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  Dubai in 2008»

The emirate witnessed a lot in 2008- from a $20 million hotel launch party to opening one of the world’s biggest shopping malls.

January 1, 2009

The crunch hits the skies»
The IATA has announced that cargo and passenger traffic is has fallen 13.5 percent and 4.6 percent respectively. Air traffic in the Middle East, however, is still rising.

December 30, 2008

Ministry of Labor: the pressure’s on»
The ministry is overwhelmed with complaints by people who’ve been fired

December 28, 2008

No ID cards for expats, says FNC»
The FNC has issued a report recommending that the UAE national ID cards should only be issued to Emiratis. Why couldn’t they have thought of that before?

December 18, 2008

Iraq’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’»
Phone messages in Arabic mocking US President Bush have been doing the rounds. Have you read any good ones? We have.

December 18, 2008

Make room for Emiratis
Make room for Emiratis»
The ministry of labor has submitted a proposal to employ more Emiratis. But why do Emiratis need encouragement to work?

December 17, 2008

Iraqi shoe thrower sparks controversy
Iraqi shoe thrower sparks controversy»
Some call his act heroic, others shameful. What do you think?

December 16, 2008

Women can’t talk and remember simultaneously
Women can’t talk and remember simultaneously»
Surprised? So are we. But apparently a Yemeni cleric has “scientific proof” that women are the incapable of speaking and retaining information at the same time.

December 16, 2008

UAE: Coping with its “new realities”»
EFG-Hermes’ annual UAE Research Yearbook is out. The nation has suffered, but there may be some positive changes in store.

December 11, 2008

Freej goes to the theater»
Lammtara announced that a stage production of Freej, the UAE’s first homegrown animated series, will begin on January 8.

December 9, 2008

Forward thinking? What for?»
Meraas Development has announced it will be “reviewing” its business strategy for Jumeirah Gardens because of changing investor needs. Didn’t they notice that investor needs were changing when they launched two months ago?

December 4, 2008

And the gloves come off…»
Former DIFF founder and CEO, Neil Stephenson is back in court. But this time in the UK

December 3, 2008

Banned for good»
In its latest bid to improve Saudi schools, the government has banned books that promote extremist views from libraries in the kingdom.

December 3, 2008

Car ban postponed»
The UAE president postponed the ban on 20 year old cars…for now.

December 1, 2008

Nakheel goes on firing spree»
Nakheel follows the latest trend among developers and sacks 500 employees, approximately 15 percent of its workforce.

November 30, 2008

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