Stories about United Arab Emirates from September, 2005
United Arab Emirates: GITEX
Secret Dubai says that GITEX in its current form has become an unwieldy, logistically-nightmarish bore. He adds that it lacks relevance and cost-effectiveness for the vast majority of attendees, is far too wide in its scope to give adequate exposure to every segment, so he suggest to split it into...
United Arab Emirates: Census Time
Secret Dubai diary post a story, which shows that census can be scary too.
United Arab Emirates: Falling Gulf Air
This is the story of an airline that could and should have been the united pride of the Arab world. Secret Dubai comments on Abu Dhabi decision to quit Gulf Air and quotes Western diplomat who said that, “National airlines and national pride are still more important to the Gulf...
United Arab Emirates: UAE Labour Market
Keefieboy of Adventures in Dubai writes a very interesting article about “The UAE Labour Market”. He say that the expat workers still need to get the approval of their former employer if they want to change their jobs, unless they have worked for a minimum period of time with the...