Posts Tagged ‘UAE’

Switch on to realty TV

By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Entertainment, Real Estate, The Work

‘The Hydra Executives,’ the UAE’s version of ‘The Apprentice,’ is going to start airing this week. Are you waiting to watch it?

UAE hospitals: No go zones

By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 30th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Healthcare, Nation

The FNC confirmed on Tuesday what most UAE residents already know: the nation’s hospitals make too many fatal mistakes

An unhappy lot

By Aarti Nagraj • Dec 29th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, The Life, office life

A recent survey reveals that the people in the UAE are a dissatisfied and pessimistic lot. Do you agree?

Affluent conversation, Part II

By Kareem Shaheen • Dec 22nd, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, The Life, marketing

Luxury is a “national obsession” in the UAE, say advertising industry analysts. And rather than taking the shine off all that glitters, the credit crunch could put the exclusion back in exclusive. Part II

Affluent conversation, Part I

By Kareem Shaheen • Dec 21st, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, The Work, marketing

Luxury is a “national obsession” in the UAE, say advertising industry analysts, adding that to push posh products, marketers must make consumers feel special. Part I

No ID cards for expats, says FNC

By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 18th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Nation, news

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?

Make room for Emiratis

By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 17th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Labor, Nation, The Work, news

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

UAE: Coping with its “new realities”

By Kipp • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Dubai, Finance, Nation, Real Estate, analysis, news, trends

EFG-Hermes’ annual UAE Research Yearbook is out. The nation has suffered, but there may be some positive changes in store.

UAE’s most searched terms

By Kipp • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Kipp's Blog

Google has just announced a list of the most popular terms during 2008. Here’s a few from the region.

Mayday for Philippines modern heroes?

By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work

Overseas Filipino workers are losing their jobs because of the recent economic slowdown. Will they continue being their country’s “modern heroes”?

Car ban postponed

By Kipp • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, The Life, news

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

Will the UAE Make the Switch?

By Kipp • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Innovation, Nation, news, technology

The UAE tops the list of the world’s most wasteful countries, but new initiatives promise to bring about a change.

Happy now?!

By Kipp • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, analysis, investments, news

All that walking paid off for the Kuwaitis. Their government has approved the creation of a fund to invest in the local stock market.

Diamond in the sky, Part II

By Kipp • Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Innovation, analysis, technology

The UAE is set to launch it first satellite into space this month. And when it does, the region will never be same again. Part II in a series

Diamond in the sky, Part I

By Kipp • Nov 5th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Innovation, analysis, technology

The UAE is set to launch it first satellite into space this month. And when it does, the region will never be same again. Part I in a series