Posts Tagged ‘National identity’
By Dana El Baltaji • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News
The UAE is working toward reducing its dependence on expatriate workers, and shifting the workload onto Emiratis...
By Dana El Baltaji • Oct 13th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, society
In an effort to reduce the bureaucratic heartache, the UAE’s Ministry of Interior will merge labor cards, residency permits and the national ID into one card starting from July 2010.
By Jonathan Howell-Jones • May 11th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Interview, Nation, People, society
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, an Emirati media commentator, speaks to Trends magazine about the challenges facing national identity in the GCC.
By Kipp • Nov 12th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Article, Cover Story, Dubai, People, trends
The credit crunch has slowed down the property market in Dubai, tripped its market and made a mess of the national credit system. But Emiratis hope that Dubai may reassess its plans and help redress the demographic balance.
The emirate’s fashion scene may have been affected by the financial crisis, but some in the industry see a more positive trend in the future.
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, ...
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?
Dubai Kiss Court Case Highlights Culture Clash; Friends in Need; How Privacy Vanishes Online; Where Did All the Love Go?; Qatar on the Cusp
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