April 3

Dumping on Dubai; One More Chance; 10 Most Hilarious April Fool’s Pranks; Bargain-Hungry Marketplaces; Could My iPhone Really Crash My Airplane? 15 Most Creative Beds
April 2, 2009 2:09 by Aarti Nagraj
Dumping on Dubai
Time magazine asks the inevitable question: Have hard times hit the Emirates?
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Who Wanted To Kill Sulim Yamadayev and Why?
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty digs into the story of the Chechen man who was recently killed in Dubai.
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One More Chance
If the G20 fails to produce practical measures to fix the global economy, it will be every nation for itself, says Newsweek.
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Could My iPhone Really Crash My Airplane?
Slate answers the question of whether using phones on planes are actually dangerous.
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Shrinking Dubai Shows Gentler Face amid Hard Times
Dubai’s self-crafted dynamo image – big profits and bigger dreams – has taken a direct hit, says the Associated Press.
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Saudi Arabia Will Play its Part in a Global Recovery
The Financial Times says that the kingdom has used its status as the world’s swing producer benignly.
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10 Most Hilarious April Fool’s Pranks
Companies-including media outlets-come up with some of the most creative and believable pranks of all, says blogger Business Pundit and checks out some of the funniest ones.
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The 30 Greatest Fictional Entrepreneurs
Some of the best-known, most successful entrepreneurs are also figments of the imagination, says Inc, and lists a few.
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Bargain-Hungry Marketplaces
Multinationals are now taking low-cost products initially developed for emerging markets and adapting them for bargain-hungry audiences in developed countries, says Business Week and gives some examples.
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15 Most Creative Beds
From a magnetic floating bed to one which looks like a coffin, Oddee lists out some of the world’s weirdest beds.
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Dubai Labourers on ‘rare’ labour protest
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Tumblr officially off the market
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Saudi government websites targeted
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A major step for Turkey
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Dusting off the Emirates ID card
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Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
Gold iPad at Burj Al Arab
Minimum wage ‘unfair’ for employers?
Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
Fake pilot ‘on the run’
“Your customers aren’t fools”
Behind the curtain of Simone Heng
Chatting with the man behind Dubai City Pass
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