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Witnesses in high-rise buildings said they felt the ground shaking beneath them for [...]
Flickr is blocked again in UAE? I just heard that from SC. This is also confirmed here and here.
What the heck is all this about? Since I lived in UAE for few years, I know that Etisalat have this sort of stupid unexplained actions.
But anyway, may this slow down the UAE spam on Flickr [...]
Human Rights Watch released its long-awaited report on Online Censorship in the Middle East and North Africa. This report examines Internet trends and policies in the Middle East and North Africa region as they affect freedom of expression, focusing particularly on Egypt, Iran, Syria, and Tunisia. Human Rights Watch selected these four countries for closer [...]
‘Al Bayyara’ which means ‘the Orchard of Citrus’ has a profound meaning in the Palestinian conscious. ‘Al Bayyara‘ for Palestinians in general and those who are in Diaspora in particular, is remembered with nostalgia, since it symbolizes their homeland and stands as living and present figure of their righteousness.
Launching www.albayyara.com is thought to be a [...]
A super flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans. In a best-case scenario, about 200,000 people might die. I was wondering. Did anyone hear of any Mideast country taking precautions, or we are super heroes?
Update1: Bahrain is stockpiling four million shots of medication to protect the nation against bird flu.
Update2: The United Arab Emirates [...]
So, what’s new at Dubai? The latest project is called the Falcon City of Wonders and is a $1.5 billion bird-shaped city which will include life-size replicas of seven wonders of the world as well as offices, shops and flats.
Three buildings will be modeled on structures that were part of the original list of the [...]
iBO is a space dedicated to world club culture - bringing the most talented DJ’s, VJ’s, musicians and performers to a little slice of hot heaven in Dubai.
The affluent Gulf desert emirate of Dubai is to build a giant “Golf City” including five new courses at an estimated cost of 6.5 billion dirhams (1.7 billion dollars).
Finally: “Associated Press - Under international pressure to stop child abuse in a traditional desert sport, the United Arab Emirates has banned the use of underage riders in camel racing.”
Abdul Hakeem was just six years old when he went to United Arab Emirates to work as a servant.
But the Pakistani youngster ended up as a camel jockey. He came home on Tuesday after losing nine years of his childhood in a sport internationally condemned as a form of slavery.
At 15, Hakeem is oldest of [...]
Here’s some good news from the Jordan: Israel, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Palestine Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan and many other countries from around the globe (click below graph for a list of other countries), need no “Open SESAME magic” to be able to cooperate on an advanced scientific project.
In [...]
If money truly is no object, Forbes has released the 2005 edition of their Most Expensive Hotel Rooms list.
Burj Al Arab in Dubai offers breakfast for a paltry $41 per person, while Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys offers the option to rent out the entire island for only $1 million a weekend.
So if [...]
17-year-old boy and 19-year-old girl, both UAE nationals, were each sentenced to spend one month in jail. The teenagers were exchanging “indecent” pictures through their cellphones and sending pornographic pictures through email. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard that one of the girl’s friends was jealous of the relationship she had with her male [...]
A British woman who spent nearly eight weeks in a Dubai jail for having a banned painkiller in her system was given it by a United Arab Emirates police doctor.
“They first gave her medication, then they tested her for it, then they flung her in jail. This is what was proven in court.”
Good news for mobile phone users. Emirati government licenses new telecom company with 1.08 billion dollars, breaking Etisalat�s monopoly.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) took delivery of the first batch of an order for 80 F-16 fighters from the United States, estimated to cost 6.4 billion dollars.
United Arab Emirates builds gold hotel that is a geeks dream palace. It boasts more than 1,000 miles of fiber optic & broadcast cable among its many tech innovations. (Related site: Emeriates Palace)
Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views.
The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, when [...]
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