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Analysis: Does the CIA Step Up Drone Strikes During Ramadan?

Analysis: Does the CIA Step Up Drone Strikes During Ramadan?

TBIJ: Last week witnessed some of the most intense bombing by the CIA in many months. But are drone strikes more frequent during Muslim religious holidays?…

The Curious Case of the UAE and Balcony Deaths

The Curious Case of the UAE and Balcony Deaths

A significant number of deaths have resulted from young children being left alone to play and crawling through, up or over the grilles.…

Saudi’s Agnatic Affliction: If it Sounds Painful, It’s Because it is

Saudi’s Agnatic Affliction: If it Sounds Painful, It’s Because it is

Baing 'agnatic' means you're limited to a pool of successors with a built in short time span - that's forever getting shorter. The time to change is now...…

Iran Threat Neutered as UAE Pipeline Starts Pumping

Iran Threat Neutered as UAE Pipeline Starts Pumping

In the short term the new pipeline is likely to increase the already high levels of distrust between the UAE (and Gulf in general) and Iran. …

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: The World’s Tallest Tale?

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: The World’s Tallest Tale?

Officials said the Kingdom Tower will become a global tourism attraction. How so asks MidEastPosts.com?…

The Gulf Union Does Not Exist – Apparently

The Gulf Union Does Not Exist – Apparently

The GCC union has shifted from being political, to economic, to a union of defense… Now we're told it doesn't even exist.…

Dubai Expo 2020: Worth Fighting For

Dubai Expo 2020: Worth Fighting For

Should Dubai win Expo 2020 it would be a significant, significant boost to the city – economically, socially and in terms of global recognition.…

Qatar’s Villaggio: After the Inferno, The Questions…

Qatar’s Villaggio: After the Inferno, The Questions…

CHRISTINA HEBERT: As the smoke clears and the ashes cool in what remains of Doha’s most luxurious mall, people all over the world are asking, how could this happen? …

UAE Economy Remains Arab World Showcase

UAE Economy Remains Arab World Showcase

The oil price has been defying gravity for some time and you can see the dollar and oil being, if anything even more of a safe haven.…

Dubai Real Estate Showing Sparks of Life

Dubai Real Estate Showing Sparks of Life

Dubai was also one of the first countries to move into a real estate crisis, so it could be a barometre for the wider region.…

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