The Economist Intelligence Unit has just published its world-wide livability index, that is, the best cities in the world to live in based on various criteria. Needless to say the Middle East is not on top of the heap: A new survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit assessing the “liveability” of 127 cities worldwide has …
Month: October 2005
Once again Bahrain stays the same, at an index of 5.8 is not that bad, but not that good either. While Qatar, the Emirates, and Kuwait making positive strides when compared to last year, and Oman surging ahead to grab pole with Israel as the least corrupt countries in the region. Here are the actual …
I’m glad to have discovered that BillT, a longtime resident here, has started his own blog. Well done Bill and congratulations. Leaning 80% to the right 80% to the left and a catchy title too! 🙂
I could do with this > followed by some of this > Want some too?
A commentor suggested that I was a bit harsh telling Dubai to kiss my ass for their announcement of building a $360 million F1 theme park. I’m not too concerned however, as the Emirates, particularly Dubai, have demonstrated time and again that they only pay lip service to “Gulf Cohesion” and go off on their …