Alexander McNabb

Petrol-Gate in the UAE: ADNOC To The Rescue

Petrol-Gate in the UAE: ADNOC To The Rescue

ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s been an unmissable soap opera for some time. Now there’s an interesting twist in the tale.

 Alexander McNabb

Emirates Identity Card: A PR Horror Story

Emirates Identity Card: A PR Horror Story

ALEXANDER MCNABB: So, three years later, we have a real deadline (“We’re serious this time, we’re telling you!”) with a fine to be imposed upon those not complying,

 Alexander McNabb

Voter Apathy Fails to Take Shine off UAE Elections

Voter Apathy Fails to Take Shine off UAE Elections

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Happiness follows the successful conclusion of the UAE’s dalliance with voting. Shame one UAE paper feels the need to gloss over the mildest of grievances.

 Alexander McNabb

The UAE’s Ghost Town, Jazirat Al Hamra: Beware The Djinn

The UAE’s Ghost Town, Jazirat Al Hamra: Beware The Djinn

ALEXANDER MCNABB: “…Locals would tell spine-chilling stories, goading each other into a state of fear…”

 Sultan Al Qassemi

A more balanced federal budget benefits us all

A more balanced federal budget benefits us all

SULTAN AL QASSEMI: But how can the country cover a federal budget shortfall of Dh18.2 billion, which is now carried by only Abu Dhabi and Dubai? A tax regime…

 Alexander McNabb

Sad day for UAE as Last ‘Founding Father’ Dies

Sad day for UAE as Last ‘Founding Father’ Dies

This really is the passing of an era rather than one man, the passing of the last of the men who brought this country from a scattered land of tribal peoples to become a modern nation.