UAE and Waste: On Your Bike You Old Mucker
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Where in blue blazes is somebody who’s making his living rooting through bins going to find Dhs 1,000 to pay a fine?
Back in Beirut: Food, Friendship and Stunning Views
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s impossible to resist Beirut’s diverse and immutable charms. So why bother?
SIMply Mad: Queue Up for A Telecom Farce
ALEXANDER MC NABB: Time to ready yourself for another pointless exercise in waste-of-time bureaucracy – SIM card re-registering. Great.
Review: Would You Like an iPad With That, Sir?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The food had been very good indeed. But we had picked our way carefully around an outrageously expensive menu and wine list.
Oman and Censorship: The Line You Can’t Define
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The rule in this issue is that the freedom of individuals stops when the freedom of other individuals starts. But where is that dividing line?
Now You Can ‘Social Media Engage’ With EIDA
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Ever entertaining the Emirates Identity Authority has now discovered a new fangled thing called ‘Social Media’.
Twitter: Shoddy Journalism on the Cheap
ALEXANDER MCNABB: When you’ve got people actually there tweeting, you don’t have to be there to report on it, do you?
Emirates ID Card: The Saga Continues and…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Let me run you through a typical conversation with the Emirates ID Card people.
Qatar’s Villaggio: No Whitewashing of the Truth
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Qatar’s authorities are under pressure to act and the arrest of two major public figures is an interesting development
FB in the M.E: Respect, Sensitivity, Slammer
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s all part of the Emirati culture of respect, which is also the reason why insulting someone here can land you in very hot water.
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.
‘What’s That Smell?’: A Tale of Two Nakheel ‘Icons’
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Same old, same old on The Palm but residents of International City have no cause for complaint
Who’s ‘Kidon’ Who? Mossad Is, Ah, Iranian?!
ALEXANDER MCNABB: A movie being made about the assassination of Mahmoud Al Mabhouh plays fast and loose with the truth.
The Simple, Crispy Joy of the Kerala Poppadom
ALEXANDER MCNABB: We all have our ‘guilty pleasures’ when it comes to food. Mine’s the Kerala poppadum
“New Yea Cee Having”: A Very Good Thing Indeed
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s definitely been worth the pain and disruption as Summer arrives with a bang in the UAE
Dubai Airport Queues, Bye-Bye! Scan To Rescue
ALEXANDER MCNABB: More high tech at Dubai Airport should lead to less furrowed brows in the Immigration Hall.
Paint it Red: Unfortunate Brand Association
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s a charming tradition in the UAE that landmarks are frequently known by the company nearby…
UAE School Holiday Plan: Curriculum Mayhem
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Teachers will be torn between exasperation at having to fit so much more in and glee at getting (even) longer holidays.
Masafi Water: How NOT To Handle A Crisis
ALEXANDER MCNABB: If you’re looking for a case study of what not to do look no further than Masafi water.
The Internet in Lebanon: The Box Don’t Fit!
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The Lebanese LIRA is yet another example of a government trying to define the role of online.
