United Kingdom

 Common Ground News Service

Middle East: What’s Changed Since 9/11?

Middle East: What’s Changed Since 9/11?

HRH PRINCE EL HASSAN BIN TALAL, CGNEWS: It’s been a tumultuous decade defined in large part by violence and death but how different is the Middle East today?

 James M. Dorsey

British Parliament Lashes Out At FIFA Handing of Qatari Bribery Claims

British Parliament Lashes Out At FIFA Handing of Qatari Bribery Claims

JAMES M. DORSEY: The UK parliamentary call for an independent investigation of the alleged Qatari bribery follows a similar call by the German FA.

 Paul Maloney

UK-UAE CEO Forum Should Focus on Vibrant SMEs As Much As Big Business

UK-UAE CEO Forum Should Focus on Vibrant SMEs As Much As Big Business

PAUL MALONEY: While both nations have trumpeted the importance of a vibrant SME sector, too often it is often the little guy who overlooked.

 Alexander McNabb

Beautiful Shemlan and the ‘British Spy School’

Beautiful Shemlan and the ‘British Spy School’

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Looking out over Beirut from Shemlan never fails to take my breath away.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Edgware Road: Less “Little Beirut”, More Global Icon

Edgware Road: Less “Little Beirut”, More Global Icon

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Its every paving stone seemingly filled with shisha smokers, Edgware Road runs between Marble Arch and the Marylebone flyover. Some call it Little Beirut or Little Cairo.