Time Running Out for Natalie Creane: Please Help
ALEXANDER MCNABB: She is lying in Rashid Hospital on a ventilator four years after she was injured in the Emirates Palace Hotel. Desperate times for Natalie and her family
Message for Assad: ‘You Know You’re In Trouble When…’
JUAN COLE: Things are looking grimmer by the day for the regime of Bashar al Assad. Here are a few indicators of major trouble.
Back in Beirut: Food, Friendship and Stunning Views
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s impossible to resist Beirut’s diverse and immutable charms. So why bother?
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.
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.
“I Eat Kids”: The Meaty Delights of Dubai’s Asado
SARAH WALTON: A weak joke with your offspring perhaps but Asado offers some seriously tasty dishes for confirmed carnivores.
Child Brides: Action Is Being Taken At Last
MICH CAFE: It’s an issue throughout the Arab world and beyond. Finally, it’s being addressed.
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?
Dubai Expo 2020: Worth Fighting For
Should Dubai win Expo 2020 it would be a significant, significant boost to the city – economically, socially and in terms of global recognition.
The Ivy: Yet Another Dubai Disappointment
SARAH WALTON: An imported brand that hopes to sell gastro-pub at inflated prices. Hey ho, we’re used to this sort of thing in Dubai.
Emirates ID Card: The Saga Continues and…
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Let me run you through a typical conversation with the Emirates ID Card people.
The Beauty of Trash: Dubai’s Breath of Fresh Air
MICH CAFE: Whether it’s trash cans with prints of tulips or the vibrant arrangement of flowers along key areas Dubai’s done a great job in prettifying the city
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.
Progress: The Demolition of a Dubai Landmark
The demolition of the Metropolitan Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road to make way for 3 hotels with over 1,600 rooms at a cost of AED 4.875 Billion.
‘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
