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The blockade derby- Qataris not welcome

Tonight is the blockade derby. UAE at home to Qatar in the Asia Cup semi final. The winners will...

I support this letter and plea for the UAE government to release Ahmed Mansoor. “We, the undersigned, call on...

This website has in the past defended the UAE; praised some of the initiatives there and the willingness to...

Overnight the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out this statement in English arguing, preposterously, that Jamal Khashoggi was...

I have re-published this op-ed from today’s Washington Post unedited and in full. Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen...

I should not gloat over the demise of Abraaj Capital but karma is a wonderful thing! The Dubai-based private...

After three years denouncing the Iran nuclear deal as “horrible,” “disastrous,” and “insane,” Donald Trump yesterday formally announced that...

How close are we to a major war in the Middle East – that could drag in allies from...

Here is the trouble with simply rehashing a press release and calling it news. The press release is marketing...

Back on 1 January I wrote about my concerns in respect of the world record claimed by Emaar for...