Business Features
Is Doha the next Dubai?
- Qatar's billion-dollar deals with big oil make it an economic heavyweight. Inside the Gulf's next energy superpower whose ambitions shadow those of Dubai.
- Qatar: Wednesday, December 03 - 2003 at 13:30
Lebanese real estate investments
- From multimillion-dollar tourism projects to single-owner apartments in the capital, Gulf investors are increasingly looking to Lebanon. A look at the regional players.
- Lebanon: Wednesday, December 03 - 2003 at 13:21
Miami Vice in Dubai, Baywatch in Egypt!
- Foreign TV formats, adapted to regional tastes, are enthralling audiences across the Arab world. A visit behind the scenes.
- Egypt: Sunday, November 16 - 2003 at 15:59
Arab advertising comes of age
- According to Alain Khouri, chairman of the Impact/BBDO Group, the Mideast ad industry is becoming more specialized and efficient.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, November 15 - 2003 at 10:20
Egypt's brightest new advertisng idea
- What's bright orange, 100 meters long and travels back and forth across Cairo a dozen times a day? It's the largest billboard advertisement the city has ever seen: a nine-car Metro train covered with the Tang drink logo.
- Egypt: Wednesday, November 12 - 2003 at 09:55
Is Air Arabia ready for takeoff?
- The business model for the UAE's new low-cost carrier worked in Europe and the United States. But how will it work out in the Gulf?
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 11 - 2003 at 11:20
The Internet revolution reaches Arabia
- The Arab world has been slow to embrace new technology, but change is coming fast. A vision of the digital Mideast.
- Tuesday, November 04 - 2003 at 15:18
Cashing in at the movies
- The movie business is booming in Dubai. Inside the surprising box office bonanza.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 07 - 2003 at 10:21
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