‘SATC 2’ Review: Marking the ‘Misogynistic, Borderline Racist’ End of an Era

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2010 The early word is out on the second "Sex and the City" movie, and according to at least one former-fan-turned-reviewer, the franchise has officially gone to Hades in a Birkin bag, taking what she believes was once a series with a warm heart beating under all those (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Britain Blocks Mossad Replacement Over Passport Theft

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2010 The United Kingdom will not allow an official representative of Israel's security services into the country, according to an Israeli report, until Israel promises, in writing, not to abuse British passports. Israel has so far refused, the report said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On the Fizzled Times Square Bombing Attempt

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2010 A smoking Nissan Pathfinder packed with explosive items set New York law enforcement officials on the trail of the alleged Times Square bomber on Saturday, and by Tuesday a self-described lone plotter by the name of Faisal Shahzad had emerged as the sole suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai Says No to ‘Sex’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2010 Maybe Dubai is onto something. Sarah Jessica Parker had hoped to give "Sex and the City 2" a different kind of cosmopolitan twist by setting the girlie gabfest in the Middle Eastern metropolis, but despite months of concerted effort the Arab emirate wasn't, as they say, having it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Britain Boots Israeli Diplomat Over Fake Passport Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2010 An Israeli diplomat is packing his bags and leaving the United Kingdom in the wake of the forged-passport scandal that allowed a group of assassins to carry out their hit on a top Hamas official in Dubai two months ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai Accuses Israel of Forging Passports

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2010 Dubai's Police Chief Dahi Khalfan had some fighting words for Israel on Tuesday, accusing the Israeli government of forging passports used by a hit squad of 27 suspects in the January murder of Hamas leader Mahmud al-Mabhuh, who Dubai police believe was killed by members of the Mossad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Implicated in Hamas Leader’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2010 With "99 percent, if not 100 percent" certainty, Dubai police believe that the death of a Hamas commander in Dubai last month came at the hands of a hit squad from Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talking With the Taliban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 News coming out of Afghanistan claims that a United Nations envoy has held secret talks in Dubai with Taliban leaders to discuss peace terms. If confirmed, the meeting would be the first ever between the U.N. and senior Taliban members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World’s Tallest Tower Opens in Dubai

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2010 It was going to be known as the Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower), but given Dubai's recent economic woes and given that its UAE neighbor, Abu Dhabi, came to the rescue with $10 billion last month, it's both a fitting tribute and a sign of the times that the world's tallest building is now called the Burj Khalifa in honor of Abu Dhabi's leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India May Hold the Whip Hand in Dubai Power Game

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 There are two basic truths about Dubai which, predictably, have not found their way into market speculation or newspaper analysis The first is that Dubai may soon find itself a satellite not of its Abu Dhabi capital but of India. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Markets Hit by Dubai’s Debt Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 Dubai's debt issues caused trouble in other parts of the world Friday. Stock markets from Europe to Asia to the U.S. registered the effects of the city-state's announcement that it would need to put off paying back $60 billion in debt incurred from investments, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Recipe for Disaster in the Middle East

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2009 Gas may be cheap again, but the bursting of the petro bubble has sent unemployment soaring to 40 percent among Middle Easterners 15 to 24 years old, stirring unrest. Dubai's airport parking lots are littered with abandoned cars as foreign nationals flee. Egypt, with half a million newly unemployed headed home from abroad, could see a repeat of last year's bloody economic riots. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )