Zero-Emissions Masdar City Gets Persian Gulf's First Geothermal Facility

Masdar City, a planned zero-emissions cleantech hub in the middle of Abu Dhabi, announced this weekend that it will raise between $300 and $500 million. Today Masdar announced even more significant news--the city is building the ...READ»

LAVA's Vision for Abu Dhabi's Sustainable Masdar City Center

Dubai's reign as a "symbol of crazed civic ambition" is over, but the United Arab Emirates is still planning to play host to Masdar City, the first large-scale carbon-neutral development in the world. Now the UAE has selected ...READ»

Iranians Revolting Against Nokia for Alleged Spying Complicity

The tech-savviness of the Iranian people served them well during the protests against corruption in the recent election, and now it's making them turn against cellphone giant Nokia--a government colluder in their eyes.READ»

The UAE's Not Dead Yet: Three Stunning Buildings Near Completion [UPDATED]

Images of the futuristic architecture being planned for Dubai and Abu Dhabi conjure an era before the economic meltdown--what will happen to all those construction cranes sitting prone in the desert now? It turns out that a ...READ»

Eight Tips for Doing Business in Dubai

Hot or not (the weather, not you) in Dubai, a suit and tie is de rigeur for anyone associated with a resort. Since the whole emirate is more or less a resort, that dress code applies to everyone else as well. Women in Dubai on ...READ»

Doing Business in Dubai: Dos and Don'ts

Eight tips for good etiquette and cultural propriety.READ»

• From Wall Street to Dubai

From Wall Street to Dubai

Diary of a tech entrepreneur's adventures in the hot zone.READ»

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Business Leaders in Jordan

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Back From Dubai

I returned recently from a business trip to Dubai where I worked on a communications project with a private equity company. This is a fascinating country – city-state, really – with many contradictions. Since it is so widely ...READ»