A train is seen during a trial session two days ahead of the official opening of Dubai metro, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai got a $10 billion lifeline from oil-rich Abu Dhabi to save one of its prized companies from imminent default Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, calming fears for now about the city-state's shaky finances.
(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kamran Jebreili, file)