A call for the release of Ahmed Mansoor
I support this letter and plea for the UAE government to release Ahmed Mansoor. “We, the undersigned, call on...
Category: Middle East
No more defending the UAE
This website has in the past defended the UAE; praised some of the initiatives there and the willingness to...
The Saudi admission of Khashoggi’s murder insults our intelligence
Overnight the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out this statement in English arguing, preposterously, that Jamal Khashoggi was...
Khashoggi’s last Washington Post column – his honesty cost him his life
I have re-published this op-ed from today’s Washington Post unedited and in full. Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen...
The fall of Abraaj
I should not gloat over the demise of Abraaj Capital but karma is a wonderful thing! The Dubai-based private...
Trump just made the world far less safe
After three years denouncing the Iran nuclear deal as “horrible,” “disastrous,” and “insane,” Donald Trump yesterday formally announced that...
Is another war coming to the Middle East?
How close are we to a major war in the Middle East – that could drag in allies from...
Dodgy statistics from DWC
Here is the trouble with simply rehashing a press release and calling it news. The press release is marketing...
GWR responds to questions on Burj Khalifa NYE light show record
Back on 1 January I wrote about my concerns in respect of the world record claimed by Emaar for...
DWC from above
An aerial view of DWC during the Dubai Air Show. The pictures shows the existing LCC terminal expansion, the...