MEED
Suzanne Locke
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Blackberry blackout, media fallout
Issue 33 13-19 August
A proposed ban on Blackberry services in two Gulf countries overshadow the launch of the latest handset in the region -
The push for Arabic content online
Issue No 28 9-15 July 2010
Major web players are looking to boost Arabic-language content online in a bid to meet demand from a rapidly growing Arab audience -
The push for Arabic content online
Issue No 28 9-15 July 2010
Major web players are looking to boost Arabic-language content online in a bid to meet demand from a rapidly growing Arab audience -
Media convergence: The changing face of the region’s telecoms sector
Supplement: Media convergence
Smartphones have changed the face of the web. Mobile and internet are no longer two separate entities - the two have fused. -
Local demand for petrochemicals drives investment in Egypt
Issue No 19 7 - 13 May 2010
Egypt is well placed to meet its 2020 petrochemicals goal as schemes make good progress and local banks appear keen to offer finance -
Steel demand to rise in next five years
22 January 2009, 12:47 GMT
Demand for steel is set to rise over the next five years, according to MEED Insight's Middle East Steel report. -
Race on to fix internet cables to Middle East
24 December 2008, 6:34 GMT
Engineers are painstakingly fixing cuts to three sub-Mediterranean cables that have knocked out internet and phone access for millions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. -
Middle East internet crippled again by sub-sea cable cuts
21 December 2008, 11:15 GMT
Internet users across the Middle East are struggling to get online after the second major cut to undersea cables servicing the region this year. -
Gulf project delays
15 December 2008, 9:23 GMT
MEED's top stories on the fallout the global financial crisis and the resulting GCC downturn is having on construction projects, many of which are now delayed, suspended or slowing down. -
Abu Dhabi reviews tourism projects
10 November 2008, 11:15 GMT
Abu Dhabi's tourism programme is under review, with commercial projects coming to the fore in the wake of the credit crunch, according to the chief executive officer of the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC). -
CEO argues the two Dubai airports issue
4 May 2008, 17:03 GMT
Dubai Airports' chief executive officer has reopened the debate about Dubai International Airport being decommissioned. -
Emaar's Alabbar wants regional cities to compete with Dubai
4 May 2008, 16:05 GMT
Mohamed Ali Alabbar, head of Emaar, has laid down the gauntlet for more regional cities to compete with Dubai as a centre for trade and tourism. -
Dubai Metro: Fast facts
8 April 2008, 13:46 GMT
Just five per cent of Dubai trips use public transport; the RTA hopes to change that. -
Dubai's sixth bridge: Fast facts
19 March 2008, 6:02 GMT
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, Dubai Creek's sixth bridge, will be the world's longest arch bridge. -
Dubai Waterfront: Fast facts
12 March 2008, 15:45 GMT
Find fast facts about Nakheel’s biggest project to date and the world’s largest waterfront. -
Masdar City: Fast facts
17 February 2008, 11:06 GMT
Find some fast facts on Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city.
