Financial crisis or not, Dubai continues to enthral the world with the tallest this, and biggest that, probably gaining exclusivity on a lot of the world records, especially when it comes to buildings. Today, 4 Jan 2010 it will take over the following list of world records because it is officially inaugurating Burj Dubai: Tallest …
Here we go again: UAE online forum administrator sentenced to prison Earlier this month, on August 8th, Mohamed Rashed al-Shohhi, an online forum administrator in the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE) has been sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of nearly US$ 13,600 (Dh50,000) for content deemed defamatory published by anonymous on …
Being close to the people, without a thick layer of fat in between, is a mark of good governance. This guy continues to lead, while maintaining his humbleness: click image to enlarge Amazing. We need some of this here please. This is the kind of spontaneous PR that earns the love of the people and …
Flickr IS blocked in the UAE!