It's surprising that this is happening in Bahrain, the generally and relatively least restrictive Gulf State, aside from Dubai.

In other news, the president of Madagascar has shut down all of its ports.

Writing of somebody who has the power of the purse over the NYT can't be full court puffery but you dare not anger Sr Slim. Regardless of what the NYT does when it covers Sr Slim, the NYT has to be very careful. It's like being a spear catcher....

We all should support the decision taken by Dubai city administration for a good cause. We can do the same in other cities of the country too. - Turn off electrical products like mobile phone charger when not in use, - Switch off the TV or CD player...

But they still won't be able to drive, or would they be. Would the law allow it?