Today's 4...Expulsions, uncertainty, canines & bins

The BBC reported that the GCC have reached an agreement for Gulf states to expel Syrian ambassadors from their respective countries. Whilst predominantly a symbolic measure, hopefully it will add to increasing global pressure on Assad’s brutal regime.

Gulf News reported that the Emirate of Sharjah has adopted a blue and green bins imitative to help households in their recycling efforts. The UAE have come late to the recycling table but we have now seen a couple of recycling/sustainability stories emerge from the country. Is a trend beginning to emerge? 

Bloomberg quoted the risk management consultants, Maplecroft who have labelled Saudi Arabia as most risky of Emerging Economies. Maplecroft state that the future stability of the despotic kingdom is uncertain. I have to agree. The Saudi population will not tolerate forever the dictatorship under which they live. 

Emirates 24/7 commented that a recent attack on poodle by American Staffordshire Terrier has kicked stared a movement against “dangerous breeds” in Dubai. It seems the Hound of the Baskerviles has some middle east cousins...