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Frederick's of Hollywood, the racy lingerie store that famously introduced the the first push-up bra and brought the first bikini to the U.S., has opened its first international store in a surprising place: the United Arab Emirates. Here's why the move, weirdly enough, might make sense.

The United Arab Emirates will not suspend BlackBerry services next week as threatened. The UAE and Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion have resolved their dispute over access to email and other data.

Indian officials will meet today to discuss whether to ban BlackBerry instant messenger service. India's home ministry and intelligence agencies are to meet Monday to discuss the RIM proposals, Bloomberg News said without naming its sources. Research In Motion (RIMM) said Aug. 26 that any solution...

Hey, can you break these really authentic looking $1 million bills? A woman in the United Arab Emirates fell for a scam in which a man convinced her to try to get change at the UAE central bank for two souvenir one million dollar notes he convinced her were real. The man has been arrested; it's...

BlackBerry maker RIM reached a deal with Saudi Arabia, averting a ban on its service in the country. The pact gives the nation's government the ability to monitor messages to and from RIM's smartphones.

Boeing has had more canceled orders for its 787 jet than new orders now that aircraft-leasing company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has stopped 25 orders in the past month.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would work to help resolve the dispute between Research In Motion (RIMM) and the United Arab Emirates over the use of BlackBerry services. "We know that there is a legitimate security concern, but there's also a legitimate right of free use and access,"...

Saudi Arabia has ordered its mobile operators to stop providing services for Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones by Friday. The news comes days after the United Arab Emirates said it would halt BlackBerry data services in October.

The Gucci name has gone from designer leather goods to designer clothes -- now, it's getting into the hospitality business. Elisabetta Gucci Hotels, led by the daughter of designer Paolo Gucci, plans to open its first boutique hotel in Dubai this year.

The Dubai government says it will bail out the overstretched companies behind the emirate's ambitious real-estate developments. This is welcome relief for nervous markets and rattled creditors.