U.S. Sanctions Three Companies for Selling Oil Products to Iran

Washington on Thursday placed sanctions on three companies from China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates for selling refined oil products to Iran, AFP reported. The Treasury placed sanctions on ...

UAE Says Customers Responsible for Strait of Hormuz Security

The United Arab Emirates says ensuring free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is the responsibility of all major importers of oil. The position was laid out by ...

How to Waste Money, Persian Gulf Edition

by Daniel Pipes July 20, 2011 updated Aug 6, 2011 This weblog entry is dedicated to the oil rich who find creative new ways to burn through excess funds, listed ...

Palestinian Authority: Arab States Cut Off Our Cash

The General Accountant of the Palestinian Authority, Yusef Al-Zumar, said that the PA is having difficulty paying its employees because Arab states are not giving it the financial aid that ...

Second Westerner Claims Torture in Dubai

A United States citizen has alleged that police in Dubai tortured him, just one month after a British tourist died in prison in Dubai, apparently due to a severe beating. ...

Middle East Round Up: April 20

UAE to Iran: Butt Out! Iran should reconsider its policies in the region and respect the unity of Gulf countries, UAE foreign minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said ...

Gulf Arab Ministers Try to Buy Quiet With Aid Dollars

Foreign ministers from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council pledged $20 billion in financial aid in Bahrain and Oman on Thursday, the Associated Press reports. Growing protests in Bahrain and Oman ...

Dishonest Reporter Award 2010

Other than the collapse of peace talks, this year’s biggest Mideast story was understood in shorthand. The Flotilla. Basing its international legitimacy on unfounded claims of a humanitarian crisis, the ...

Explosives Headed to Chicago found in Dubai

WASHINGTON – A package containing explosive materials was intercepted in Dubai on its way from Yemen to a Chicago Jewish institution, and authorities in London were investigating a suspicious package ...

Hamas Confiscates Aid, Resells to Palestinians for Profit

A journalist who visited Gaza found that Hamas is confiscating humanitarian goods donated by the international community and forcing Gaza Arabs to pay for them. The journalist, Mitchell Prothero, wrote ...