Cassie Biggs Archive
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Feb 14, 2011
'Egyptian women are strong. We control our households and we control our lives. We are not bound by these headscarves. We have suffered the taste of teargas, but we are not afraid.' Read Article Women make their power felt in Egypt's revolution
Feb 09, 2011
Businesses have reopened and the new de facto ruler of Suez city, the Egyptian military, now maintains a firm presence, but what will become of Suez¿s hard-fought battle for freedom is still anyone¿s guess. Read Article Suez is back to work, but the future feels very uncertain
Mar 27, 2010
Pensioners jailed for torturing financial adviser, jewellers told to pay back borrowed gold and India turns chilli into a weapon. Cassie Biggs reviews the week Read Article The week bad guys felt the heat
Mar 20, 2010
Red shirts staged a 'million-man march' in Bangkok, 800 triathletes descended on Abu Dhabi, and David Beckham's World Cup hopes were shattered. Read Article Blood, sweat, tears and saddle sore
Mar 06, 2010
A strong earthquake rocked Chile, killing at least 800 people and triggering a possibility of a tsunami while storms battered the UAE causing flooding and hardships. Read Article When nature plays rough
Feb 27, 2010
The British premier is accused of bullying his staff, shocking child soldier statistics emerge from Yemen, and a Royal Family member joins Abu Dhabi's finest. Read Article Forces good and bad
Feb 13, 2010
New photographs taken from a police helicopter emerged of the 9/11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center, a series of avalanches killed more than 170 people in Afghanistan and Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to killing the pop star. Read Article New view of 9/11
Feb 06, 2010
Iran's successful launch of a rocket, with passengers that included a rat, had the West anxious, Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, and two cubs were born to rare striped hyenas on Sir Beni Yas Island. Read Article Space rat and groundhog
Feb 05, 2010
Iran's successful launch of a rocket, with passengers that included a rat, had the West anxious, Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, and two cubs were born to rare striped hyenas on Sir Beni Yas Island. Read Article Space rat and groundhog
Jan 23, 2010
A Frenchman declared his intention to climb the face of Burj Khalifa with his bare hands, Abu Dhabi announced it will bring electric buses to Sir Bani Yas Island, and Egyptian archaeologists discovered a temple believed to have been dedicated to a feline goddess. Read Article Abu Dhabi cleans up
