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DUBAI - Serbian tennis player Filip Krajinovic is through to the semi-finals of the Dubai ATP tournament after beating Russian Evgeny Donskoy 6-1, 6-2 late Thursday.

Krajinovic won after just 68 minutes of play to make it into the ATP Top 30.

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DUBAI - Serbian tennis player Filip Krajinovic is through to the quarter-finals of the Dubai ATP tournament after beating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday.

Remarkably, Baghdatis defeated Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the opening round.

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Grigor Dimitrov starts his participation in the "ATP 500" category tournament in Dubai with the ambitions for a ninth title and return to third place in the world rankings. The 26-year-old Bulgarian is placed under number 1 in the scheme after the departure of Roger Federer, and if he reaches the final, he will replace Marin Cilic from the 3rd place in the world ranking.

Grigor Dimitrov retains his fourth position in the ATP world rankings. The Bulgarian did not play tournaments last week, preparing for the Dubai race.

Dimitrov has 4635 points, ranking the oldest leader in the standings - 36-year-old Roger Federer (10,105), Rafael Nadal (9760 points) and Marin Cilic (4960 points).

Pilot launched an emergency landing after an argument between passengers because one of them refused to stop farting, reported New York Post.

Two Dutch citizens sitting next to the farting passenger have asked the man to stop but he refused and continued to do so on the board of the plane of the low-cost airline Transavia Airlines from Dubai to Amsterdam.

Flying cars may still seem like a gimmick to some but the reality is that company's across the world are working furiously to make them a reality. 

Benefits of flying cars would be to reduced commuting times and a way to alleviate some pressure of congestion and traffic jams across busy roads. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi capped a whirlwind visit to the UAE on Feb. 11, giving a keynote address as guest of honor at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest bank, said on Jan. 30 that it had started initial strategic discussions with Russia’s Sberbank about a possible purchase of Sberbank’s stake in Turkey’s Denizbank.

The cheapest holiday destination for 2018? According to the Post Office's annual survey of on-the-ground costs, it's offbeat Bulgaria.

After comparing prices in 42 destinations, for typical travel purchases such as drinks in local bars and restaurant meals, the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach supplanted the Algarve as the top option for budget breaks.

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners, a Dubai-based private equity business, has launched a $250 million fund to invest in areas ranging from cancer to pharmaceuticals in markets including the Gulf, Turkey, Egypt, India and Singapore, a senior executive told Reuters.