Having covered the Middle East my entire adult life, I’m seeing some trends emerging there that I’ve never seen before. One is from the streets of Beirut to the streets of Baghdad to streets all across Iran, Middle Easterners are demanding to be treated as citizens with rights, and not just members of a sect […]
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In M340i spec, the seventh-gen BMW 3-Series is a very quick premium sports sedan. It also costs a pretty penny, which is why buyers might feel the need to opt for a more exclusive spec, so that their 3er doesn’t appear in any way common. This particular car, on display at the automaker’s Abu Dhabi […]
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On Halloween, as two female WWE wrestlers battled inside a roaring King Fahd International Stadium, Najla Ibrahim stood with a hand on her heart and another in the air, capturing the moment with her smartphone. For years, the nurse from Riyadh followed wrestling from afar and yearned for the day when […]
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Just how big of a Formula 1 fan are you? Because if there’s no limit to your admiration for the sport and your pockets are properly deep, then feast your eyes on this 1:32 scale F1 slot car race track. It was initially commissioned by Formula One and built by Slot Mods. Last year, it […]
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From the Porsche 918 to the Lamborghini Aventador and Bugatti Veyron, the Dubai police department has some of the most impressive patrol cars on the planet. The lineup is about to get bigger, as they just announced that the Tesla Cybertruck will be ready to serve and protect the streets of the city located in […]
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By Simon Watkins, a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. Originally published at OilPrice From the moment that the U.S. re-imposed sanctions in earnest on Iran late last year, Pakistan has been looking at ways to resuscitate a deal that had been agreed in principle before the U.S. unilaterally withdrew […]
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Eager to make a splash at the global launch of the production-spec Aspark Owl in Dubai, the Japanese company recruited the help of a rather famous robot to aid in the car’s unveiling. Titan the Robot made its public debut way back in 2004 at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK and in the 15 […]
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Over the last several weeks, each impeachment inquiry witness put the Trump presidency in greater peril. But it was Thursday’s testimony from Fiona Hill that underscored the full breadth of the damage Russia has already done to the United States: “Our nation is being torn apart; truth is questioned; our highly professional expert career Foreign […]
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Feel like bidding on a one of a kind classic? Try this 1957 Chevrolet 150 two-door hardtop on for size. It was dubbed ‘Imagine’ by its builders, who brought it to last year’s SEMA Show where it won multiple awards. Apart from its styling, the best part is, of course, the drivetrain. The car comes […]
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Plans to revive the Jeep Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer nameplate are still on track, but it may take a while before FCA releases a modern-day successor to the SUV. Until then, there are plenty of classic Wagoneers in the classifieds, and some of them pack a lot of muscle. Take this 1989 Grand Wagoneer, for example, which […]
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When the Dino 308 GT4 came out in 1973, it marked a radical departure from the previous model as it adopted much more modern styling. Designed by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini, the wedge-shaped 308 GT4 was also Maranello’s first mid-engine 2+2 coupe. At first, it was sold under the Dino brand but from 1976 it earned […]
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In this week’s Mideast news, the Iranian regime has reportedly killed more than 100 of its own people as it attempts to suppress another wave of nationwide demonstrations. The Islamic State is taking advantage of Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria to regroup. Governments in Lebanon and Iraq remain paralyzed by popular discontent. And Israel has […]
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Boycotting Israel is a failure, and has only helped that country while damaging Arab nations that have long shunned the Jewish state, according to a small new group of liberal-minded Arab thinkers from across the Middle East who are pushing to engage with Israel on the theory that it would aid their societies and further […]
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The Mazda3 has been declared the 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year. The compact model was voted by a panel of female jurors from 30 different countries, including two from the UK, who weighed in different factors such as aesthetic appearance, practicality, safety, environmental footprint and value for money. The big winner was announced […]
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By William D. Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. Originally published at TomDispatch It’s no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How […]
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GMC has two interesting accessory concept vehicles on display at the 2019 Dubai Motor Show that could become available in the near future. One thing is certain, though: both have been created with the Middle East customer in mind. The first one is a GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 featuring an additional trailer that turns the […]
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More from our inbox: ImageContaminated waste water flowing from the Lee Mountain mine near Rimini, Mont., into a retention pond last year.Credit…Matthew Brown/Associated Press To the Editor: Re “E.P.A. Plans Limit on Evidence Used for Health Rules” (front page, Nov. 12): I spent much of Friday studying a literature review on the effects of fine […]
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The BMW X3 is at its best in M Competition spec, meaning that its 3.0-liter twin turbocharged six-cylinder engine makes 503 HP (510 PS) instead of the regular X3 M’s 473 HP (479 PS). This particular one, on display at the automaker’s Abu Dhabi dealership, is wearing a Donington Grey suit that works well alongside […]
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By John Broich, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University. Originally published at The Conversation Since U.S. troops left their region, roughly 180,000 Kurds of northeastern Syria have been displaced, and over 200 have been killed. Those Kurds, soldiers who’d battled the Islamic State and families, had hoped to secure a future Kurdistan state in areas […]
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WASHINGTON — Tyler Wade was awarded the Purple Heart while serving in Afghanistan, and says he is “proud of everything” he did during his service. He also believes the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were a mistake, as do a growing number of veterans — from retired generals to those who served across the enlisted […]
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Lambert here: Hard to imagine buying an enormous store selling hard goods without taking a physical inventory, it is true. Over-simplified? By Kurt Cobb, a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Resilience, Le Monde Diplomatique, TalkMarkets, Investing.com, Business Insider […]
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Lebanon’s prime minister presented his resignation on Tuesday, bowing to demands by protestors who have paralyzed the country for 13 straight days. “I’ve been trying to find a way out and to listen to the people’s voices, and protect the country from security and economic perils,” Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in a televised speech. […]
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WASHINGTON — The death of the Islamic State’s leader in a daring nighttime raid vindicated the value of three traditional American strengths: robust alliances, faith in intelligence agencies and the projection of military power around the world. But President Trump has regularly derided the first two. And even as he claimed a significant national security […]
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