I can’t speak for Qatar, but Emirates and Etihad are going out of their way to accomodate changes and cancellations with refunds. UAE government is also paying hotel bills of anyone stuck in country,… (View Post)

It’s shame that one. Some of us really wanted Russia to engage US and Israeli assets directly, on a FAFO basis. Sadly Putin is many things but not totally stupid. He knows which is his war and which … (View Post)

Seb Coe is nearly 70, but would have been a great choice a decade ago. Ditto Charlie Mullins. They need to find someone similar though, someone ‘famous’ not as a politician, but with some serious adm… (View Post)

Yeah we’re good thanks. Dubai itself appears pretty safe, there’s been a handful of minor incidents of falling debris. Most of the targets have been military or O&G facilities. Pubs are still ope… (View Post)

Looks like it either got hit by something or manourved to avoid something, and is coming down in what’s known as a flat spin, a pretty much unrecoverable situation. Both pilots ejected and are said t… (View Post)