The Christmas tree in the lobby of the Emirates Palace hotel

Flashy Fir: Hotel Installs an $11M Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree in an Abu Dhabi luxury hotel is rocking more bling than Kate Middleton’s finger.

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Middle East Water Park Uses Global Warming as a Gimmick

Here’s your dose of irony for the day.

Three camel riders silhouetted against an evening sky.

Got Camel Milk?: UAE Product Might Be Headed to the U.S.

European Union health officials have given the United Arab Emirates the go ahead to start exporting camel’s milk. That’s right, camel.

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Foreigners, Beware: UAE’s Blackberry Crackdown Continues

The United Arab Emirates, in its efforts to prohibit Blackberry use within its borders announced today that a new set of anti-Blackberry rules will also affect foreign visitors traveling through the Middle Eastern country.