Al-Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid, 30–31
Al-Maktoum, Muhammad bin Rashid, 31, 69, 127, 147, 242
Mamluk sultans, of Egypt, 73
Manama, 46, 142, 170, 172, 205–206, 227
Al-Manasif, Fadhil Makki, 270
Manchester City Council, 94
Manchester City, football club, 92, 94
Al-Mansoori, Muhammad, 271
Al-Mansuri, Sultan bin Said, 244
March 14 alliance, of Lebanon, 88
Marxism, 3–4, 6
Masdar City, 77–78
Masirah, 24
Mataams, 32, 245
McLaren Group, 93
McMaster University, 102
Mecca, 18, 22, 65, 73, 98, 162–163
Medina, 73, 98, 143
Ménard, Robert, 153
Mercenaries, 192, 105, 207, 214, 218, 245
Mesaieed, 45
MGM Mirage Corporation, 159
Al-Misna, Moza bint Nasser, 75
Mohammed-Najjar, Mostafa, 266
Mongolia, 84–85
Morocco, 127, 204–205
Mozambique, 86
Al-Mualla, family, 22
Mubadala Development Company, 44–45, 47, 55, 77–78, 92, 159, 187, 242
Mubarak, Hosni, 13, 89, 202–203, 212, 221, 228
Al-Mubarak, Khaldun Khalifa, 255
Al-Mubarak, Mustafa Al-Badr, 270
Muhabasher satellite television, 217
Muhammad, Prophet, 18, 215, 235, 245
Muhammad bin Rashid Charitable and Humanitarian Establishment, 85
Muhammad bin Rashid Housing Programme, of Dubai, 51
Muharraq, 20
Mumtalakat Holding Company, 43, 93, 248
Municipal Council, of Qatar, 34
Municipal Council, of Saudi Arabia, 27, 36
Al-Muqdad, Muhammed, 261
Musandam Peninsula, 173
Muscat, 3, 22, 26, 181, 209–210
Muslim Brotherhood, 14, 189, 194, 203, 223, 267, 271
Al-Mustaqbal, newspaper, 217
Al-Nahyan, Ahmad bin Saif, 248
Al-Nahyan, Abdullah bin Zayed, 268
Al-Nahyan, dynasty, 21, 30, 36
Al-Nahyan, Hamad bin Hamdan, 128
Al-Nahyan, Khalifa bin Zayed, 30, 47, 53, 90, 96, 100, 103, 127, 187, 270
Al-Nahyan, Mansour bin Zayed, 92, 248
Al-Nahyan, Muhammad bin Hazza, 243
Al-Nahyan, Muhammad bin Zayed, 14, 30, 103, 172, 187, 242, 268
Al-Nahyan, Nahyan bin Mubarak, 261
Al-Nahyan, Shakhbut bin Sultan, 245
Al-Nahyan, Zayed bin Khalifa, 21, 243
Al-Nahyan, Zayed bin Saif, 243
Al-Nahyan, Zayed bin Sultan, 30, 52, 68, 74, 82, 100, 166
Najd, 18
Nakheel, 47, 92
Al-Naqi, Hamad, 272
Al-Nashiri, Abd Al-Rahim, 267
National, The, newspaper of Abu Dhabi, 148
National Action Charter, of Bahrain, 32, 139–140, 206
National Bonds Corporation, of the UAE, 263
National Consensus Dialogue, of Bahrain, 208
National Consultative Council, of Sharjah, 37
National fronts, 3, 193
National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority, of the UAE, see Tanmia
National Iranian Oil Company, 174
National Liberation Front, The, 239
National Media Council, 149
Naxalites, 250
Nepal, 65
Nevada, 159
New East Manchester, 94
New Orleans, 94
New York, 85, 92, 96, 104, 163
New York University, 104, 255
Nexter Corporation, 168
Nightclubs, 164
Al-Nimr, Nimr, 272
Non-governmental organisations, 56, 66, 149
Nonoo, Houda Ezra Ebrahim, 251
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, 171, 226
North Field, 41, 173
Northwestern University, 104, 255
Norway, 95
Al-Nouri, Said, 261
Al-Nuaimi, family, 22
Nuclear power, 79, 90, 94, 170–173, 175, 185, 255
Official development assistance, 81–83, 85
Olgiy, 85
Olayan Group, 178
Olympic Games, 93
Oman Air, 122
Omantel, 269
Omran, Muhammad, 268
