Bombay, 19
Bond, James, 93
Borealis, 108
Borouge, see Abu Dhabi Polymers Company
Bosnia, 86
Brazil, 75, 256
Britain (contemporary power), 92–94, 99–102, 105, 127, 150, 165, 167, 184–185
British East India Company, 19–20
British Empire, 17–26, 28, 31–33, 37–38, 40–41, 43, 68–69, 72, 99, 139, 183, 229, 243
British Petroleum, 41, 244
British Society for Middle East Studies, 100
Bughnah, Feras, 272
Bulgaria, 88
Buraimi, 180–181
Burgan oilfield, 114
Burj Al-Arab, 46
Burj Dubai, 47
Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), 47, 122, 124, 185
Burns, William, 90
Bushire, 243
Cairo, 3, 206, 212, 228
Caltex, 40
Cambridge University, 100–101
Camel racing, 71
Camp Al-Jabar, 164
Camp Mirage, 166
Camp Ali Salem, 164
Camp Patriot, 164
Campagnie Française des Petroles, 41–42
Canada, 63, 75, 102, 150, 166, 186, 195
Capitalism, 6–8
Carlton Tower hotel, 92
Carnegie Mellon University, 104
Central Bank of the Gulf Co-operation Council, 180
Central Bank of Lebanon, 82
Central Bank of Oman, 38
Central Bank of Qatar, 91
Central Intelligence Agency, of the United States, 164–165, 194
Central Mining and Investment, 41
Central System for Resolving Illegal Residents’ Status, see Bidoon Committee
Chad, 89
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of Qatar, 34
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of Riyadh, 130
Chateau Fontainebleau, 96
Chelsea Barracks, 91
Cheney, Dick, 90
Chery Automobile, 108
Children’s National Medical Center, in Washington DC, 94
China Islam Association, 109
China National Petroleum Corporation, 107
China, People’s Republic of, 3, 43, 79, 85, 104–109, 150, 167
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, see Sinopec
China Plan, 107
Christianity, 75, 82, 95, 103
Christmas, 25, 158–159, 161
Chrysler Building, 92
Churches, 75, 82
Civil society, 7, 192, 201, 210, 220–223
College of William and Mary, 103
Colombia, 23
Commonwealth Games, 92
Communism, 3
Consultative Council, of Oman, 38–39, 211
Consultative Council, of Saudi Arabia, 27, 188
Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, see Gulf Co-Operation Council
Cornell University, 53, 102–103
Cosmo Oil Company, 106
Council of Ministers, of Oman, 38
Council of Ministers, of Qatar, 33
Council of Ministers, of the United Arab Emirates, 35, 246
Council of Ministers, of Saudi Arabia, 26
Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 119–120
Council of Senior Religious Scholars, of Saudi Arabia, 26, 28, 213–215
Coups, 13, 27, 31, 38, 111, 124, 135, 145, 156, 182–184, 186, 188, 217, 231, 233, 235, 260, 266
Credit Suisse, 178
Crescent Petroleum, 174
Cuba, 3
Curzon, Lord George, 243
CyberTrust, 149
Dammam, 40
Darfur, 89
Darwish, Abdulsalam, 271
Al-Deraiwish, Hosam, 272
Desert Storm, Operation, 28
Dhafrah, airbase, 165–166
Al-Dhaheri, Hadef Jawan, 246
Dhahran, 40
Dhofar, 3–4, 38, 211
Dhofar Liberation Front, 3, 193
Dibba, 22, 25
Djibouti, 89
Doha, 20, 88–89, 133, 146, 153, 178, 226, 228, 237, 245, 251, 253
Doha Agreement, 88
Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 153, 228, 262
Doha Debates, 146, 237
Doha Summer Festival, 133
Dolphin pipeline, 114
Doosan, 263
Dow Chemicals, 45
Drones, 165, 168
Drugs, 121, 149, 162, 246
Dubai Air Show, 168
Dubai Healthcare City, 46
Dubai Holdings, 47, 159
Dubai Inc., 37, 63
Dubai International Airport, 164–165
Dubai International Capital, 92, 106
Dubai International Financial Centre, 46
Dubai International Holy Koran Award Committee, 74
Dubai Internet City, 46
Dubai Knowledge Village, 46, 103
Dubai Media City, 46, 147, 149
Dubai Oriental Finance Company, 108
Dubai Ports World, 43, 108, 164
Dubai School of Government, 200
Dubai World Trade Centre, 176
Durham University, 100–101
E-Government, 197, 267
Eastern Province, of Saudi Arabia, 18, 62, 143, 213–215, 233, 235, 272
Economic Development Board of Bahrain, 33
Edinburgh University, 101
Education City, in Qatar, 104
Egypt, 3, 13, 18, 60, 65, 73, 89, 132, 189, 192, 199, 201–206, 221, 226–228
Electricity, 113–114, 116
Emarat, 116
Emirates airline, 92, 122–123, 158
Emirates Aluminium, 45
Emirates Centre for Human Rights, 237, 273
Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy, 100
Emirates National Oil Company, 117
Emirates Palace, hotel, 46, 159
Emirates Petroleum Products Company, 117
Emirates Solidarity Project, 82
Emirates Stadium, in London, 92
Environmental Agency of Abu Dhabi, 77
Eid festivals, 158, 187
Eithad Airways, 92, 122–123
Eritrea, 83, 89
Essex Hotel, The, 254
Ethiopia, 89
Etisalat, 268, 270
Executive Affairs Authority, of Abu Dhabi, 92, 255
Exeter University, 99
Expatriates, 6, 8, 11–12, 46, 49–52, 54–55, 58–59, 61–64, 72, 75–76, 97, 104, 112, 115–116, 118–120, 125–128, 130, 135, 137, 141, 143–146, 149, 151, 155–157, 161, 171–172, 175, 184, 194, 197, 229, 241, 251, 257
External Aid Liaison Bureau, of the UAE, 81
Exxon-Mobil, 41
Facebook, 69, 197–198, 200, 212, 222, 234, 237
Fakhro, Jamal, 271
Falconry, 68–71
Family Card, 137
Fanar, see Qatar Mosque
Al-Farooq Mosque, 74
Fateh offshore field, 244
Fatwas, 28, 213–214
Ferrari, 92
Feudalism, 7–8, 10
Fifth Fence, The, 217
Fihri, Al-Tayeb Al-Fassi, 268
First World War, 18–19
Foreign Direct Investment, 44–45, 48, 58, 106, 156, 231
Federal National Council, of the United Arab Emirates, 36–37, 224–246
Fédération International de Football Association, 93, 125
Fertil, 45
Financial Harbour, of Bahrain, 46
Finland, 77
Formula One, 92–93, 122, 206, 209
France, 23, 41, 88, 91, 96, 102, 158, 166–168, 178, 182
Free trade agreements, 180
Friendship Bridge, 55
Fujairah, 25, 123, 130, 164, 244–245, 247, 251
Fujian province, of China, 107
Fujian Petrochemical and Refining Company, 107
Futaisi Island, 128
Gaddafi, Muammar, 3, 13, 38, 129, 226
Gang of the Dragon, 209
Gas to liquid fuels, 124
Gaza, 176–178
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, 168
General Electrics, 263
Georgetown University, 103–104, 255
Germany, 23, 41, 105, 128, 169
Al-Ghaddami, Abdullah, 242
Bin Ghayth, Nasser, 221
Ghubash, Said Ahmad, 258
Gillani, Yousaf Raza, 270
Globe Roundabout, in Sohar, 209
Goodrich Corporation, 168
Google Earth, 146
Grand Mosque, of Mecca, 163