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The UAE's Silenced Spring

Samer Muscati | Posted 07.23.2011

Samer Muscati

Leading international institutions with major stakes in the United Arab Emirates have looked the other way as the government widened its crackdown on civil society.

Much Ado About BlackBerry?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Magda Abu-Fadil

While countless Blackberry users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are distraught about an expected October ban on applications supporting emails, messaging and Internet browsing, others in the Arab region are already considering Plan B.

Focus: Should it be on Copenhagen or Calera?

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Alexia Parks

Today's most interesting Climate Change conversation may not be taking place in policy discussions in Copenhagen, but at the Power-Gen International conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.