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US presidential election - Global reactions

Middle East

By Andrew England in Abu Dhabi, Abeer Allam in Riyadh and Heba Saleh in Cairo

Published: November 3 2008 10:12 | Last updated: November 5 2008 10:58

One UAE businessman’s excited 10-year-old son woke up at 4am to check on Barack Obama’s progress in his battle with John McCain.

A few hours later after victory was declared, a Lebanese banker in Dubai emailed a western-educated Iraqi friend: “We have won.” With an eye on the markets, the friend replied “Let’s hope it’s still good news tomorrow.”

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