Air France vs. Emirates
With Emirates and Airbus going head to head in the past days, we take a slightly different look at the issue by comparing the two brands.
October 19, 2010 1:24-
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Dubai’s deadly drink-driving
A recent report suggests Indians are the most frequent drunk drivers in Dubai. Kipp isn’t surprised, but singling out one ethnic group won’t solve the problem.
October 18, 2010 2:11 -
Reason to leave
More than half of Brit expats don’t want to go home, according to new research. And if they do, it’s most likely thanks to family pressures or ill health.
October 14, 2010 3:21
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Like a Rolling Stone…
It’s the magazine launch Kipp has been waiting for: Rolling Stone is coming to the Middle East. Will we get cutting-edge political stories? Maybe not, but anything’s better than nothing.
October 13, 2010 3:43 -
The Six Degrees of… Randi Zuckerberg
Face of Facebook, Randi Zuckerberg, will be opening this year’s GITEX. But how can we connect her to some of the most powerful Arab women in the world?
October 13, 2010 2:48 -
Regret and apology of a generation
Writing in Arab news, Hassan Yassin says we’re leaving a depleted and damaged planet to future generations, and that our greed may undo more than a century of progress.
October 12, 2010 1:28
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UAE battles Canada. Anything to do with a certain smartphone?
The squabble between the UAE and Canada is escalating. Kipp wonders what is driving it…
October 12, 2010 1:21 -
In Pictures: Latest concept cars
Following the Paris Auto Show, Kipp gathered together a few of the cars you’ll be wanting to own in the next few years. Watch out especially for this Audi Quattro and the Porsche Speedster…
October 11, 2010 2:47 -
Saudi wife gets husband a new bride
A Saudi wife brought her husband a bride as a goodwill gesture and paid for wedding expenses. Sometimes we think we really haven’t seen it all...
October 11, 2010 2:16
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Everybody needs good neighbours
An influx of ‘bachelors’ has residents of one Dubai area up in arms. Kipp is disappointed that the default response to the new inhabitants is defensive.
October 7, 2010 2:09 -
All aboard flight PC
A popular internet video has flight attendants dancing as they demonstrate safety procedures. Apparently it’s ‘gender insensitive,’ whatever the heck that means.
October 6, 2010 3:56 -
Dubai Mall vs. Deira City Centre
When Kipp puts Dubai’s oldest shopping mall up against the city’s biggest and brashest, which will win out? It’s a conflict between nostalgic practicality and glitzy variety.
October 5, 2010 3:35
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Blonde ambition
As a Lithuanian company gets ready to set up an island resort completely manned by blondes, Kipp wonders if you’d fancy making it your next holiday destination?
October 5, 2010 2:37 -
Conserving water
Both developed and emerging economies are failing to adequately address the challenge of managing water supplies, according to Arab News. This editorial explains the issues.
October 5, 2010 2:29 -
Form an orderly queue to brand the UAE
The Ruler of Dubai has launched a new competition to design the “National Brand.”
October 4, 2010 3:14
