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Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:20 UAE time

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Power play

Energy
Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.



Saturday, 21 November 2009

The future face of construction

Construction & Industry
The international membership organisation BuildingSMART officially launched its Middle East chapter last week with its Build Smart 2009 conference, entitled Better Construction Through Interoperability.

The future face of construction

Six degrees in construction

Construction & Industry
The six degrees rule normally applies to people, but in the peculiar case of Philippe Dessoy, it seems to apply between him and his job too. Well over six feet tall and heading up Six Construct in Dubai, he  helped build the tallest tower in the world. It's destiny.

Six degrees in construction

Friday, 20 November 2009

Top billing

Construction & Industry
ista Middle East FZE MD Tarek El-Far explains how his company is pioneering the technology and services behind consumption-based billing.

Top billing

Addressing fashion

Travel & Hospitality
The Address Dubai Mall is slated to be a shoppers' haven and a real draw for guests from the GCC, says general manager Olivier Heuchenne.

Addressing fashion

Scenting success

Retail
Arabian Business speaks to Tom Ford, who turned Gucci into one of the most coveted brands in the world.

Scenting success

Battered, but still fabulous

Retail
Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.

Battered, but still fabulous

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Do UNWTO others

Travel & Hospitality
UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai talks about his thoughts on climate change and why the UK government isn't getting a Christmas card this year.

Do UNWTO others

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Big business

Construction & Industry
CID questions Paula Al Chami, show director of The Big 5, about the exhibition's relevance to interior designers.

Big business

Creativity counts

Construction & Industry
CEO Middle East meets HCP Architecture & Engineering board member Marcello Rodriguez Pons who explains why the architectural firm sees growth amid the slowdown in the Gulf.

Creativity counts

News breakers

Media & Marketing
Qatar-based Al Jazeera Network is fast developing a reputation for not only developing advanced mobile media services but also leveraging the technology in breaking news environments. Aaron Greenwood caught up with three senior executives charged with shaping the broadcaster's new media fortunes.

News breakers

Modus operandi

Construction & Industry
Facilities Management Middle East talks to Nigel Hambly about setting up shop in the GCC's FM industry.

Modus operandi

Millennium man talks

Travel & Hospitality
President and founder of Millennium & Copthorne Middle East Ali Lakhraim explains how his Abu Dhabi roots have contributed to his success and reveals his ambitious vision for dominating the Middle East hotel industry.

Millennium man talks

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Next generation trends

Technology
With next generation national broadband networks (NGNBNs) promising a sea change in the way people perceive telecom services, Hadi Raad, senior associate at Booz and Co’s communication and technology practice, tells CommsMEA about the type of services that could emerge and how operators can capitalise on them.

Next generation trends

Expanding the channel

Technology
With businesses of all sizes increasingly looking at unified communications solutions to boost efficiency, Michael Bayer, president EMEA, Avaya, tells CommsMEA how operators also stand to gain.

Expanding the channel

Monday, 16 November 2009

Culinary control

Travel & Hospitality
Dubai Municipality’s Food Control Department director, Khalid Mohammed Sharif Al-Awadhi, talks exclusively to Caterer Middle East about the department’s plans for a food-safe future — not just for Dubai, but for the entire Middle East.

Culinary control

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Get to know: Abdelkarim Awad

Technology
Four years ago, Abdelkarim Awad swapped life as the owner of a North American PC assembly business for a slice of the Middle East distribution and retail channel. We thought we'd get to know what the Grand Stores brand chief thinks about the regional market...

Get to know: Abdelkarim Awad

Fitness first

Travel & Hospitality
The Hotelier Middle East Awards Fitness and Recreation Person of the Year accolade went to fitness instructor Luminita Stoican.

Fitness first

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Start to finish

Energy
Saad Al-Mohannadi, deputy managing director of Maersk Oil Qatar speaks exclusively to Oil & Gas Middle East as completion moves into sight for the giant Al Shaheen expansion project.

Start to finish

Room to grow

Retail
Peter Walichnowski, chief executive of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, on why Dubai needs another shopping mall.

Room to grow

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