Internet in Dubai
Dubai is well served by high speed broadband connections, although there is regulation of internet content meaning that Israeli sites, adult sites, dating sites and some social networking sites are not directly accessible. Some people use proxy servers to get around this, but beware this is illegal and getting caught doing so could result in [...]
Israeli tennis player banned from Dubai Tennis Championships
Just when Dubai didn’t need it, along comes more bad publicity. This time in the shape of the controversial decision to deny Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer a visa to play in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. It was always coming, of course, and no doubt the recent troubles in Gaza made it all the [...]
Sheik Mohammed cancels New Year in Dubai
In contrast to the lavish celebrations welcoming 2008, the start of 2009 will be greeted by silence in Dubai. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the cancellation of all New Year’s celebrations in the emirate due to the violence in Gaza. 2009 will be noted with “a sombre tone as a token of [...]