The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates Michael Grubb – Dubai International Airport, the largest in the Gulf, is outpacing the world aviation industry’s recovery this year as it capitalizes on its role as a pivot for business travelers arbitraging between a struggling Europe and the burgeoning economies of Asia. But analysts warn that [...]
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Palestinian Economy Booming, Thanks To Foreign Aid
November 21st, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Gaza, Palestinian Territory (TML) – In the lobby, a pair of workers is hanging large portrait photographs of Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas, while outside a construction scaffolding sits close by the front entrance, but otherwise the West Bank’s first five-star hotel is open for business. Banners advertising the Palestinian stock [...]
Arab World Struggles to Translate Books Into Arabic
November 3rd, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Cairo, Egypt (TML) – While Arab world was busy translating the Greek philosopher Aristotle into Arabic 1,000 years ago, Europe was trudging through the Dark Ages. But today, according to a United Nations study, it seems that the number of books translated annually into Arabic in all Arab countries combined was [...]
Middle East On Growth Path, IMF Says
October 24th, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg – Economic growth is returning to the Middle East, but not quite at the pace of the go-go years of soaring oil prices and massive real estate development. An International Monetary Fund report released Sunday estimated the combined economies of the region stretching from [...]
UAE Landing Rights Issue Divides Canadians
October 22nd, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canadian Transport Minister Chuck Strahl cited the divided opinion among Canadians Thursday as the reason behind Ottawa’s refusal to grant the United Arab Emirates more landing rights. Strahl said even Canadian premiers do not agree on the issue. However, Strahl did not name a specific poll or [...]
Canceling Dubai Property Deals Is Nearly Impossible
October 6th, 2010
davidguide Scores of buildings around Dubai are well past their delivery date, or have yet to be started. For investors, there is little hope of getting their money back. View full post on Business Stories
Retail Entertainment Zones – the Next Big Thing in Indian Retail
October 25th, 2009
davidguide As the organized retail juggernaut literally bulldozes its way towards market domination, a number of retail formats and categories are in the offing, ready to capitalize on the flourishing Indian market. Malls, hypermarkets and supermarkets have become familiar landscape to the average Indians, dotting the entire horizon of today’s urban jungle. Retail economic zone (REZ) [...]


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