In this edition: thousands of Shiite Lebanese are expelled from the UAE for refusing to rat on their compatriotes; civilians get caught in the crossfire in Yemen's civil war; students at a Cairo university are divided over a proposed niqab ban.
Just as Dubai begins to feel the pinch of the economic crisis, the emirate inaugurated a new luxury five star hotel built on an artificial island, with a star-studded "party of the decade", costing a whopping 20 million dollars.
The oil-rich emirate Abu Dhabi, which has been pumping billions in large real estate, tourist and cultural project, announced it would be investing a billion dollars in film productions in cooperation with Hollywood studios.
