Maybe so, but it will take a long time for Bulgari to cast a spell on travelers in search of a new, glamorous type of hotel.

FORBES: Flight to quality

After the guilty verdict, and a sentence of four months in prison, the sharia court in Ras al-Khaimah (one of the emirates) ruled that anyone found guilty of employing a magician to cast a spell on someone else would be sentenced to death.

ECONOMIST: A djinn in an oil barrel

You can, for example, cast a spell to create a patch of ice on the ground, causing other characters in the game to slip over.

ECONOMIST: Monitor

The wizard of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, continued to cast his spell on the state after he retired as prime minister in 1990, even retaining a place in government as a senior minister.

ECONOMIST: The exotic doctor calls it a day