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Gone are the days of seemingly endless boom in Dubai as credit has dried up. Today, Dubai sits on $50 billion of debt, had to seek a $10 billion loan from the far richer Abu Dhabi, the expats are heading home, and 60% of proposed projects have been...
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The seeming decline of Dubai requires several “lessons learned” report for future aspiring city-states: Money does not grow on trees. Simple, yes, and...
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Dubai rose so quickly not on shrew calculations, but on simple dreams to house among the most extravagant projects: man-made islands, tallest building, seven-star...
made popular Oct 13 2009
Mention the word “democracy” in Dubai and watch the reaction. Quizzical looks from locals who enjoy cradle-to-grave healthcare and an enviable system of free...
made popular Sep 15 2009
Despite the economic gloomy after years of spectacular growth, Dubai’s ruling Maktoum family did not disappoint in unveiling the city’s new metro in...
made popular Sep 11 2009
I am not the type to ever take interest in what socialite Paris Hilton has to say, but when it comes to the Middle East my ears are always open.
The Hilton hotel...
made popular Jun 20 2009
Even though Dubai’s rule Emir Maktoum has previously stated that the worst if over for the emirate, analysts are predicting that Dubai’s real estate market...
made popular Apr 28 2009
It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers.
These workers, mostly...
made popular Apr 14 2009
Yesterday I titled a post “Is Dubai Becoming The Next Saudi Arabia?” The post concerned the soon-to-be legally enforced code of conduct in Duabi whose...
made popular Mar 24 2009
After the now famous case of the deported British couple after they had sex on a public beach, Dubai has officially issued a code of conduct for its 1 million, more or...
made popular Mar 20 2009
The United Arab Emirates denied entrance to Israeli representative Sarah Younger for the International Chamber of Commerce’s Banking Commission hosted in Dubai....
made popular Mar 9 2009
Intimidate critics of Israel that is, not anyone on the court. Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was recently denied permission to land in Dubai and compete in the...
made popular Feb 17 2009
I will not hide my joy to see the previously-exalted “Dubai model” unravel in Arab eyes as nothing more than a mirage. Many Arabs, seeing the astronomical...
made popular Feb 13 2009
Fear is the true root of all mishap.
A creator of victims, that starts as a
small spark of insecurity.
Igniting our frame with the doubt of ourselves
...
made popular Dec 19 2008
A lot of Syrians have invested in the boomed real states sector in Dubai . I met one of them who claimed that he has lost about 15 $ millions . At the beginning , I...
made popular Nov 27 2008
At 16.1 million square feet, Dubai’s International Airport Terminal 3 has not only became the shiniest airport terminal ever, but it’s also the largest in...
made popular Oct 21 2008
Global and regional shipping operators and financiers are to gather in Dubai in December to assess the impact of global financial market turbulence and the economic...
made popular Oct 14 2008
Well, I moved away from South Africa because some people were just...well, nasty. And being from a small section of the Uk where people are genuinely nice, it was...
made popular Sep 29 2008
The UAE values freedom of expression and has safeguarded it by banning imprisonment of journalists.
While Malaysia government under UMNO/BN leaders has been using all...
made popular Sep 26 2008
When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. That’s because this month it became the tallest structure in the world—and it’s not even...
made popular Sep 16 2008
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When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. That’s because this month it became the tallest structure in the world—and it’s not even...
made popular Sep 16 2008
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