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The 2001 Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Ladies Tennis Tournament has been voted the best in the world by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) players.

The regional trading hub of Dubai could be facing a sugar glut with the unplanned arrival of six large cargoes in the past one month.

Nestling deeper into his armchair, Hussain Sultan, group chief executive and board member of Emirates National Oil Co. Ltd (Enoc) LLC, waves his hands in emphasis and declares that the retail sector in the UAE will witness dramatic growth in the next five years due to a booming population, increased consumer sophistication and demands as well as the expanding road infrastructure.

The Dubai Strategy Forum next month is expected to give birth to a redrawn map of 31 countries, transforming part of the Third World to "a third of the world".

The setting up of seven "business groups" from leading sectors of the emirate's economy was yesterday announced by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The UAE and Iran should push for peaceful ties and solve their present political differences so that they can get on with enhancing economic relations, according to Khalifa Shaheen Al Marri, UAE ambassador to Iran.