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Article: Dubai ruler emphasizes links to oil-rich Abu Dhabi
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- November 9, 2009
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Dubai's ruler on Monday strongly emphasized the debt-burdened emirate's close ties to its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, and told critics who question the bonds between the two to "shut up."
The comments appear aimed at dispelling perceptions of a rivalry between the two emirates _ both of which have spent heavily but often independently to boost their own international clout _ by stressing freewheeling Dubai's place within the broader United Arab Emirates federation.
Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum broke away from a prepared Arabic speech detailing his belief in the underlying strength of the Dubai economy to make his point about national unity in English.
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