Orange Movement, of Kuwait, 30
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 200
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, 3, 115, 239
Al-Otaiba, Yousef, 263
Ottoman Empire, 18–20, 22, 73, 162, 242
Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies, 101
Oxford University, 101
Pakistan, 22, 38, 65–66, 83–84, 126, 141, 165, 207, 214, 222, 250, 261
Palestine, 64, 79, 81–82, 175
Palestinian Authority, 82
Palm Islands, 124
Paris, 75, 85, 91, 94–95, 153
Paris St. Germain, football club, 91
Partex, 42
Pashtun, 87
Pavilion de Flore, of Le Louvre, 95
Pearl, The, 162
Pearl diving, 23
Pearl Roundabout, in Manama, 206
Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company, 43
Peninsula Shield Force, 180, 182, 206
People’s Daily newspaper, of China, 109
Perpetual Maritime Truce, 20–21, 116
Personal identification number, 150
Petitions, 27, 32, 36, 51, 71, 102, 122–123, 139, 142–143, 152, 212, 221–223, 225
Petrochemical Industries, of Kuwait, 45
Petrochina, 107–108
Petroleum Concessions Ltd., 24
Petroleum Development Oman, 42
Philippines, 75
Pirates, 83
Planning Council, of Qatar, 57
Poetry, 69–70
Pope Benedict XVI, 268
Popular Bloc, of Bahrain, 38
Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian
Gulf, 3, 193
Port Rashid, 164
Port Zayed, 164, 166
Portugal, 22
Powell, Colin, 85
Predators, see Drones
Prince Sultan Airbase, 163
Princeton University, 103
Professional Golfers Association, of Europe, 93
Prostitution, 69, 159–162
Al-Qaeda, 80, 83, 172, 185, 194, 196, 252
Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, 194, 252
Al-Qahtani, Muhammad, 9/11 terrorist, 270
Al-Qahtani, Muhammad Fahad, Saudi human rights activist, 216, 234
Al-Qasimi, Abul-Aziz bin Muhammad, 31, 266
Al-Qasimi Building, Durham, 100, 254
Al-Qasimi Building, Exeter, 100
Al-Qasimi, dynasty, 21–22
Al-Qasimi, Khalid bin Muhammad, 31
Al-Qasimi, Khalid bin Saqr, 31, 266
Al-Qasimi, Saqr bin Muhammad, 31
Al-Qasimi, Saqr bin Sultan, 31
Al-Qasimi, Saud bin Saqr, 31, 266
Al-Qasimi, Sultan bin Kayed, 271
Al-Qasimi, Sultan bin Muhammad, 31, 100, 124, 236, 259
Qatar Airways, 122
Qatar Charity, 56–57
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, 77
Qatar Financial Centre, 47
Qatar Foundation, 91, 104, 251
Qatar Holdings, 90–91
Qatar Investment Authority, 43, 91, 178, 248
Qatar Mosque, 75
Qatar Petroleum Company, 41, 108
Qatar Primary Material Company, 45
Qatar Science and Technology Park, 46
Qatar Sports Investments, 91
Qatar Steel, 45
Qatar Television, 161
Qatar Tourism Authority, 133
Qatar University, 54, 72
Qatargas, 41, 257
Qatari-Eritrean Hall of Friendship, 83
Qatif, 213, 215, 261
Qilu, 106
Qingdao province, of China, 101–108
Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, 92
Queen’s Household Cavalry, 102
Ramadan, 57, 148, 157–158, 160
Ra’s al-Khaimah, 21–22, 31–32, 35–36, 46, 123, 131–133, 184–186, 235–236, 247, 271
Ras Laffan, 45
Rasgas, 41
Al-Rashid, family, 18
Reach Out to Asia, 84
Red Sea, 44
Reform and Social Guidance Association, of the UAE, 225
Refusal Front, 175
Renaissance Day, of Oman, 38
Rentierism, 6–8, 11, 17, 25, 49–50, 57–58, 60–61, 63, 74, 76, 80, 229–230