Dubai Holding said today it had fully paid off the last instalment a three-year $300 million (Dh1.1bn) loan facility for its property developer Sama Dubai that matured on Oct 5. A spokesperson from the company said: "As we have previously stated, Dubai Holding and its entities will meet their financial obligations in full and on the maturity date. The Sama Dubai loan matured on October 5th. The final installment of $50m was settled on same day."
Sama Dubai is a property arm of Dubai Holding. It was merged with Dubai Properties and Tatweer earlier this year. A merger of the group and Emaar Properties is under discussion, officials said. Dubai is dealing with nearly $85bn of debt and obligations, including a 3.5bn Islamic bond at Nakheel coming due in December. bhope@thenational.ae
Dr Amal Khalid Alias revealed a recent case of a woman with daughters, who specifically wanted a boy.
A semen analysis of the father showed abnormal sperm so the couple required IVF.
Out of 21 eggs collected, six were unused leaving 15 suitable for IVF.
A specific procedure was used, called intracytoplasmic sperm injection where a single sperm cell is inserted into the egg.
On day three of the process, 14 embryos were biopsied for gender selection.
The next day, a pre-implantation genetic report revealed four normal male embryos, three female and seven abnormal samples.
Day five of the treatment saw two male embryos transferred to the patient.
The woman recorded a positive pregnancy test two weeks later.
From Zero
Artist: Linkin Park
Label: Warner Records
Number of tracks: 11
Rating: 4/5