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Dubai traffic to ease: RTA announces Healthcare City traffic upgrades completion, doubling road capacity to 3000 vehicles
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- Khaleej Times
Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince': What happened to Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled
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