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Coming with a cap in hand?

By Kipp • Nov 3rd, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work

Will Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown manage to extract some of the oil wealth from the Middle East during his visit here?

Dubai TV vs Abu Dhabi TV

By Louis • Oct 22nd, 2008 • Category: Brand to Brand, Cover Story

As the old rivalry between Dubai and Abu Dhabi goes on, the two city-states’ TV stations are fiercely wrestling for the upper hand over viewers’ hearts and advertisers’ media plans. How do Dubai TV and Abu Dhabi TV stack up?

Armed to the teeth, Part II

By Louis • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: ., Cover Story, The Work, analysis, case studies, strategy

GCC states are stockpiling high-tech weapons. They say it’s for protection. This two part series looks at the potential conflicts in the region, and how regional governments are preparing for them.

The fat issue

By Kipp • Oct 12th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Media/Marketing, The Life, office life

When will the GCC realize that buying Olympic athletes and football clubs won’t help curb the region’s growing obesity problem?

And a new round of speculation begins…

By Kipp • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work, investments

As Arab bourses tumble, people are asking an all-too-familiar question: Is the property boom turning to bust?

Is Dubai’s applecart of retail getting overcrowded?

By Kipp • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Retail, The Work

Dubai may still be the mall capital of the region but challenges are growing and so is its reliance on tourist numbers.

Gimme, gimme

By Kipp • Sep 21st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work

Contracts be damned, Iran wants more money for its gas – and meanwhile flexes its military muscle. Can the neighbors afford to say no?

Thanks, but no thanks

By Kipp • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, The Work, investments

Lehman came to Abu Dhabi, cup in hand. So why didn’t the emirate rescue the failing bank?

Keeping you in the loo

By Kipp • Sep 11th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Retail, The Work, marketing

It’s the one place in Saudi Arabia you can place ads showing unveiled women. Its proponents say washroom advertising is more than a flash in the pan.

Gulf airlines’ spending spree looks a bold gamble

By Kipp • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Kipp's Blog

Fuel prices up, passenger numbers down, says airline industry association. Here’s hoping someone got it right at Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.

Slow news month? You bet

By Kipp • Sep 3rd, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Innovation, Media/Marketing, The Work

No wonder TV viewing goes up during Ramadan – print media has given up trying to find decent stories. Here’s six of today’s most sleep-inducing headlines.

Bahrain plans Orient Express rail link within five years

By Kipp • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, The Work, investments

Royal backing for rail link with Turkey; project could be the latest in string of rail developments across the region.

Why the fight over Abu Musa?

By Kipp • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, The Work, analysis

Why are the UAE and Iran squaring up over an island which measures just about 12 square kilometers, almost 350 times smaller than the emirate of Dubai?