On July, 21, 2006 1:37 AM , Abdelqader
from United States said:

My comment is totally unrelated to this post, but I have no other way of contacting you. So... I just wanted to let you know that you have been quoted by the Economist magazine (although they did misspell your name). Check it:
http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_STJRJGS

On July, 21, 2006 1:43 AM , Batir
from Jordan said:

Thanks for the tip. It seems it is a subscription services so I will check the printed edition. I hope they did take anything out of context, The Economist is always a right-wing supportive capitalist media and I do not loke their political analysis, although the economic stories are brilliant.

Batir:

If you really believe the Arabs own Dubai/UAE and its wealth anymore, think again. This is now an economic region as close to a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) as a battleground gets. No one ownes Emiraets, and if anyone does, it certainly is not the Arabs.

On July, 21, 2006 1:02 PM , Nidal
from United Kingdom said:

Batir,
As much as I agree with sentiment, I am fairly sure in this case it is not based on fact.
The stadium was not built by Emirates Airlines, the name is part of a sponsorship deal with Arsenal. I am sure they are paying top dollar for it thou! But saying they spent £390 Million in building a stadium for Arsenal is misleading. If you are curious I believe the deal was £100 million for 15 years of the stadium name and 8 years shirt sponsorship ..