New Addition to List of Interesting Blogs - Dubai Nights

Another addition to our list of interesting blogs.   Dubai Nights.

New Addition to List of Interesting Blogs - Felix Arabia

Felix Arabia by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi.

Hat Tip to David Roberts of The Gulf Blog.

Interesting Blog: The Race for Iran

The Race for Iran from Flynt and Hillary Leverett.

Some "outside the box" thinking on the issue.   Often the best sort of thinking.

Whether or not you agree I think you'll find your mind stretched.

Mastercard Does Burj Khalifah

There is an absolute gem of a post over at the Gulf Blog.  Not only priceless but brilliant.

If you haven't seen it, click here.

New Addition to Links - LSE / Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States

A new addition to the roll of Interesting Blogs and Other Links:    Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and Globalisation in the Gulf States.

This looks to be an excellent source of information on a variety of topics concerning the GCC.

And as Kristian Ulrichsen noted in a comment to my earlier post, they also offer seminars in London.  BTW in addition to co-ordinating academic content, he is also a post doctoral fellow who seems to specialize in GCC security matters.

Here's a link to their "Events" page.

And finally a tip of AA's virtual tarboush to the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences who is the "founder of this feast".

Middle East (UAE and GCC) Finance and Investment News

Another blog added to the links of Interesting Blogs and Other Links.

Link here.

The Emirates Economist

Now added to the list of Blogs and Other Interesting Sites.

By way of amendment, he notes that it's highly useful to provide a link when you recommend a site.

More Hysteria on Islamic Finance

In case you're not familiar with with the fine blog Aqoul, you should be.

An interesting article dissecting political hysteria regarding "Islamic finance".

A Favor

Please go here.

I think you'll find intelligent solid commentary.

If you agree then go here and vote for the

MEI Editor's Blog

http://mideasti.blogspot.com/

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MEIEditorsBlog

Two reasons:

1. First and most importantly that blog deserves a vote for its content.  Solid and insightful.
2. Second, whenever, he mentions my site, my hit numbers go way up.  I figure if he wins an award and then mentions Suq Al Mal my numbers will go up even further.  Afterall, this is  Suq Al Mal.  If you're looking for a qird hassan, you're at the wrong site.