I love reading Dubai's Gulf News when they talk about abandoned cars. The story is never about Dubai, you see, it's always about Abu Dhabi - even though Dubai was hit harder by the recession than Abu Dhabi was. It's almost as if Dubai cracks down on journalists more ...

Look, here's another article: "Abandoned cars waste parking space".

I like how it's not "how sad, I wonder where all the people went" and it's more "those cars are taking up parking spots that I need."

So Dubai.

Er, I mean, Abu Dhabi.

Labels: abandoned cars, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Gulf News

Hmm, so does this mean they'll rename the "Burj Khalifa" back to the "Burj Dubai"?

"Abu Dhabi's Dubai Aid Shrinks to $5 Bln".

Labels: Abu Dhabi, Burj Khalifa, Dubai

... no, this has nothing to do with the Burj Dubai Khalifa, they paid good money to rename that building. This is actually about Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan - brother of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi. And littl brother just got away with torture!

I swear I linked to the video here before, but I can't seem to find it, so here's a link (warning, it is messed up - you probably do not want to watch it. Seriousy. Don't watch it, just read a description - it'll astound you).

Anyway, yeah, he got off scot free, but the dudes who shot the video? Jail time (in absentia) and a fine.

The whole saga: "Sheik Acquitted in Abu Dhabi Torture Case".

Labels: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, literally salt on wounds, torture, torture with electric cattle prods, torture with lighter fluid and testicles, torture with Mercedes SUV, torture with planks wth nails