Other nations in the Middle East ... Bahrain, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, all closed their embassies in Syria and called for the removal of Bashar al-Assad as leader. Oman was ...

This diverse region is one of staggering contrasts: there are the hyper-modern, gleaming skyscrapers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, and then there are history-steeped archaeological sites ...