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Forget burqinis! These women bared nearly all on a beach in Dubai today. Though the Islamic country has jailed tourists for sunbathing topless, dress codes for foreigners are loosening in some areas. Last year Paris Hilton assured us there were no legal ramifications for stepping out in a bikini while filming her reality show in Dubai. Maybe she was right? Read more
It's a good thing the ladies of Sex and the City 2 traveled to Abu Dhabi when they did. Officials in the United Arab Emirates — where Abu Dhabi is the capital — have Banned BlackBerrys from the country completely. Want to know why? Find out more, as well as what prompted the action after the break. Read more
Excuse me, I'm a girl. OK, I'm not just telling you that as an FYI. "Excuse me, I'm a girl" is actually the name of a new public campaign launched in the United Arab Emirates to crack down on lesbians. In the UAE, lesbians are considered "manly" women that harass "normal" women. In order to address this menace, the government will employ educational and psychological experts to teach women Read more
As you know, the effects of the credit crunch are being experienced worldwide. Even some of the world's wealthiest celebs are being hit hard. Celebrities like the Beckhams, Michael Jackson, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are losing $110,000 a week as the value of their luxury Dubai villas crashes. For the last few years, stars have been snatching up vacation properties in Dubai like kids at a Read more
If you were in the United Arab Emirates yesterday with a truckload of cash, you could have scored the most coveted vanity license plate. The plate doesn't read "2FAST4U" or "SPDRCR", it just says, "1". And the price? A cool, hard, $14 million. The plate was purchased by Saeed Khouri, a member of a wealthy Abu Dhabi family. He declined to say how many cars he owned or which one might carry the Read more
Tom Cruise spent today in the company of his Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol castmates at the Dubai International Film Festival. Tom and friends Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, and Anil Kapoor began their day with a press conference then they changed into formal wear for the United Arab Emirates premiere of the film. The desert of the UAE plays a prominent backdrop in the film as does the Burj Read more
Not to be confused with al-Qaeda's new women's magazine dubbed the Jihad Cosmo, this is the real deal. The publisher of British Cosmopolitan is launching a Middle Eastern edition next month in Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Nobody's expecting a warm welcome. Muslim countries view the magazine — an instantly recognizable symbol of sexual freedom Read more
