Editor's Choice

June 10, 2013

According to the United Nations, most cases of female genital mutilation take place in Africa and the Middle East. (Getty image for illustrative purposes only).
06:00 GMT
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is condemned worldwide but caused the death of a 13-year-old Egyptian girl on Thursday.
No matter if you call it shisha, hooka or argila, it will still make your health go up in smoke. (Getty photo).
05:00 GMT
Although shisha is considered to be a symbol or the Arab culture it remains more toxic than cigarettes.
Analyzing the underlying reasons for divorce might be a way to limit the phenomenon in Oman. (File photo for illustrative purposes only).
05:00 GMT
An investigation is under way to understand the underlying causes of divorces in Oman.

June 9, 2013

Art or vandalism? Dubai children taught from youngest age not to use graffiti. (Getty image for illustrative purposes only).
06:00 GMT
The municipality of Dubai organizes an awareness campaign to prevent children from using graffiti as a mode of expression.
Baby steps. More Saudi women should be allowed to work to boost the economy. (Getty images).
05:00 GMT
Putting Saudi women on the labor market could help boost the Saudi economy according to experts.
Taghreedat volunteers will soon make it possible for visually impaired Arabs to stay updated on Twitter. (Photo courtesy of Twitter).
05:00 GMT
Taghreedat projects offer assistive technology to facilitate Twitter access to the visually impaired and promote Arabic worldwide.

June 8, 2013

The winner takes it all! Online gaming hot in Jordan. (Getty images)
09:33 GMT
Gambling has become common in Jordan as social media platforms offer a wide choice of online games.
Old bricks and metal cranes, the battle has begun in Beirut. (Getty images)
07:08 GMT
New highway plans would ease-up traffic at the expense of many old traditional houses, raising concerns among Beirut residents.
Beware of the killer watermelon! (Photo courtesy of iCarli blog).
05:00 GMT
Emirati food authorities have denied rumors alledging that HIV was injected in imported watermelons.

June 7, 2013

A Cairo fitness club has turned out to be a brothel. Image for illustrative purposes only. (Getty)
07:00 GMT
An unlicensed health club in Cairo has been shut down by the authorities after it was discovered it was actually just a front for a prositution business.
Despite a penchant for applying lippy in the car, it seems that in the UAE, women are better drivers than men. (Photo for illustrative purposes only).
05:00 GMT
In spite of a female driver's record high Dh200,000 in fines and 250 traffic offenses, women fare better than men on Emirati roads.

June 6, 2013

Burqlar! Careful, she might not be as much into you....as into your pockets.
09:48 GMT
An Abu Dhabi resident was appalled after a sudden display of affection by a fully-covered woman turned out to be a strategy to get to his wallet.
OxAlien, who is claiming responbility for hacking Virgin Radio Dubai, said he did it because the United Arab Emirates "are ashamed to see dancers, singers and bling-bling whores coming here."
06:48 GMT
Online hacker "OxAlien" claims he hacked Virgin Radio Dubai because the station sponsors concerts featuring westerns who are not in line with the culture in the United Arab Emirates, he said.

June 5, 2013

Visitors to some news websites in Jordan are greeted with the message "The requested URL is banned at the request of the telecommunication regulatory commission."
12:33 GMT
A total of 9 news websites were unblocked on Wednesday, after they rectified their licensing status within the Kingdom. The vast majority of the censored websites remain blocked
A woman was recently conned out of Dh430,000 by a man in Dubai recently. Now, prosecutes are warning all women of such schemes.
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A woman was recently conned out of Dh430,000 by a man in Dubai recently. Now, prosecutes are warning all women of such schemes.