• The long road for Chinese manufacturers

  Stian Overdahl says that some Chinese companies are disadvantaged by the need to invest significantly to build their presence in the Gulf.  . It was on...

• Here comes the son

  Last month saw Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani pass on the prime ministerial reigns to his 33 year old...

• Why Saudi Arabia is changing

  The CMME team has been out in force across Saudi Arabia over the last two months as we put the finishing touches...

• A look at LEED 4.0

  Jourdan Younis outlines what to expect from the highly anticipated LEED Version 4 . With press pass in hand and several more...

• Riding the fiscal elevator

  While celebrating the close of 2012 and the start of 2013, I was speaking to a newcomer to the Gulf who had...

• Time to party like it’s 2008?

  Do you remember 2008? When everything seemed possible and the roads of Dubai appeared to be paved with gold or was it...

• Am I driving safely? Well, no.

  Relative to most of the other people in our offices, I live out in the sticks on the very outskirts of Dubai....

• Cash is king

  The 2008 recession taught all of us in the UAE a very painful but important lesson – that cash is king. I...

• Why not winning the Olympics is a good thing for Qatar

  Why not winning the Olympics is a good thing for Qatar. It is official, the only fencing you’ll be able to catch...

• Operation sustainability: Green military facilities

  Jourdan Younis investigates the issue of sustainability in the context of military bases. While you may be forgiven for not thinking of...

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