Posts Tagged ‘holiday’
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Bahrain, Cover Story, Labor, The Work
Bahrain has just approved a proposal to increase the annual leave for private sector employees by a week. Predictably, businessmen and employers are annoyed.
By Kipp • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
The UAE government announced all federal and government departments will not be closed on…
By Dana El Baltaji • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
The private sector in the Emirates will have three days off to celebrate Eid al-Adha...
By Dana El Baltaji • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
ublic and private schools will close from the first day of Eid Al Adha, either November 27 or 28...
By Aarti Nagraj • Sep 28th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, International, The Life, Travel
Instead of seeing tourist friendly Petra, Kipp went to a hotel spa in the middle of nowhere, and managed to get away from it all.
By Aarti Nagraj • Aug 11th, 2009 • Category: Brand to Brand, Cover Story
Dubai residents are out on vacation. So, based on our travels, we check out which western country has cheaper deals. And which country gives the best memories.
By Dana El Baltaji • Jul 14th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News, Nation
The UAE private sector will be on holiday on Sunday, July 19, to mark...
By Kipp • Sep 10th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Entertainment, The Work
The Kingdom’s tourism officials say they don’t have enough cash to promote the country’s travel industry. And good luck getting that visa.
By Kipp • Aug 20th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Cover Story, The Work
Travel agency says an increasing number of people are leaving the country during summer.
Though often described as a ‘Mexican oligarch’, the world’s richest man, who is worth a cool $53bn, has Lebanese ancestry. And he hasn’t forgotten it.
Around 35% of the medication sold in the Middle East is fake, compared to just 1% in the US. Kipp examines the threat posed by this $75 billion global trade, ...
Yemen’s many problems could soon render the country ungovernable, enabling the lawlessness in the Horn of Africa to leap across the Gulf of Aden, says Trends magazine.
The News Corp boss did not make a single reference to Dubai in his speech at Abu Dhabi’s glitzy media summit. But he still has links to the emirate’s high-profile ...
Democracy is the “most important priority” for the Arab youth, according to a recent survey. But some say this marks an urge for greater self-determination, rather than a change in ...
One was rocked by a ‘fake ads’ scandal, the other has seen a steadily declining number of entries. So which of the region’s competing advertising awards has the edge?
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