French spy escapes Dubai
August 11th, 2009
A French ex-spy escaped from Dubai recently in a rubber dinghy and a sailboat, while wearing an abaya (what Emirati women usually wear) over his diving gear. Read more…
UAE racial discrimination report
August 6th, 2009
The UAE is one of the countries being reported on at a United Nations (UN) racial discrimination session held in August 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more…
UAE Google word blocking again
May 12th, 2009
The head of the Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, is still keen to protect UAE residents from the harmful effects of typing something like “casino” into The Google (”gambling” is already blocked from search in the UAE). Read more…
UAE school book ban
April 18th, 2009
If I close my eyes, then you can’t see me. Nyah nyah nyah nyah. At least that’s how the blinkered policy of the UAE Ministry of Education in Abu Dhabi comes across with regard to school books and education in the UAE. Read more…
Google YouTube censorship UAE
April 15th, 2009
The press is reporting that the Google won’t be censoring search terms on YouTube in the UAE after all. Read more…
Block YouTube says Dubai police chief
March 9th, 2009
Apparently the Arabic press are saying that Lieutenant General Dhahi / Dahi Khalfan Tamim, the chief of Dubai Police, is calling for a block on YouTube because it contains indecent material that is bad for youth. Read more…