Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts - Montreal Gazette

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts
Montreal Gazette
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts - The Province

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts
The Province
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

'IRA smuggled guns on QE2' - Daily Echo

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'IRA smuggled guns on QE2'
Daily Echo
Caches of rifles and hand grenades were delivered to Southamp-ton Docks on the luxury liner, pictured, as part of the smuggling operation by the IRA in the ...

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The Brits, the IRA, the Lusitania, and the QE2 - Irish Central

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The Brits, the IRA, the Lusitania, and the QE2
Irish Central
The QE2 was owned by the Cunard Line, which, coincidentally, also owned the luxury passenger ship RMS Lusitania many years earlier. Although ocean liner and ...

IRA smuggled guns from America on QE2 - Irish Central

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IRA smuggled guns from America on QE2
Irish Central
The QE2, which was the flagship of the Cunard Cruise Line for 35 years, made two transatlantic trips per month, but Cunard has always stated that it was not ...

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

IRA used QE2 to smuggle weapons from New York - Times Online

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IRA used QE2 to smuggle weapons from New York
Times Online
He said guns were taken off the liner in the lining of long coats. There was no shortage of hiding places on the 963ft QE2, which had four swimming pools, ...

Friday, March 26, 2010

Cape Town welcomes the QM2 - Southall Travel

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Cape Town welcomes the QM2
Southall Travel
Sister ship to the QE2, the vessel is the largest and most expensive cruise liner ever made. The boat has 19 decks and can accommodate a maximum of 3090 ...

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Dubai debt insurance costs rise amid funding doubts-UPDATE 1 - Forexyard

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Dubai debt insurance costs rise amid funding doubts-UPDATE 1
Forexyard
... also owns US luxury retailer Barneys, a stake in entertainment group Cirque du Soleil, the QE2 luxury ocean liner and Scotland's Turnberry Golf course. ...

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The Dining Rooms offers a White Glove service, after inspiration from the last ... - Southport Visiter

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The Dining Rooms offers a White Glove service, after inspiration from the last ...
Southport Visiter
LEGENDARY Cunard cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II has inspired an award-winning Southport restaurant to keep elegant traditions alive in our town. ...

Dubai offers 36 9 5 bn for debt deal with no haircuts - Moneycontrol.com

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Dubai offers 36 9 5 bn for debt deal with no haircuts
Moneycontrol.com
The long-awaited plan unveiled on Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some USD 26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and ...

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Where will Dubai's $3.8bn shortfall come from? - ArabianBusiness.com

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Where will Dubai's $3.8bn shortfall come from?
ArabianBusiness.com
He also forecast that some of Dubai World's lucrative assets, such as the QE2 cruise liner, would probably be sold off to finance the new funding required. ...

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Cunard Line Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Celebrated Activist ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Cunard Line Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Celebrated Activist ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Most Reverend Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu arrived in Cape Town, South Africa today after enjoying a ...

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Dubai unveils $26bn debt restructuring - CITY A.M.

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Dubai unveils $26bn debt restructuring
CITY A.M.
... of the deal so a loan could be separately negotiated. The emirate will look at the possibility of selling Dubai World assets including the QE2 cruise liner.

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Dubai World asks for up to 8 years to pay off debt - Global Times

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Dubai World asks for up to 8 years to pay off debt
Global Times
Dubai World, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship conglomerate, which includes the QE2 ocean liner and Barneys department store among its high-profile assets, ...

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

QM2 sails into Cape Town - Mirror.co.uk (blog)

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QM2 sails into Cape Town
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
Plans to move retired liner QE2 to Cape Town may have fallen through, but her big sister, ...

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