Plan B: Oman looks at tourism as oil revenues drop
Tourism certainly has the potential of taking over the burden of powering Oman’s economy and replacing its dependence on income from oil. Oman is the…
Egyptian espionage ruling ‘surprising and unacceptable’
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreigns Affairs has condemned an Egyptian court for naming the Gulf state in an espionage ruling, and for upholding a death penalty…
Airbus and Boeing are bailing Iran out of a huge problem
Iran’s beleaguered national airline is finally getting some relief. On Wednesday, news emerged from Tehran, the Iran Air has reportedly reached an agreement with Boeing…
Did George W. Bush Bless Israel’s Killing of Yasser Arafat With Polonium?
French jurists delayed their decision on whether to reopen an investigation into the cause of Yasser Arafat’s death, but mounting evidence of polonium poisoning and…
Burj Al Arab Dubai: The World’s Only 7 Star Hotel – photos, video
The most dazzling and successful city of UAE, Dubai is known for its soaring skyscrapers and unique artificial islands. The city catches fancy of millions…
The Democratic Party’s civil war over Israel policy
The Democrats are currently engaged in a civil war over U.S. policy toward Israel that threatens to blow up on the convention floor in a…
Bahrain Slips Further into Repression
The Project on Middle East Democracy sums up the week in Bahrain: First, “A Bahraini court ordered the suspension of all activities by al-Wefaq, the…
Europe’s largest opera house to be built in Istanbul’s Taksim
Taksim will soon be closed to all vehicle traffic and be the host of Europe’s biggest opera house, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Attending the…
Muslims in Dubai benefit from yoga in Ramadan
Dubai: Yoga is slowly gathering a following among the Muslims in Dubai and many of them are enjoying the benefits of yoga even during Ramadan….
UAE forces to continue fighting in Yemen: Govt minister
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will continue fighting the Shia Houthi militant group in Yemen “until the Saudi-led coalition announces an end to the war”,…