Nabeel Rajab, a veteran human rights activist, tells al-Araby al-Jadeed his suitcase is packed as he waits to be taken into custody, but says he knows of no reason why he is wanted.
Feature: The blaze that consumed Dubai's 79-storey Torch tower is the latest in a series of fires that draw attention to the lax enforcement of building codes in the Emirates.
Analysis: A façade of unity should not delude observers into thinking that all is well with Saudi Arabia's succession. Much will depend on the moves executed over the next weeks and months behind the closed doors of the Saud family.
While King Abdullah's hand-picked successor will work to ensure stability, threats both domestic and foreign pose concerns for the future of the kingdom.
The New Arab interviewed Nabeel Rajab moments after he had learned of his conviction and sentencing for writing a tweet that was 'critical' of the Bahraini army and security services.
A deal that will see the establishment in Bahrain of the first permanent UK military base in the Gulf since 1971 may be a coup for the British government. But it is also short-sighted: extremism feeds on oppression.
The government will hope the election reinforces their narrative that Bahrain is moving forward. But the vote is only likely to reinforce a political stalemate that has damaged the country’s economy, exacerbated sectarian strife and tarnished its international image.
The UAE publishes a list of terrorist organisations that seems to be not only an assault on the Muslim Brotherhood but a warning shot across Qatar’s bow.
