  Flavour changing neutral current decays mediated by b --> s l^+ l^- were
under experimental investigation at B-factories and the Tevatron during the
last decade and the final analysis are expected soon. Moreover, new data has
been released this summer and more is currently taken at the LHC mainly by
LHCb. The theoretical methods for both inclusive and exclusive decays have been
also refined and a global analysis of these decays becomes more and more
feasible. First analysis of combined b --> s l^+ l^- data towards a global
analysis provide constraints on the involved short distance couplings.
Recently, specially designed observables, which can be determined in the
angular distribution of B --> K^*(--> K pi) l^+ l^-, became of particular
interest since they are subject of reduced hadronic uncertainties and currently
their potential role in a global analysis is under investigation.
