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Frederik Richter, writing for The Arabist, notes that property worth up to $250million has been snatched up by foreigners over the past three years in Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt - but nobody is really sure on which legal basis that has happened.

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Transplanted to Palestine is an American married to a Palestinian in Ramallah, and she describes various Palestinian weddings she has attended - including her own.

Hasan Hujairi writes eloquently about the fears and dreams of an amateur musician/writer in Bahrain.

Natasha Burge has just moved: “The dogs are SO happy with their daily two hour walks on the miles and miles of hiking trails here, through grassy fields surrounded by trees and flowers.” Where is she? Saudi Arabia!