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Hidden world beneath the Persian Gulf? Scientists say a lost freshwater oasis may have sheltered early humansNew research suggests the Persian Gulf was once a green landscape. Underground aquifers may have fed freshwater springs, creating a habitab...- From food, shopping and sightseeing to adventure, Abu Dhabi is a holistic holiday destinationAbu Dhabi tops the list for the ultimate getaway.
- View: Time for Pakistan to resolve its identity crisisTo stop further erosion of the much derided `two-nation’ theory, Pakistan has adopted a two-pronged policy. They projected themselves to be...
- Trucial States to crucial states: Why Modi has smelt great opportunity in UAE and Gulf countriesIn Dubai and Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, or even Oman for that matter and among other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, this made India a...
- Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria's desertListed as a UNESCO world heritage site, the "pearl of the desert" is a well-preserved oasis 210 kilometres northeast of Damascus.
- Dubai is recovering its old chutzpahGustasp & Jeroo Irani went to the mecca of shopping and glitz to discover that the city is recovering its old chutzpah and is planning even...
- Dubai downturn sends ripples throughout Arab worldEven before Dubai's financial crisis, the sheikdom's growing economic woes had begun rippling out across the Arab world, forcing workers ba...
- Dubai debt problems cast shadow over regionThe emirate's debt problems are tarnishing a place built on borrowed time and money, and threatening to spill into other Gulf Arab nations.
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