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Monday, 16 November 2009

Food for thought

Energy
With more mouths to feed around the world every year, demand for fertiliser will remain firm. Right now the Middle East is emerging as its largest global production hub.

Food for thought

Recycling is the future

Energy
The Middle East’s water supply depends heavily on the issue of wastewater reuse.

Recycling is the future

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Qatar rising

Media & Marketing
The tiny Gulf state of Qatar is fast developing a reputation for world-class sporting, education and cultural venues housing cutting-edge AV technology and infrastructure. Aaron Greenwood reports from Doha.

Qatar rising

Oilman’s heirs fight

Culture & Society
Curry Glassell, the oilman's 52-year-old daughter, is fighting to keep the fortune in the family through a probate battle.

Oilman’s heirs fight

The man who sold the world

Banking & Finance
Saatchi & Saatchi boss Kevin Roberts thinks the global economy cheerleaders are about to get a nasty shock.

The man who sold the world

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Cityscape Post-show Report: Getting some perspective

Construction & Industry
As Day Three of Cityscape Dubai kicked off, I published an editorial piece suggesting that Cityscape Dubai might reclaim its place among the largest and most influential trade shows in the industry.

Cityscape Post-show Report: Getting some perspective

Head for heights

Construction & Industry
The Gulf's skylines are filled with hard to reach places that require clever solutions to keep them clean and in good order.

Head for heights

The evolution of Dubai

Construction & Industry
Cityscape 2009 may have been a much more muted affair, but the attendant World Architecture Congress featured a lively debate about the growing importance of infrastructure and the long-term maintainability of buildings.

The evolution of Dubai

New Year, New City

Politics & Economics
Abu Dhabi is on the rise, and now, in the wake of its inaugural F1 GP, the world knows it. But how solid are its fundamentals?

New Year, New City

ITCC: Saudi’s smart city

Construction & Industry
In two and a half years Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh will burst into the cyber-century and beyond with the completion of its Information Technology Communications Complex (ITCC), the Kingdom's first "smart city"

ITCC: Saudi’s smart city

Cable safety

Construction & Industry
Health and safety are vital issues across construction projects in the region, with all aspects of the build process now under scrutiny to ensure risks are minimised. Construction Week investigates how cabling installations affect safety on site and how manufacturers are playing their part in tackling the issues.

Cable safety

Demand for Dammam

Construction & Industry
Saudi Arabia's third city taps into some of the kingdom's key needs.

Demand for Dammam

Friday, 13 November 2009

Chemanol emerges

Energy
As part of its visit to Jubail Industrial City, Petrochemicals Middle East takes a look at Chemanol’s recently completed plants.

Chemanol emerges

Intaj lights up

Media & Marketing
Last month, twofour54, Abu Dhabi’s media precinct, launched a state-of-the-art facility called Intaj, to provide production houses and broadcasters with a one-stop HD solution that will enable them to undertake their entire workflow from content generation and editing to delivery.

Intaj lights up

Rising above it

Transportation
Vistajet founder Thomas Flohr believes his private jet business model can thrive in an age of austerity.


Fresh risks

Banking & Finance
The trend for specialised SWFs to seek global credit ratings may give them new sources of financing.

Fresh risks

Risky business?

Banking & Finance
A high-profile default is renewing debate about whether Sukuks are in fact equity-like instruments.

Risky business?

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Defining edge

Technology
They might have a lot to offer large enterprises, but blade servers in the Middle East remain restricted to a small part of the market, whose budgets have been curtailed by the recession. The question is, will they be the next big thing when the economy recovers?

Defining edge

Shifting gear

Construction & Industry
Moving heavy equipment is rarely straightforward, but throw in awkwardly sized oil and gas equipment, and things can step up a notch.

Shifting gear

Haute cuisine

Travel & Hospitality
As the world embraces air travel, airlines are pulling out all the stops to woo today's travellers, resulting in increasingly high quality in-flight cuisine.

Haute cuisine

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