A sombre tone set and New Year’s Eve cancelled in Dubai
In response to the recent, dramatic escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza (read this excellent on-the-ground account by Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi Abou Alouf reporting for the LA Times), Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed has ordered that New Year’s Eve celebrations be cancelled in Dubai in solidarity with the Palestinians (read about it here on … Read more about A sombre tone set and New Year’s Eve cancelled in Dubai