Taxis in the UAE – Who’s Being Taken for a Ride?
It’s expensive stuff, this taking a taxi. And yet the drivers seem to be worse off than ever – although I don’t see the large numbers of middlemen at the taxi companies and regulators suffering.…
Why Tone Matters in Reporting
We have two ways to look at what was said from two different media reports about one event - and I am deeply concerned that papers can report one man's words so differently. So which one is wrong?…
Sponsorship for Sale – Why the Practice Should End
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: The sponsorship system does more harm than good, and the authorities should take the brave, but unpopular (amongst locals) step of ending it.…
Radio Daze – Why Saudi Radio gets no Reception
When MOCI, after 3 years of stagnation, finally decided to grant licenses for new radio stations, the average price was around SR50 million...…
Abu Dhabi’s rise as a knowledge based economy
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: By reaching out to others, Abu Dhabi's knowledge hubs can function as musical instruments that, when played together, create a harmonious symphony.…
‘Surprise’ Poll – Banks failing to win over customers
Nobody I know who lives in the UAE is happy with their bank... Nobody has ever been able to recommend their bank to me. …
World Cup jammers reveal lack of imagination
Standing in the midst of a group of embarrassed Dutch supporters enduring the final I would have been glad of any interruption or diversion...…
I am not my job – so why do I let it define who I am?
The current financial climate needs to instigate deeper thinking within the Muslim community about the purpose of work. Do we need constant ‘growth’? Is it all about more money and more wealth?…
Labour to let – why ‘workers stranded’ stories are set to rise
'Labourers Stranded' stories are likely to increase over the following months as projects finally get completed, but precious few new ones move in behind them to keep workers gainfully employed.…
Nosy Parker
How Alexander McNabb plans to ignore his rule of having as little to do with his bank as possible on the grounds that it's invariably bad for his health, and bankrupt HSBC Middle East 20 dirhams at a time using valet parking.…
