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Fidel Castro: The Nato Plan Is To Occupy Libya

by SR Editor February 25, 2011

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro said that the government of the United States is not in the least worried about peace in Libya and it will not hesitate in giving NATO the order to invade that rich country, perhaps in a matter of hours or a few short days. Concerning al-Gaddafi he expressed: “I cannot imagine that the Libyan leader would abandon his country”.

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Yemen: Al Qaeda Presence Not Credible

by Gordon Duff November 13, 2010

With early news stories being continually contradicted, bombs that weren’t really bombs heading out on flights that never existed, carrying packages for companies that don’t service Yemen, all heading for Chicago synagogues, part of the wildest “persecution complex” of all time, the whole “Al Qaeda/Yemen” thing has been little more than a “borscht belt” comedy act.

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Call on Dubai to boycott Leviev’s stores over Israel settlements

by Haitham Sabbah April 19, 2008

New York human rights activists, and representatives of the West Bank Palestinian villages of Bil’in and Jayyous called on the government and the people of the United Arab Emirates to boycott the jewelry stores of Israeli billionaire and diamond magnate Lev Leviev over his companies’ construction of Israeli settlements. According to a flurry of recent [...]

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Dubai Floating Bridge

by Haitham Sabbah October 16, 2007

One of the biggest criticisms of Dubai has always been the traffic congestion, ask me about it as I lived there for six years. In an effort to reduce the traffic, Dubai, opened a floating bridge which connect the two sides of the creek – Deira and Bur Dubai. (Click thumbnail to enlarge) The Floating [...]

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Child camel racers banned in UA

by Haitham Sabbah July 10, 2005

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.”

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Can SESAME become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

by Haitham Sabbah May 27, 2005

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 [...]

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New “Smart Box” can Warn Drivers, Issue Tickets

by Haitham Sabbah October 7, 2004

IBM and United Arab Emirates University jointly developed a “smart box” telematics system that can warn drivers if they’re breaking the speed limit, record actions taken during an accident and even issue speeding tickets to offenders. The system combines cellular, GPS and voice recognition technologies to provide totalitarian control of the driving populus. Oh, and [...]

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