Archive for July, 2008

Timo Ahomaki

By Ehtesham Shahid • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Last Word

Timo Ahomäki is the chief scientist and vice president for product management at US-based Airwide Solutions, a mobile messaging and wireless Internet infrastructure provider.



Al-Qaeda Resurgent

By Trends • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Special Report

A new generation of Yemeni jihadis is unleashing a wave of terror in Osama bin Laden’s ancestral homeland.



The Red City Under Siege

By Trends • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Perspectives

Once hailed as the meeting point of Africa and Arabia, the red-walled city of Marrakesh is under siege from an army of modern tourists.



Hammer Time

By Ehtesham Shahid • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Real Estate

Property auctions may be an indulgence of the rich, but they’re also a growing trend in the Dubai real estate market that can’t be ignored.



A Captive market

By admin • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Insurance

Captive insurance may be gaining popularity elsewhere, but the concepthasn’t quite caught on yet with Middle Eastern companies.



Here We Go Again

By admin • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Focus

Price riots in Egypt are forcing the government to rethink the country’s
subsidy regime. But is it just tinkering, or something more?



Crude Awakening

By admin • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

Buoyancy and optimism are not words readily associated with Iraq, but there is a feeling this summer could mark a turning point in the country’s fortunes with major developments involving land, sea and air.
The IMF is slating 8 percent growth in 2008. More than three-quarters of business owners expect the economy to significantly grow over [...]



Qatari royal battles Barclays in $78m Marbella fraud

By admin • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Banking/finance

Incompetent’ Barclays embarrassed by allegations as it seeks Qatar Investment Authority help in raising $7.9bn.