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Rights groups urge UAE to end activists' trial
Amnesty International, the Arabic Network For Human Rights Information, Front Line Defenders and Human Rights Watch called on the UAE authorities to abandon the trial and release the men immediately. "The UAE government is using defamation as a pretext |
NY Times: Egypt TV multiplies in wake of revolution
This could be bringing in many stations that have set up shop in more-expensive studios in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. According to the Times, about 90 percent of Egyptians have a television, and more than 70 have satellite television in their |
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Abu Dhabi Media to cut 100 jobs in broadcast - paper ADM owns several television channels as well as Arabic and English language papers, including the National. "The strategic review of other divisions in the company will continue and the process is expected to lead to similar changes in these divisions |
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Lebanon's Arabic press digest - July 13, 2011 Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared coherent Tuesday in the interview [with the local television channel MTV]. He did not stutter as people were used to, and he gave his interviewer quick answers. Two reasons helped him: First, the papers in his |
DUBAI - Four watchdogs for human rights together called the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to drop all charges against five activists on trial for "insulting" government officials, after they called for democratic reform.
The five, including a blogger and speaker, is due back in court Monday on charges that also include the initiative, carry out acts that constitute a threat to state security, undermines public order and s oppose the system of government.
Amnesty International, the Arab Network for Information on Human Rights, Front Line Defenders and Human Rights Watch called on the UAE authorities to abandon the trial and release the men immediately.
By Bridget of Arabia
Well, the Bridgetcation came to an end on Thursday. It was lovely while it lasted, and I admit that when I walked in the door and gave hugs to my family, tears came to my eyes.
Now I’m left with memories of 48 hours of solitude to draw on anytime I’m feeling overwhelmed. I also have memories of the quirks of a “five-star” hotel in the Middle East. I’m telling you, these things are gems. I mean, there are places like the Mövenpick in Doha, Qatar that actually earn their five-star status. But mixed in there in the same star rating are places like the Cham Palace in Lattakia ($54/night for a room on the Mediterranean Sea, no joke) and the Radisson Blu in Sharjah, where I was staying. The price was great. The hotel…not so much. It was the little things, like how the bathroom faucets leaked, and some of the electrical outlets didn’t work, and there was an oil rig RIGHT next to the hotel obscuring the view of the Gulf, but it didn’t matter because you could hardly see out the windows because they were so dusty, and the TV remote didn’t work from a reclining position on the bed, so anytime you needed to change the channel or adjust the volume, you had to creep up and perch right on the edge of the mattress to press the button.
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