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Dubai government owes Japanese firms billions
Non-financial Japanese firms are owed $7.5 billion in uncollected bills from the Dubai government and its corporations as of the end of October, reported the AFP, citing the Nikkei business daily. The figure excludes bank loans. The Dubai government ...
To bail out Kuwaitis, or not?
In the past, the Kuwaiti government had no problems bailing out its debt-burdened citizens. But its recent reluctance to purchase customer loans has caused a parliamentary stir, bringing to surface a debate on what some have called “a waste of ...
Dubai to issue $1.93 billion sukuk
The Dubai Government will issue a $1.93 billion Islamic bond, or sukuk, almost $600 million less than initially reported, according to Zawya Dow Jones. Of the $1.93 billion sukuk, $1.25 billion will be dollar-denominated, and the remaining $681 milli...
Spying at $630 per minute
Around $630 a minute, amounting to $330 million per year will be spent on public surveillance in the UK, according to a report in The Daily Mail. Officials in the country will have access to details of every click made by every citizen on the interne...
Suspicious minds, Part II
Click here to read Part I. Lie society. Rana Sabbagh Gargour, former chief editor of The Jordan Times, is now an independent journalist and the founder of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), a regional network that supports indepe...
Suspicious minds, Part I
“Investigative journalists are like the dead rat that was brought to the party. No one likes us.” A colorful, throwaway quote from Seymour Hersh, the world’s most famous investigative journalist, speaking at this year’s Arab M...
