The UAE president has pardoned five activists on Monday (Nov 28) who were convicted a day earlier for insulting leaders of the UAE and who had been on hunger strike for two weeks, a relative of one of the five said, according to a Reuters report.
November 28, 2011 2:23
BP’s embattled chief exec Tony Hayward has come under fire for taking a day off to go and watch his yacht. A PR mistake? Maybe, but the truth is he’s damned either way.
June 20, 2010 1:38
Access to Al Jazeera channels for AED 299, says release.
June 1, 2010 2:35
The time-telling devices in the region have moved beyond style statements to pieces of art and of course, big business.
August 8, 2009 11:11
Expatriates are relocating from the UAE, and some are desperate to sell their belongings. Here are some of the things you can buy for cheap.
April 10, 2009 5:07