Alexander McNabb

Dubai Road Rage Incident: The Law Takes Two Courses

Dubai Road Rage Incident:  The Law Takes Two Courses

ALEXANDER MCNABB: It may have come as a surprise to the individual who filmed and loaded the video on YouTube that he was potentially breaking the law.

 Mich Cafe

Traffic Offenders: A Shortcut to Wipe Out Dubai Debt

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

 Alexander McNabb

FB in the M.E: Respect, Sensitivity, Slammer

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.

 Alexander McNabb

Who’s ‘Kidon’ Who? Mossad Is, Ah, Iranian?!

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.

 Alexander McNabb

UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?

UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Give people technology and they find all sorts of interesting and different ways to use it, no?

 Alexander McNabb

Illegal Eagles: Today, We Are All Publishers

Illegal Eagles: Today, We Are All Publishers

ALEXANDER MCNABB: The platforms are public and subject to the law as any other public pronouncement would be. You publish, you take responsibility.

 Matt J. Duffy

No Oxymoron: Having Both Effective Defamation Laws and a Healthy Media

No Oxymoron: Having Both Effective Defamation Laws and a Healthy Media

MATT J. DUFFY: Private parties should be allowed to settle differences via civil courts and truth should be set as the ultimate defence against defamation.

 thehedonista

The Pros and Cons of Being an Expat in Dubai

The Pros and Cons of Being an Expat in Dubai

THE HEDONISTA: Written from an Australian perspective – Vegemite and Tim Tams feature – I think there’s enough here to give everyone a flavour of what they’ll gain and lose as an expat in Dubai.

 Alexander McNabb

Slurs, Accusations, and the Courts in the Digital Age

Slurs, Accusations, and the Courts in the Digital Age

ALEXANDER MCNABB: … It does leave you wondering what would happen if a truly complex case of Internet fraud or identity theft did come up for the Dubai courts to make judgment on…

 James Mullan

“When A Man Is Tired of The Palm He Is Tired of, Ah, Luxury Life”

“When A Man Is Tired of The Palm He Is Tired of, Ah, Luxury Life”

JAMES MULLAN: It’s the so-called ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’, it’s ‘Iconic’ but for some people The Palm simply doesn’t measure up.

 Matt J. Duffy

Newspapers Inconsistent Over Blogger Arrests

Newspapers Inconsistent Over Blogger Arrests

MATT J. DUFFY: The question all UAE, and indeed regional, newsrooms ask is what is the responsible approach. A responsibility to reporting the facts, or to safeguard their future.

 David Westley

Fear and (Not Enough) Loving in the UAE

Fear and (Not Enough) Loving in the UAE

DAVID WESTLEY: What should be done about the demographic imbalance in the GCC? Anything, or nothing at all…

 Alexander McNabb

There are Bad Days, and then there are…

There are Bad Days, and then there are…

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Adding to that, we have finally had it confirmed that, in the UAE, ‘freehold’ actually means ‘usufruct’. What the hell is ‘usufruct’..?