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What would the reaction be if British-owned newspaper reviewed an Arabic restaurant, and used the term “Arab trash” to describe local diners? Find out from Secret Dubai.

Moryarti explains why Road Toll is the solution for horrible roads traffic between Dubai and Sharjah. “If you live in Sharjah, you pay less rent, but in return you get stuck in traffic for at least 3 hours more every day. But with Road Tolls, main roads will clear out big time because the ones who can’t afford them will chose other alternative roads. If you can afford to pay Tolls, don’t even think of taking alternative roads. As a matter of fact, if you pay Road Tolls twice a day, 7days a week for a whole year, the difference you will be paying will not even be a fraction of the extra cost you will have to bare if you decide to move back to Dubai…”

Sound interesting!

Dubai’s spice market (suq) is being Disneyfied, says Secret Dubai Diary.
He has come to the conclusion after hearing from one of the stall keepers that the traditional bazaar will have a roof!

The Arabs are as usual busy this week debating anything and everything, from plagiarism to the arrest of bloggers, and from banning public meetings to embarrising George Bush Senior at a conference held in the UAE.

Ahmed from Egypt had always wanted to become a journalist. But because not all dreams come true, he had to settle for writing online when he stumbled upon the enchanting world of blogging. His love affair for the Press, however, was cut short, after discovering that an Egyptian newspaper was lifting articles from his blog (needless to say without his permission) and posting them as letters to the editor, under different names.

In support of Ahmed, Masri, is concerned about pressures put on bloggers by both the State and others who think it is fine to ’steal’ articles from blogs.

The Moroccans too have their issues with blogs as Hjiouij points out.

Let the fireworks begin!!

From threats to blogs and bloggers, we move on to the banning conferences and public gatherings in Amman, Jordan where Batir Wardam is not pleased that the Jordanian authorities have banned a conference being held on the sidelines of one of the activities held as part of the Forum for the Future ,which is being hosted by his country.

And last but not least, Omar Al Azbi from Jordan tells us about how George Bush Senior was bombarded with questions during a conference held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Lebanese Mark who lives and works in Kuwait had to fly into Dubai for urgent business. Although he didn’t like his hotel, traffic and the fact that an exhibition he wanted to visit was closed by the time he had finished his work, he found items he really wanted but could not buy and liked at the Dubai Duty Free outlets!

In the United Arab Emirates, police first arrest men accused of sexual harrassment and then start questioning them, writes Lou Lou in her blog Renderings of Me.
There is zero tolerance for any type of sexual harrassment in UAE which is something that deserves respect, she adds.