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Feb 25, 2010
Aquarium Leaking in Dubai

The world’s largest shopping mall (based on total area) is the Dubai Mall at the base of the Burj Dubai, er, Burj Khalifa. Inside the mall is the Dubai …

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Feb 23, 2010
Dubai, the Smugglers’ Sieve

Article about Dubai and it’s porous border with cross-gulf neighbor Iran: “Dubai Helps Iran Evade Sanctions as Smugglers Ignore U.S. Laws.”
Money quote from a member of Dubai’s Iranian Business Council …

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Feb 22, 2010
Even More Dubai Assassination Details

The assassination of Mahmoud al Madbouh is still captivating me. Doesn’t it seem like wacky Cold War shit – but twenty-five years too late? At the very least …

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Feb 17, 2010
More Dubai Assassination Details

More info about the assassination of Mahmoud al Madbouh from last month (see Dubai Assassination).
Apparently they’ve found info about some of the assassins: “Dubai killers stole identities of UK citizens“.
The …

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Feb 15, 2010
Israeli Tennis in Dubai

Remember last year when Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer wasn’t allowed into the UAE to play in the Dubai Tennis Championships because, well, she was Israeli (see Shahar Peer and …

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Feb 15, 2010
Dubai Sells Stake in Merlin

Recently we’ve talked about LEGOLAND owner Merlin Entertainments Group and how thy’re partially owned by Dubai International Capital (see Cypress Gardens and LEGO, Merlin, and Dubai).
Well now it turns out …

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