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?…
Magic Cook: There’s Something About Mary
SARAH WALTON: Every Friday she cooks for her husband we frequently receive 'surprise' visits from friends who are in thrall to her dishes. …
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. …
Egypt: Can Morsi Now Rebuild Bridges to the UAE?
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: There are two major concerns with the Muslim Brotherhood for the UAE: The most important is its relations with an offshoot network operating illegally in the country.…
Traffic Offenders: A Shortcut to Wipe Out Dubai Debt
MICH CAFE: While reading a recent article on traffic offences a brainwave hit me - the offenders could play a key role in wiping out Dubai debt…
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.…
The Curious Case of the UAE and Balcony Deaths
A significant number of deaths have resulted from young children being left alone to play and crawling through, up or over the grilles.…
Iran Threat Neutered as UAE Pipeline Starts Pumping
In the short term the new pipeline is likely to increase the already high levels of distrust between the UAE (and Gulf in general) and Iran. …
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman: A Power House Emerging
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Combined the three emirates would be in the top 10 in the Arab world for population, and a GDP of $100 bn, its eight largest.…
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'. …