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• Iranian Smugglers
  At Grapeshisha, we always love a stroll down memory lane, especially when the photos are passed on by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding. And so it was refreshing to see the photos again on Foreign Policy - and not the before afte…
  - 13 days ago, 8 May 12, 8:27pm -
• Female Exercise Freedom
  News from Saudi Arabia brings refreshing nuggets of information that Ladies will now have the opportunity to exercise at sport centres. It hasn't happened yet, but this another step to freedom against the zealots worried that the women's hymen's woul…
  - 23 days ago, 28 Apr 12, 6:25pm -
• Tire Fire
  The story of the tire fire in Kuwait caught our eye this week gone, due to its extraordinary environmental impact, but it went more or less unnoticed by the main stream press. 5 million tires on fire, supposedly set alight by scrap metal hoarders.…
  - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 12, 1:48pm -
• Gold iPad 3 in Dubai
  Not much to say here except that it costs $5500 and you can get it from Damas in Dubai, although created by gold and co. And where can you buy it from? Dubai, of course - Dubai is the city of Gold .and don't worry if your ipad stays next to yo…
  - 34 days ago, 18 Apr 12, 12:09am -
• Camelccino
  Over the years we have brought to you camel milk chocolate, the benefits of it, and camel milk ice cream - and now we bring you the camelccino. Your coffee heaven with a splash of double hump juice. Don't be afraid, Starbucks aren't changing their mo…
  - 40 days ago, 12 Apr 12, 3:33am -
• Star Trek Dubai
  The recent announcement that the life sized starship enterprise project has been scrapped sounded like a story that could have come from Dubai - but it's in fact a project that was penned for Las Vegas. That's somewhat ironic given how Dubai was l…
  - 42 days ago, 9 Apr 12, 7:49pm -
• Dubai Time Lapse Video
  Beautiful Time lapse Video from Richard Bentley that gives a real feel for the Dubai Neighbourhoods, predominantly at night. Enjoy!Dubai 2.0 from Richard Bentley on Vimeo.Hat tip to the I love Dubai Facebook Group
  - 42 days ago, 9 Apr 12, 1:05pm -
• Saudis, Shoe Wars and the iphone app ban
  Shoe Wars - it sounds like a sex and the city type nightmare that Carrie Bradshaw would  have with another aficionado over the last pair of Jimmy Choos. It does, but this is a different type of shoe war - with a grunt. This is a story about…
  - 59 days ago, 23 Mar 12, 8:49pm -
• Dubai Winter Festival
  This is the Dubai Winter Festival 2012 and this is what the adrenaline of skydive Dubai feels like in high definition. Enjoy!the palm from mike on Vimeo.
  - 83 days ago, 28 Feb 12, 5:16pm -
• Dubai from above
  A great photo of Dubai from above.It's a little old, but the aerial view is amazing  - check it out here. Hat tip to reddit
  - 90 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 10:33pm -

Latest UAE News

• newUAE Rugby gains IRB associate status - Khaleej Times
  UAE Rugby gains IRB associate statusKhaleej TimesUAE Rugby has been granted Associate Member status with the International Rugby Board (IRB) after the active union was acknowledged as a 'driving force behind rapid participation within the country'. T…
  - 1 hour ago, 21 May 12, 11:27pm -
• newUAE bank introduces account to account mobile money transfer - Al-Arabiya
  Al-ArabiyaUAE bank introduces account to account mobile money transferAl-Arabiya“Indian nationals make up the largest expatriate group in the UAE and offering this service at such a low rate compared to the usual market price for their remittances…
  - 1 hour ago, 21 May 12, 11:20pm -
• newsteady growth recovery for UAE - gulfnews.com
  Middle East Onlinesteady growth recovery for UAEgulfnews.comDubai: The UAE has weathered the global economic and financial crisis well due to strong fundamentals as well as timely policy responses, a new International Monetary Report shows. The UAE's…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 12, 9:57pm -
• newMattar tipped to captain UAE football squad - gulfnews.com
  The NationalMattar tipped to captain UAE football squadgulfnews.comVeteran UAE striker Esmail Mattar is widely tipped to captain the UAE football team in the London Olympics after coach Mahdi Ali named him in a 24-man squad yesterday. Mattar has been…
  - 3 hours ago, 21 May 12, 9:42pm -
• newPolitical Islamists Arouse Suspicion in the UAE - Huffington Post (blog)
  Political Islamists Arouse Suspicion in the UAEHuffington Post (blog)Closer to the UAE, Islamists in Bahrain, both Sunni and Shiite, also initially allied themselves with liberals to demand political reform. Once in power they demanded the introducti…
  - 4 hours ago, 21 May 12, 8:26pm -
• newKuwaits Global says wins $250 mln case vs UAE bank - Reuters
  Kuwait's Global says wins $250 mln case vs UAE bankReutersA UAE court halted the refund decision in June pending the appeal. On top of the $250 million original deposit, NBQ will also pay an extra $79 million in interest, Global said in a statement o…
  - 8 hours ago, 21 May 12, 4:22pm -
• newUAEs female weightlifters aim for Olympic gold - CNN (blog)
  UAE's female weightlifters aim for Olympic goldCNN (blog)The United Arab Emirates is sending a woman to compete in weightlifting at the London Games this summer, the first time that a female bodybuilder from the Gulf nation has qualified for the spor…
  - 9 hours ago, 21 May 12, 3:56pm -
• newMovie visual effects company Digital Domain to set up studio and media school ... - Washington Post
  Al-ArabiyaMovie visual effects company Digital Domain to set up studio and media school ...Washington PostDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A visual effects company that helped bring to life scenes in “Titanic” and the “Transformers” movies say…
  - 11 hours ago, 21 May 12, 1:47pm -
• UAE to settle citizens defaulted loans, up to $1.4 mln - Reuters
  ArabianBusiness.comUAE to settle citizens' defaulted loans, up to $1.4 mlnReuters(Adds quotes, background) DUBAI May 20 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will settle up to 5 million dirhams ($1.36 million) of defaulted loans for each indebted Emir…
  - 1 day ago, 20 May 12, 6:02pm -
• UAE urges citizens to stay away from Lebanon - Reuters
  The GuardianUAE urges citizens to stay away from LebanonReutersDUBAI May 19 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates urged its citizens to stay away from Lebanon on Saturday, citing security concerns in a country where fighting prompted by sectarian tens…
  - 2 days ago, 19 May 12, 3:13pm -

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