Tuesday 7 August 2012

Overheard at Iftar: deals and dining - FT.com

A huddle formed next to the row of ornate marble sinks, where men in their traditional white robes washed their hands, rolling up their crisp sleeves after the late-night feast.
Three men in dark grey suits had the sheikh surrounded. Close to his face, they got their moment to utter in lowered voices their predicament or business need, which only he could hear.
“They always catch me,” the Abu Dhabi ruling family member later joked, making light of the constant stream of people seeking financial help, government doors to be opened or investments to be considered.

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