Dubai’s ruler writes poetry, rides horses across the desert in long-distance endurance races and hobnobs with royals like the Queen of England. Mixing...

There are degenerates in every religion, but from those who purport to be pious and holy it is even more reprehensible. They walk around criticizing others for their...

When our Ministers even Finance Minister claimed that financial meltdown in Dubai would not affect Indian Workers working there they were certainly way off the mark....

In a not entirely unexpected move, Dubai has for all intents and purposes temporarily defaulted on billions in debt. The city-state has told its creditors to be...

Should I call it a miracle turned mirage? Till 2 years back Dubai was the most happening place in the world – a close competitor to New York, London and Singapore....

Investors sold banking stocks across Europe and Asia and jacked up the price of insuring against Dubai defaults, a day after the government said it would take charge of...

In Middle East North Africa (MENA) and Frontier Conference shows the determination and vision of the His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Really he has...

The seeming decline of Dubai requires several “lessons learned” report for future aspiring city-states: Money does not grow on trees. Simple, yes, and...

Dubai rose so quickly not on shrew calculations, but on simple dreams to house among the most extravagant projects: man-made islands, tallest building, seven-star...

Mention the word “democracy” in Dubai and watch the reaction. Quizzical looks from locals who enjoy cradle-to-grave healthcare and an enviable system of free...

Despite the economic gloomy after years of spectacular growth, Dubai’s ruling Maktoum family did not disappoint in unveiling the city’s new metro in...

I am not the type to ever take interest in what socialite Paris Hilton has to say, but when it comes to the Middle East my ears are always open. The Hilton hotel...

Even though Dubai’s rule Emir Maktoum has previously stated that the worst if over for the emirate, analysts are predicting that Dubai’s real estate market...

It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers. These workers, mostly...

Gone are the days of seemingly endless boom in Dubai as credit has dried up. Today, Dubai sits on $50 billion of debt, had to seek a $10 billion loan from the far...

Yesterday I titled a post “Is Dubai Becoming The Next Saudi Arabia?” The post concerned the soon-to-be legally enforced code of conduct in Duabi whose...

After the now famous case of the deported British couple after they had sex on a public beach, Dubai has officially issued a code of conduct for its 1 million, more or...

The United Arab Emirates denied entrance to Israeli representative Sarah Younger for the International Chamber of Commerce’s Banking Commission hosted in Dubai....

Intimidate critics of Israel that is, not anyone on the court. Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was recently denied permission to land in Dubai and compete in the...

I will not hide my joy to see the previously-exalted “Dubai model” unravel in Arab eyes as nothing more than a mirage. Many Arabs, seeing the astronomical...