Loading ...The Dubai Metro has been experiencing operational problems since it launched on September 9. What do you think?
By Aarti Nagraj • Oct 4th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, The Life, TransportThe results are in.
Posts Tagged ‘problems’
The results are in.
Dubai Metro sees problems during weekend
By Kipp • Sep 12th, 2009 • Category: Dubai, Middle East Business NewsMany passengers on the metro were stuck for…
Rife amidst Saudi’s royalty?
By Aarti Nagraj • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, Saudi Arabia, The People, newsPrince Khaled bin Talal has reportedly launched a public attack on his brother, Prince Alwaleed, in an article published on an Arabic website.
Saudi’s lost women
By Fatima Al-Saadi • Jun 29th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, Saudi Arabia, The Life, societyWomen abandoned as babies on Saudi’s streets cannot lay claim to a traceable lineage, and face social problems in the kingdom.
Is the GCC preparing to welcome its new member?
By Aarti Nagraj • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Cover Story, Regional, The LifeWhile the six Gulf countries agreed to let Yemen join them by 2015, are they taking adequate steps for a smooth admission?
10 fat facts
By Aarti Nagraj • Apr 22nd, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Health, Money, People, Regional, The LifeThe number of obese people in the region is growing, and so is the money they are costing the Gulf region for healthcare. Here are some stats.
Tackling Saudi’s taboos
By Najah Alosaimi • Apr 20th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Media/Marketing, Regional, The Life, societyA new television program in the kingdom vividly portrays the problems faced by Saudi women, hoping to bring them out in the open, reports Arab News.
Everything’s falling- property, prices and people
By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Economy, The WorkA report released by EFG-Hermes says that Dubai’s population may decrease by as much as 17 percent in 2009, and the rents may fall by 50 percent.
Pay up your debts or stay
By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, Regional, The PeopleThe Kuwaiti government may prohibit expatriates from leaving the country if they still have debts. Do you agree with the country’s stand?
Facebook may make you infantile
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Entertainment, International, The LifeSo says the director of Britain’s Royal Institution, one of the oldest scientific research bodies in the world.
Vox populi: The voice of the people
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, People, The LifeParents of the Dubai Modern High School are angry with the school management for increasing the fee structure. And they are expressing it.
Diary of a distressed property investor, Part II
By Kipp • Jan 3rd, 2009 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Real estate, The LifeI've visited Rera, confronted the developer and spoken to the real estate agent I bought the property from. I've gotten nowhere.
Rising rent roping in other problems
By Kipp • Sep 14th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Innovation, Media/Marketing, Real estate, The WorkWith inflation soaring, people are forced to share accommodation to curb rents, which in turn is leading to overcrowding and other domestic issues.
Saudi tourism train chugging too slowly
By Kipp • Sep 10th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Entertainment, The WorkThe Kingdom’s tourism officials say they don’t have enough cash to promote the country’s travel industry. And good luck getting that visa.
To buy or not to buy
By Kipp • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, The Work, investmentsAmid corruption scandals and theever-looming property bust, potential home buyers are stuck in a quandry.
