The UAE online entertainment sensation The Flex returns to our computer screens this week. We speak to the host and producer Sandice Holland about what season two holds Read Article The Flex online music show returns
Despite Alama’s efforts to keep the peace, the fiery Ahlam had not forgotten the argument that caused her to storm off the set the week prior, and proceeded to completely ignore him. Read Article Expect more sparks to fly on Arab Idol on Friday
Mohamed and Peyman Al Awadhi, the Emirati brothers behind the Wild Peeta chain of shawarma restaurants, have come up with a new TV show that broadcasts on Dubai One and introduces the concept of ‘social travel’. Read Article Travel without boundaries on the Peeta Planet TV show
With the hugely successful Saudi comedy web show La Yekthar returning for a second series, one of its most recognisable faces, Fahad Albutairi, talks about the series, its growing reach and hanging out with royalty. Read Article Fahad Albutairi, the Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia, is back
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
