Construction & Industry
Design is the latest victim of the reality TV craze currently coursing through our television sets. Last month saw Philippe Starck’s new show, ‘Design for Life’, debut in the UK. Starck is on a mission, it would appear, to shake up the British design industry, his theory being that Terence Conran was the last remarkable footnote in the history of modern British design. How the Brits feel about this little nugget of condescension is anyone’s guess.
Construction & Industry
Behind the jubilant crowds flooding the Dubai Metro soon after its official launch, all eager to be a part of history in the making, is another story that is no less incredible. It is the story of a vast engineering and construction effort completed in less than four years, a record-breaking time.
Travel & Hospitality
To say the industry is waiting with anticipation to learn the results of this year's Hotelier Middle East Awards is an understatement. From the 1500 nominations registered through to the thousands of comments we have received on HotelierMiddleEast.com in support of the long-listed nominees, hoteliers have been united in their eagerness to be a part of the awards.
Transportation
Logistics managers in the Middle East are notoriously busy people. With workloads constantly increasing, the daily routine has undoubtedly become a challenge. However, in the name of personal development, let's hope the supply chain community will find time to attend a wealth of forthcoming seminars, conferences and exhibitions for the industry.
Culture & Society
The online messaging service derided by comedians as “inane chatter” proved to be a life-saver in the Philippines.
Technology
Arjun Aiyar of the Rights Lawyers discusses the legal issues surrounding the setup of your own firm in India to manage technical work from there.
Energy
Meetings and events play an important role in bringing together key industry figures and present an excellent opportunity to showcase the latest innovations and developments in the downstream sector.
Banking & Finance
It has been a year since the music died on Wall Street.
Energy
Drilling survey reveals customers want a whole package.
Energy
Sharjah is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Construction & Industry
Philip Adams explains why parties involved in a dispute must be realistic about both their strengths and weaknesses.
Construction & Industry
Henry Quinlan asks if the explosion of construction disputes has presented Dubai's arbitration centres with an opportunity to demonstrate their efficiency.
Travel & Hospitality
Many Middle East F&B staff lack the passion and enthusiasm for working in the industry, says Lucy Taylor.
Transportation
Oliver Cornock on why Kuwait might soon follow Dubai down the rapid transit route, years after first floating the idea.
Media & Marketing
The passing of IBC marks the end of this year’s major international broadcast shows and the beginning of a run of events in the Middle East that will culminate with CABSAT 2010.
Construction & Industry
If the October edition of PMV Middle East was an episode of Sesame Street, it would have been brought to you today by the letter Q. Indeed, traffic is a reoccurring theme this month.
Banking & Finance
HSBC's move reduced its cultivated notion of being the "world's local bank" to hollow marketing speak, says Damian Reilly.
Transportation
After a year of huge profit losses BA is now selling advertising space to other brands on its website.
Technology
Despite Bulgaria's financial challenges, their broadband is twice as good as we get in the GCC, discovers Rob Corder.
Media & Marketing
In researching this month's State of Play feature, which details the key issues threatening Dubai's position as the region's premier destination for international live entertainment events, your humble editor uncovered a deep sense of malcontent lurking beneath the seemingly sunny facade of the emirate's live events production industry.
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