Rumor has it that Dubai Airport is installing 50-70 ‘Sleep Boxes’. Sleep Boxes are small cubicle spaces that are available at public places like Airports, train stations etc where people can book the ‘box’ for set time period to catch some sleep. It offers a small resting space while you wait for that connection in [...]

Mahmoud al-Mabhouh the Hamas leader was recently assassinated in Dubai by the alleged 11 killers who were traveling on fake passports and had been tailing the victim all over Dubai. The assassination has become a media sensation not because of the way it was carried out but by the CCTV footage which captured the entire [...]

Check out these pics from ‘At The Top’ observation deck at Burj Khalifa [AKA Burj Dubai] the highest tower in the World. Currently the observation deck is closed due to maintenance till further notice. Tickets to the observation decks are  AED 100 [KD 8 / US$ 28]. You can jump the queue by paying AED [...]

Bahrain has issued new rules for on arrival issuance of visit/transit visas for expatriates from GCC countries.
According to the new set of regulations, visas will still be issued at entry points to expatriates holding senior positions, such as bankers, managers, doctors and engineers, and their families. Representatives of trade companies, families and employees working for [...]

This is EPIC in so many ways…its beautiful, its ingenious [better than giving material stuff], and its expensive. This is 1 million Saudi Riyal bouquet.
Look closely how the entire bouquet is made from crisp bills of 500, 100 and 50 Riyals.
Lets put this in perspective:
1 Million Saudi Riyal = US$ 266,667 [approx]
1 Million Saudi Riyal [...]

This has gottabe the fastest goal ever in the history of soccer. From kickoff at 00:01 to GOAAAAALLL at 00:02 !! Yep you heard it right in first 2 seconds of the game…watch the video. The game was between Al-hilal and Al-Soalah club in the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad cup. Al-hilal won the game at [...]

Ok this is I dont know..well take it straight camel Machboos…I have never seen this monstrosity of a feast. Judge yourself…
In case you are wondering here is the roasted camel recipe..
Stuffed Camel

1 whole camel, medium size
1 whole lamb, large size
20 whole chickens, medium size
60 eggs
12 kilos rice
2 kilos pine nuts
2 kilos almonds
1 kilo pistachio nuts
110 [...]

From CNN iReport [LINK]:

The Dubai Metro was officially opened at 09:09:09 on 9/9/9 by His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
This video was taken today, and shows the journey from Nakheel Harbor and Tower Station, to Rashidiya Station – currently the longest journey that can [...]

A friend sent in this video of the new robotic parking system installed at the newest property in Dubai Ibn Battuta Gate. The video is sped up so dont fret if you hear some funny sounds.
More info link [Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the PM and vice-president of UAE.
[We have no idea about the ownership of these pix or the name of the photographer]

Mazen Abdul-Jawad single handedly brought down LBC [Lebanese Broadcasting Group] TV to its knees in Saudi today. Saudi officials have closed down the TV station and its offices, after LBC aired an interview from Mazen Abdul-Jawad bragging about his sexcapades. Saudi officials have stated the reason for shutdown as ‘immoral practices’ and ‘lack of valid [...]

ChillNite.com is offering free downloads of the Ramadan calendar and Prayer timings for 2009-1430h.
The Ramadan calendar is dated from August 22nd – September 19, 2009.
These calendars are divided in various zones of cities/countries.

OPTIONAL: The calendars are in PDF format. [Download FREE Acrobat Reader]

Ramadan calendar and Prayer timings for 2009-1430h for Kuwait
MIRROR 2:[Low Quality download] | [...]

A reader send in this clip of Michael Jackson singing praise to Islam and Allah after he converted to Islam while he was a guest in Bahrain. Oh BTW the pic above is of MJ arriving in Bahrain dressed in hijab [traditional dress of moslem women] which caused quite a stir at that time.
Listen to [...]

It seems a latest series of updates from Etisalat UAE to BlackBerry subscriber devices is riddled with spyware. Reverse engineering on the updates found out that the spyware is snooping on the messages sent from the devices and storing them on Etisalat servers. This is serious issue and so far no one from Etisalat, BlackBerry [...]