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World players' union FIFPro have backed Adrian Mutu as he prepares to appeal against FIFA's order that he should pay Chelsea £13.68million.FIFA's dispute resolution chamber announced on Thursday that Mutu must make the compensation payment after testing positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge in 2004.

Dubai's total trade of rough diamonds increased by 36% to reach $3.03bn at the end of the first six months of 2008, as announced by Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a subsidiary of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).

Alafco Aviation Lease and Finance Company announced the signing of an agreement for the lease of 8 Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Jeddah based Saudi Arabian Airlines.

Shamil Bank, a leading Bahrain-based Islamic commercial and investment bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ithmaar Bank, announced further staff promotions as part of its recent corporate restructuring.

The Khoie Group has announced new planning revisions for the La Hoya Bay project. Design of the site landscaping, retail opportunities and parking allocations are being analyzed, and planning opportunities are being implemented to enhance the common spaces of La Hoya Residence. Interest coming from numerous retailers prompted the developers to do some adjustments to the preliminary underground construction, which is being implemented over the next week. Full construction will then continue uninterrupted.

Aramex announced that it has appointed Mr. Raji Hattar as its Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer (CSO) to lead the company's ambitious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, in order to build on its fully sustainable business model that aims at including all of its stakeholders' interests.

Homeowners insured by Allstate Corp. in Florida will get an additional 5.6 percent rate cut through a settlement state regulators announced Friday.

All Toyota models will have hybrid engines by 2020, the company has announced at an automotive conference.

Cracker Jack was not discounted Friday night at the 66ers game, but just about everything else was for an announced crowd of 3,384 that filed into Arrowhead Credit Union Parkfor 50-cent Friday. ...