Tag / Dubai
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Shattering the Façade: The Burgeoning Oil Cities of the Middle East
To the casual onlooker, the new, exploding cities of the Middle East, such as Dubai, are 21st century marvels that defy the growth patterns of traditional Western cities. The sleek architecture coupled with the finest contemporary construction materials leave the impression that these new cities will eclipse New York and London as the financial hubs…
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"Gideon's Spies:" Funny Stories about Mossad
In terms of sheer creativity these past months have been pretty intense for Mossad. According to some Arab states, the renowned Israeli intelligence agency has been willing to honor its own myth by perpetrating what have to among be the most extravagant plots of the decade, if not the century. By seizing upon the case…
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Accountability Exists; It’s Just Top-Secret
Police in Dubai are just now starting to release information regarding an assassination that occurred nearly a month ago. On January 19, top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room with a number of electric shocks on his body, and blood on a pillow was indicative of suffocation. According to…