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By Kipp • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Kipp's BlogMark your calendars. The Dubai Municipality has declared February 17 as a no-car day. What a hope.
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Mark your calendars. The Dubai Municipality has declared February 17 as a no-car day. What a hope.
Dubai Metro Vs. Dubai Taxi
By Kipp • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: Brand to Brand, Cover Story, DubaiThe new rail link was once seen as the answer to the emirate’s traffic woes. But given that there are now fewer jams in the city, we ask whether taking a taxi is the smarter choice.
Rail in the GCC
By Kipp • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, The Business of...Contractors are being shortlisted for the construction of a $15.5bn rail network which will run from Kuwait to Oman and Yemen. We assess the opportunities it will bring for big business, backpackers and commuters.
10 quick facts about the Dubai Metro
By Aarti Nagraj • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, The Life, TransportThe region’s first metro starts operations today. Here’s what you should know about it.
We’re open! Not really
By Dana El Baltaji • Sep 7th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Opinion, TransportWhile the Dubai Metro’s launch on Wednesday will be a mark of the emirate’s achievements, it also confirms that when Dubai says something is open, they mean ‘openish’.
Some taxi drivers are complaining about difficulties in finding passengers lately. Have you stopped using cabs?
By Aarti Nagraj • May 31st, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Money, The LifeThe results are in.
Budget airlines do it better
By Dana El Baltaji • May 7th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Nation, Regional, The Work, TransportWhile carriers in the region are suffering significant losses, Air Arabia is boasting profits.
Pan-Arab railway: myth or fact?
By Nathalie Bontems • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, The Work, TransportA railway network spanning the Arab world seems like it may never happen, but the global downturn may help make it a reality.
Passport to purchase, Part I
By Ian Munroe • Jan 25th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, The Work, investmentsEven as the financial crisis takes its toll, it looks like the Gulf states maybe looking to reclaim their place at the center of world trade, Part I.
Dubai start-up chases intention-based shipping market
By Kipp • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Innovation, The WorkDarrb.com joins those who want something shipped with those prepared to deliver. Likely first mover advantage as Dubai bids to become the world’s aviation transport hub.
