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  Lebanese, but not Lebanese»

Nationality is conferred on children by their fathers, not their mothers, an inequality that is meeting with increasing resistance in Beirut.

March 11, 2010

Through the looking glass»
The first in a series of new books by former detainees lifts the veil on the secretive and often bizarre world of the Iranian Intelligence Services.

February 21, 2010

Firearms, and another Friday night in Cairo»
Egyptians are confronting a violent crime wave with a decidedly American approach: buying guns and taking the law into their own hands.

February 19, 2010

First ‘settlers’, now holidaymakers»
Jewish settlers on the West Bank have started using a new tactic in order to win funding and gain legitimacy with secular Israelis over their occupation: tourism.

February 10, 2010

Do Emiratis face ‘extinction’?»
A decrease in fertility rates combined with an imbalanced demographic could lead to UAE nationals – already a minority in their own country – disappearing altogether, warn experts.

February 4, 2010


Sharp turn on J Street»
American Jews have created a liberal lobby group to campaign for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, reports Trends magazine.

February 1, 2010


Abuse, torture, rape – and exile»
Critics of the Iranian regime are enduring torture and enforced exile. Trends magazine examines how even old family ties and privilege offer no protection.

January 20, 2010


Who’ll be hung out to dry?»
Saudi detains 40 people in connection with the flood in Jeddah in November, reports Arab News.

December 28, 2009

Saudi in an uproar»
Jeddah is in ruins after only four hours of rain, and Saudis face further strife if the city’s sewage lake breaks the dam. A sewage lake?

December 1, 2009

One card to rule them all»
In an effort to reduce the bureaucratic heartache, the UAE’s Ministry of Interior will merge labor cards, residency permits and the national ID into one card starting from July 2010.

October 13, 2009

GCC ranks high on Human Development Report»
According to a recent report released by the UN, the Gulf States are doing well in terms of human development, but not too well when it comes to gender equality.

October 7, 2009

Divorce during the financial crisis: up or down?»
While Dubai sees an increase in the number of couples breaking up because of the crisis, couples in other countries are being forced to live together.

October 1, 2009

Maid for Ramadan»
Increased demand for housekeepers in Saudi Arabia ahead of the holy month is encouraging maids to demand higher pay and better working conditions, reports Arab News.

August 19, 2009

To be a citizen»
Expatriates who've been granted Saudi citizenship speak of the pros and cons of being 'counterfeit' nationals, reports Arab News.

July 30, 2009

Saudi Casanova strikes back»
Mazen Abdul Jawad, who was charged with publicizing vice and confessing to having sexual relations outside marriage on LBC's "Red Line", is doing some damage control.

July 27, 2009

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