Think Fez If You’re Looking To Buy Property in Morocco
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It's a good time to consider buying your dream house in Morocco. Here are a few suggestions on how you should proceed …
Unsustainable: The Bell Tolls For Subsidies in Saudi Arabia
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Herbert Stein Law runs: “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The tautology is starting to surface in Saudi Arabia.…
Persuasion, Not Laws, Needed to Encourage Spoken Arabic
STEVE ROYSTON: It's a debate with no end, apparently. How to encourage 'guest workers' to become more fluent in Arabic. Is legislation necessary? …
‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet.
MICH CAFE: I've personally known several journalists who have been assassinated. It's still a very dangerous occupation in the Middle East. …
Infographic: Dubai gets Inventive for Expo 2020
DAVID WESTLEY: Dubai has been one of the most surprising cities in the world, rising up from the sand in a state of constant re-invention.…
The Rise and Rise of Solar Power: Everyone’s Getting It
JUAN COLE: The precipitous fall in the cost of generating solar power has resulted in traditionally oil-dependent nations such as Saudi Arabia investing heavily in it for domestic power production. …
Dubai’s International City: Where Freehold Isn’t So Free
ALEXANDER MCNABB: If the smell of the nearby sewage disposal plant isn't enough to get your back up the introduction of new 'systems' certainly will. …
Expensive Kingdom: Why Projects Cost So Much More in KSA
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Corruption, nepotism, the ridiculous cost of real estate in Saudi Arabia. These are just some of the reasons projects in the Kingdom cost so much …
Good Business: The Guru Season is Now
STEVE ROYSTON: This is motivational speaker season when a stream of "gurus" come on paid gigs to bestow their wisdom $80-$150 a time.…
No World Cup in Qatar Trade Unions Demand
JAMES M. DORSEY: International trade unions have called on world soccer body FIFA to deprive Qatar of its right to host the 2022 World Cup.…
