Media summit in Abu Dhabi highlights efforts by Dubai's oil-rich neighbor to boost its clout Hartford Courant ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With an economy based on pumping oil and landmarks that include one of the Mideast's grandest mosques, buttoned-down Abu Dhabi has little obvious in common with freewheeling media magnets like Hollywood or midtown Manhattan. | This week, the Arab emirate ...
Happy Nowruz to You NBC Washington Come celebrate the kick-off of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries on Sunday. | Experience the thrill of fire jumping, storytelling, music, art making and delicious food. You can also learn to play backgammon, the ancient Persian board game. And...
Abu Dhabi's Western Region launches tree-planting week Middle East Online ABU DHABI - The Municipality of Abu Dhabi's Western Region (Al Gharbia) is participating in the activities of the thirtieth tree-planting week. This was launched at a State level in the period between the 7th to the 11th of March 2010, under the slog...
Trail Of The Unexpected: Sharjah The Independent | At first glance, it looks like something you might find on the edge of Milton Keynes. It's a roundabout. A large one. Three lanes. A swirl of white lines. The roar of traffic. | ...
Can we count Tim Burton as one of ours now please? The Guardian | Phil Collins, Jim Davidson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul Daniels. Names crying out for the prefix "Come my revolution", yes – but also the roster of entertainers who threatened to...
Leaking aquarium becomes troubled Dubai's latest headache National Post The Daily TelegraphFebruary 26, 2010 12:00 AM | If assassinations, financial meltdown and exploding elevators in the world's tallest building were not enough, the struggling ...
Weekly hotel openings roundup - hotel for racing fans in Dubai, Crowne Plaza Kenya The Independent | This week saw the opening of the five-star Meydan Hotel in Dubai, the world's first trackside hotel. The opening coincided with Super Thursday, one of the biggest dates on the Dubai horseracing calendar. | Meydan Hotel | Dubai, UAE | The 285-room M...
Unwanted babies, wanted mothers Khaleej Times They are no one's babies. Abandoned and left to survive on others goodwill. Six such cases were reported this year alone. | Afkar Abdullah and Amira Agarib take a close look into the heart-wrenching practice | Khawlah Ashoori never knew she wa...
Dubai Police: We Have DNA Samples in Hamas Slaying The New York Times | Filed at 1:11 p.m. ET | CAIRO (AP) -- Dubai's police chief says investigators have collected DNA samples and fingerprints of some of the suspects in the high-profile slaying of a Hamas operative in Dubai. | Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim said in an in...
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive The Boston Globe | ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday called censorship counterproductive and urged Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity. | The chairman and chief executive, whose conglomerate has been increasing its presence in the Middle East, made the comments to media executives and regional politic...
Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal democracy Daily Star Lebanon | Commentary by | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | The relationship between the popular majority in Germany and the country’s Muslim residents is one of the foremost topics of public discussion in the country today, one that often escalates into a dispute. One side accuses Muslim immigrants of simply not wanting to assimilate into Ger...
