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Bringing ‘banned’ street art to Dubai’s gleaming walls
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First published on CNN International on June 2, 2016. By Jon Jensen DUBAI – It boasts the Guinness world record for hosting the longest graffiti scroll in the world — but unlike other major metropolises, don’t expect to see much street art in Dubai. That’s because graffiti is illegal in the United Arab Emirates. Aside from…
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Bored of F1 and NASCAR? Try dune bashing, the UAE’s extreme motorsport
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CNN’s Jon Jensen reports on an unusual competition in one of the most remote places in the UAE.
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Who will win battle for the new Tunisia?
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When artist Nadia Jelassi exhibited work in Tunis last year, she hoped the piece would prove a talking point. But the reaction was much stronger than she bargained for.
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Father of Saudi athlete says daughter called names for competing in Games
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Saudi Arabia’s first female athlete called a ‘prostitute’ for competing in the Olympics, says the girl’s father.
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The ‘king of Arabian instruments’
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If you listen to Arabic music, chances are you will hear the historic sound of the oud guitar. But how long will it be around?
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Can jumping spiders kill in space? Student’s experiment set for orbit
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Can spiders hunt in zero gravity? CNN’s Inside the Middle East traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, to hear what one student thinks.
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Qatar’s first female Olympians on target to make history
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In the tiny state of Qatar, a 19-year-old rifle shooter looks to London to make history as one of her Gulf nation’s first female Olympians.
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Forget cappuccino, Dubai drinkers get a taste for camel-ccino
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For centuries, Bedouins relied on camels for transportation. Today, camel milk has become a big commercial opportunity.
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As polls close, Egypt closes in on democracy
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Confident Egyptians say election was drastic departure from the Mubarak era. But tensions linger.
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Egypt protests continue despite military concessions
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Street battles underscore abuse of authority by police forces in Egypt.