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    Dubai, Then and Now

    The last time I vacationed in Dubai, the world renowned Emirates Golf Club was just an open space in the desert and the burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, was not even a blueprint. This was in the 80’s (when I was with Newswatch) when the UK and the USA were the top vacation spots […] More

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    Aruna Wins ITTF Star Award

    Quadri Aruna, Nigeria’s table tennis player, on Wednesday night clinched two awards at the International Table Tennis Federation’s, ITTF, 2014 Star Awards in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Aruna beats three other nominees, including China’s duo of Fan Zhendong and Xi Xin and Portugal’s Marcos Freitas to win the Male Table Tennis Star of the […] More