was a bomb on the plane.After no bomb was found, the plane took off and landed safely in Dubai.Bastakoti said Monday that the call notifying Nepalese police of the bomb threat came from Malaysia , and that police were   Read more »

Around the web

• Money transferred before Hastie collapse

  AAP Executives at engineering firm Hastie Group transferred more than $3 million from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where it had up to 1,500 workers, to Australia in the days before it collapsed. The ABC reported on Thursday that the termination ent 52 m ago from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »

• Qantas dismisses Emirates buy-in talk

  Qantas Airways chief Alan Joyce on Thursday dismissed reports that it was considering selling a stake to Dubai airline Emirates. Qantas last week said it would split its international and domestic arms as part of a drive to turn around its fortunes after 2:05 AM from France 24 Read more »

• Dubai's direct trade with US rises to AED61bn

  - Ahmed Butti Ahmed, the Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone and Director General of Dubai Customs , received Justin Siberell, the USA Consul in Dubai, who called to bid farewell at the end of his term of duty in the UAE. The direct trade exchanges 2:05 AM from Zawya.com Read more »

• Emirates ID deadline: Last chance to avoid daily penalty of AED20

  for your National ID card, without incurring a daily penalty of Dh20, which will be capped at Dh1,000. In the run-up to the Dubai deadline of May 31, the EIDA had devised numerous awareness campaigns to encourage residents to register for their National IDs. 1:38 AM from Zawya.com Read more »

• Sri Lanka, Pakistan gear up for 1st T20

  Hosts Sri Lanka will swing into ICC World Twenty20 mood as they take on Pakistan in a two-match international series with both teams looking to move up the ICC T20 Championship table. Sri Lanka, who will host ICC World Twenty20, need to win the series 2-0 1:01 AM from Cricketnext Read more »