How can the United Arab Emirates with no gold mines or history become a global center for this shining metal in a short period of time?

Last year, during the holy month of Ramadan, Saudi Arabia aired a TV series called "Um Haroun", starring unprecedentedly Jewish characters.

Saudi top-brass under the impression that they would win the war against Yemen are now faced with the double whammy of the Yemeni Ansarullah Movement gaining ground steadily and the increasing number of low-spirited forces who are sick and tired of a meaningless war.

A Lebanese newspaper published top-secret documents about the failed Arab NATO project with the aim of forging a larger regional coalition against Iran.

It is not a long time since Saudi Arabia made its first forays into the dazzling world of entertainment; boxing matches, horse racing, music festivals are all parts of a broader project kick-started by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

This is Saudi Arabia where women have recently been allowed to drive cars, as part of the Crown Prince's social reforms, or "sweeping" social reforms as it's usually referred to inside the kingdom.

The promises of reform turned out to be big lies in Arab world while torture and imprisonment of political dissidents and journalists persist on.

Over the past few years, the Saudi kingdom has invested billions of dollars in social media. The kingdom’s passion for this digital platform, especially Twitter, initially promised a new lease of life to a nation practically deprived of freedom of expression.