Minimum wage ‘unfair’ for employers?
May 20, 2013 4:24 by kippreport
FNC member argues that minimum wage for domestic workers and maids is 'taking advantage' of employers.
Before we risk sounding sanctimonious by rambling on about the importance of human rights – how we should hold on…
Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
May 16, 2013 2:43 by M. Aldalou
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
There’s nothing like the sight of a single man ‘sticking it’ to a multi-national conglomerate. It truly reaffirms the belief…
Fake pilot ‘on the run’
May 14, 2013 11:26 by kippreport
Michael Fay forged papers and operated as a pilot for Afriqiyah Airways for eight months. . .
A former US Air force officer who fraudulently worked as a commercial pilot for eight months is believed to be…
Sharjah Police ‘steal’ your car
May 12, 2013 3:01 by M. Aldalou
A new department called 'Watcher Team' is out to get you when you least expect it...
Kipp loves Sharjah Police. It’s not that we’ve disliked them in the past, but we’ve just never given them much…
Entrepreneur Diaries: Act like an adult, learn like a child
May 8, 2013 10:17 by kippreport
Focus less on perfecting a skill and more on the pleasure of actually learning it, writes Maya Itani.
Kipp asks new entrepreneurs to write about their experiences with launching, managing and growing their start-up companies in the region. This column…
The adviser as missionary?
May 6, 2013 3:06 by kippreport
Peter Ellen offers you the best advice you never paid for.
For many years of my life, I have been employed in an advisory capacity. Sometimes, as an employee, I have…
Ink yourself for a pay rise?
May 2, 2013 5:23 by M. Aldalou
Talk about extreme loyalty at the workplace...
For years, career specialists and recruitment experts have been cleverly trying to keep up with the – some would argue…
Entrepreneur Diaries: From crib to playground
May 2, 2013 11:16 by kippreport
Muhammad Chbib talks about expanding an e-commerce start-up...
Kipp asks new entrepreneurs to write about their experiences with launching, managing and growing their start-up companies in the region. This column…
Columbus’s Egg
April 30, 2013 3:05 by kippreport
We get so engrossed in playing catch-up that we lose sight of the fact that the landscape has changed and a new set of principles has taken hold of our existence, writes Kamal Dimachkie.
The pursuit of happiness often blinds us to a new reality, so that we often miss the facts. Ever since…
Bikinis aren’t outlawed, but use ‘common sense’
April 28, 2013 2:43 by M. Aldalou
Signs have been posted on public beaches in Ras Al Khaimah advising beachgoers to dress modestly.
Beachgoers, stash away those two-piece swimsuits, briefs and Speedos as they’re no longer welcome on certain public beaches in the…
Treading the fine line between inclusion and exclusion on Dubai’s beaches
April 24, 2013 10:20 by Alex Malouf
"The notion of a beach segregated by nationality worries me. I’ve lived across the Gulf, including in Saudi Arabia, and while the concept of foreigners-only beach compounds is familiar to me, I’ve never heard of a female beach which is segregated based on nationality."
The National published an interesting news article this week, which was simply titled ‘No men allowed: Dubai extends hours for…
Yet another stunning time-lapse video of Dubai
April 22, 2013 9:18 by Eva Fernandes
Sure, we complain about the city often-but we can't deny it makes an excellent subject for a time-lapse video.
Maradona: Dubai is “wonderful tranquillity”
April 18, 2013 10:57 by Eva Fernandes
Kipp can think of many words to describe Dubai. But 'source of peace' didn't come anywhere near. . .
There are a lot of adjectives I’d use to describe living in Dubai — hectic, fast-paced, confusing, even calorific —…
Cookery website eats its words
April 17, 2013 6:07 by M. Aldalou
In bad taste: Epicurious 'apologises' for using Boston bombings to promote recipe
To see a brand capitalise on the hype of any given incident – be it an earthquake aftershock in Dubai,…
Will this man’s unfinished message encourage you not to text and drive?
April 16, 2013 10:28 by Eva Fernandes
Last words of 22-year-old driver killed after car crash serve as an eerie reminder why texting and driving is a fatal combination.
Don’t text while you drive. If you’ve heard those words once, you’ve heard them a hundred times. It is common…
For whom the Salik gates toll
April 15, 2013 2:31 by M. Aldalou
The RTA introduces two more Salik gates to ease Dubai's congested roads. Time to pay up, or find another route?
When we found out that the new Salik toll gates – one on Beirut Street by the Airport tunnel and…
