In Focus | Decade in Review
The decade that was: 2000-2009
Some might call it the worst decade in history, others the most historic, but for what it's worth 2000-2009 was undoubtedly memorable. We look back at some of the key moments in history.
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2009: Metro comes to town
In 2009, swine flu, climate change and celebrity indiscretions seemed to dominate the headlines. Dubai celebrated the Metro's arrival. Michael Jackson died. Read more...
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2008: US President Obama ushers in new era
2008 would be synonymous with Obamamania. A car pile up in Ghantoot shocked the UAE. And recession became a household word - across the world; affecting... Read more...
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2007: Bhutto is slain during rally
UAE got its first road toll system Salik. From the death of Pakistan's Bhutto to deadliest attacks hitting Iraq, 2007 was a trying year for many. Then oops... Read more...
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2006: Lebanon reels under onslaught
2006 was a year that began with bird flu around the world, brought much grief to Lebanon reeling under Israeli attacks and ended with Bombay rocked by bomb... Read more...
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2005: A killing that rocked region
Hariri's killing shocked the Middle East in 2005. England realised that terror had come to live in its soil. Between newsmakers farewells, final curtain... Read more...
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2004: Nation mourns passing of Zayed
Many of us got a new term into our vocabulary in 2004: tsunami. UAE lost a visionary in its fine President His Highness Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.... Read more...
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2003: Trials and tribulations
War, fear and plagues fell upon the world economy in 2003, but still it survived. The world first heard of SARS. In March, the inevitable happened - Iraq was... Read more...
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2002: Terror spreads its tentacles
The year 2002 started on a bad note with armed militants kidnapping Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Then the Bali bombings hit. Halle Berry bought... Read more...
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2001: The year that shook the world
Sept, 11, 2001. America was hit. The world watched in shock. Israelis chose Ariel Sharon over the incumbent Ehud Barak. And a Gladiator named Crowe and Julia... Read more...
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2000: The 'dotcom bubble' and after...
The millennium arrived without the much-feared Y2K bang. instead, the dotcom bubble burst. Read more...
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Dubai in a decade
Projects that have put Dubai on the world map this decade
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10 best internet moments of the decade
Google, Iran and more in the list of the 10 most influential internet moments
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The decade in technology
A look at the biggest developments in technology over the decade
Comment
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The decade's worst ideas
Terrorism: Check. War: Double check. Recession: Check plus! So how was your decade?
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After the war on terror
The next era may not be marked by smooth multilateralism or American hegemony, but one that can turn out to be a lot more complicated and unwieldy
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Time of tests
This is a difficult period in which to make decisions, but they cannot be put off. Strategy must be based on a strong set of convictions
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Putin's Potemkin nation
"Putinism," the ruling ideology of the Russia that Vladimir Putin has forged during his 10 years in power, is all about image the image of a reconstituted great power restored to the world stage
