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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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Mary Pedler and her daughter.

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE are battling to become the Middle East's economic superpower

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Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan have had a longstanding relationship.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have a long-standing relationship.

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Russia's economic woes have brought a flood of cash and sparked a real estate boom in the UAE

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India's central bank urges lenders to de-dollarize trade with the UAE using local currencies

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A trader counts new 2,000-rupee notes at a wholesale vegetable market in Bangalore, India

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India just ditched the dollar and used its own currency to buy a million barrels of oil from the UAE

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A man counts Indian rupee banknotes in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months

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Tierra Allen.

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Bitcoin could rally 40% by the end of the year, according to a top blockchain founder

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Welcome to the weekend. Phil Rosen here, writing to you from Manhattan. 

I'm somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to digital assets, but so far this year bitcoin's been the top performing asset by a landslide — it's up more than 73%.

I caught up with a blockchain executive to get the scoop on why that rally could see more upside as the economy slows down. 

Russian gold is now flooding the UAE, Turkey and Hong Kong after facing sanctions in the West

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Vladimir Putin.

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China is pushing ahead with a planned military base in the UAE in a clear snub to the US, leaked papers say

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Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 22, 2019.

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Japanese company ispace fears its probe crashed into the moon, failing to snag the first private lunar landing

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Takeshi Hakamada, ispace founder and CEO, watches the HAKUTO-R lunar landing from Tokyo.

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