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  Iyad Duwaji»

Find out who one of the world’s most influential Arabs hobnobs with over the weekend.

December 21, 2008

Company»

December 15, 2008

Labor woes in the Middle East, Part II»
The global credit crisis is ripping through economies in the Middle East, forcing companies to announce hefty job cuts. Nowhere, not even the Gulf, has been spared.

December 15, 2008

Mohammad Hassan Omran»
Telecom operator Etisalat claims to operate in 17 countries. As its chairman, Omran’s network is also spread across the globe.

December 14, 2008

Website provides pictures of Salik violations»
Plus, Saudi Arabia set for high Haj sales, Dubai’s foreign trade reaches $190bn, Emaar to build $100m city in Egypt, DIFF auction raises $1.8m for AIDS

December 14, 2008

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December 1, 2008

Khalifa Mohamed Al Mazrouei
Khalifa Mohamed Al Mazrouei»
The chairman and managing director of the Abu Dhabi Airports Company, which manages the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain international airports, is obviously quite well-connected.

November 30, 2008

Kuwait’s cabinet storms out of parliament
Kuwait’s cabinet storms out of parliament»
Plus, DIFC withdraws $350 million loan, Etihad gets $210 million aircraft financing, ‘Sex on the beach’ couple spared jail term, Dubai auction raises less than quarter of estimate

November 25, 2008

Robert Greifeld»
One of the world’s most connected men was in Dubai last week. Do you want to know who gets invitations to his private parties? Read on.

November 24, 2008

DIFF founder gives up on lawsuit»
Plus, Saudi royals go on spending spree in Mayo Clinic, GCC states likely to cut oil production in 2009, Defining “New Age Muslims,” UAE’s economy to rebound in 2010, says Morgan Stanley

November 23, 2008

Ravenous land sharks plague Saudi»
Land grabbers in the kingdom are making huge profits on government land, and use every possible means to cheat the municipality.

November 17, 2008

Thaksin Shinawatra»
Named the ‘Knight of Telecommunications’, the 59-year old former PM of Thailand is in Dubai this week. He hasn’t had a good year, but perhaps he can look to his network of friends for help. Or maybe not.

November 16, 2008

Taxi!»
We're having taxi trouble, and we're not happy about it

November 12, 2008

Gulf markets plummet»
Plus, Air pollution costing Arab countries $5bn in healthcare, Steel prices in UAE rise as Turkey hikes rates by 50 percent, Omniyat Properties lays off employees, Robotized car parks could be coming to Abu Dhabi

November 12, 2008

Klaus Schwab»
Klaus Schwab, founder of the WEF, has a lot of friends. In fact, he's one of the world's most connected people. Here are some of the people that are part of his posse.

November 10, 2008

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