Norwegian Woman Who Reported Rape ‘Pardoned’ by Dubai Ruler

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 A Norwegian woman who was sentenced to prison in Dubai after she reported to police that she had been raped while on a business trip there this spring has been freed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Regulating Internet

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Obama: ‘Two Suspicious Packages’ Caught En Route to U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2010 On Friday, President Obama announced that he'd been told Thursday night about two suspicious packages heading to the U.S. from Yemen that turned out to contain explosives and represented a terrorist threat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘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 )