Why the bi-annual GITEX shopper is a good idea
Following the 2012 edition of GITEX, Sheikh Mohammed issued a directive for the Gitex Shopper to be held bi-annually from 2013. Usually hosted in September/October every year, the Spring edition of the...
View ArticleDubai back in the game?
In an interesting glass half-full-or-half-empty-type situation, Kipp came across an article entitled Good times finite, says economist, alongside this optimistic piece; Generous job market sees expats...
View ArticleSharing the love: Smells like team spirit
When it comes to team-building, many talk the talk, but few can really walk the walk. Consider the following scenario. Laurie Finkelstein Reader, Head of the team at real estate firm Keller Williams...
View ArticleOver a coffee: Canadians get their UAE visas back
I’m sure you’ve heard of the famous saying ‘there’s nothing a good cup of coffee can’t fix’. It’s not that famous? Fair enough, but when the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed...
View Article‘VoIP services through Skype are still unauthorized’– TRA
Latest Update: Since Etisalat made its semi-official announcement (below) that Skype is once again accessible to residents in the UAE – the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has responded...
View ArticleNutella thieves on the run – caught sticky-handed?
How in the name of chocolatey goodness does one steal tonnes and tonnes of chocolate spread? Firstly, how do you succeed unnoticed? How do you go about transporting it all? But the real pressing...
View ArticleFive days left – and counting – for Etisalat users
A couple of weeks ago, I received the dreaded SMS from Etisalat stating that if I wanted to ‘continue enjoying’ its mobile services, I’d have to pick myself up and make my way to any of its ‘Point of...
View ArticleZuckerberg . . . and a screaming goat
Whether or not we choose to like Facebook (no pun intended) and its methods of rolling out new developments, we’ve known one thing all along. What it does bring out is always pitched to an enormous...
View ArticleFor whom the Salik gates toll
When we found out that the new Salik toll gates – one on Beirut Street by the Airport tunnel and the other on either side of Al Mamzar bridge – would soon be operational, we joined half the city in a...
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Will this man’s unfinished message encourage you not to text and drive?
Don’t text while you drive. If you’ve heard those words once, you’ve heard them a hundred times. It is common sense, really – everyone knows that driving requires the kind of attention that does not...
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Cookery website eats its words
To see a brand capitalise on the hype of any given incident – be it an earthquake aftershock in Dubai, or bombings in Boston – isn’t unheard of. It is both common and anticipated. When Epicurious, an...
View ArticleMaradona: Dubai is “wonderful tranquillity”
There are a lot of adjectives I’d use to describe living in Dubai — hectic, fast-paced, confusing, even calorific — but one word I’d never use is tranquil. That’s not to say I haven’t experienced...
View ArticleTreading the fine line between inclusion and exclusion on Dubai’s beaches
The National published an interesting news article this week, which was simply titled ‘No men allowed: Dubai extends hours for women-only beaches.’ The gist of the story is simple: for four days of the...
View ArticleBikinis aren’t outlawed, but use ‘common sense’
Beachgoers, stash away those two-piece swimsuits, briefs and Speedos as they’re no longer welcome on certain public beaches in the United Arab Emirates. More specifically, the northern emirate of Ras...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Diaries: From crib to playground
Kipp asks new entrepreneurs to write about their experiences with launching, managing and growing their start-up companies in the region. This column will be the start of many to come in a series of...
View ArticleInk yourself for a pay rise?
For years, career specialists and recruitment experts have been cleverly trying to keep up with the – some would argue – dying concept of workplace loyalty. In 2011, workplace expert Lynda Gratton...
View ArticleSharjah Police ‘steal’ your car
Kipp loves Sharjah Police. It’s not that we’ve disliked them in the past, but we’ve just never given them much thought, nor found the need to make such a declaration. After all, it’s not as though...
View ArticleFake pilot ‘on the run’
A former US Air force officer who fraudulently worked as a commercial pilot for eight months is believed to be on the run, according to the BBC. Fifty-nine-year-old Michael Fay forged papers, a pilot’s...
View ArticleTaking on Abercrombie & Fitch
There’s nothing like the sight of a single man ‘sticking it’ to a multi-national conglomerate. It truly reaffirms the belief that every person – if they choose to – can make some form of change in the...
View ArticleMinimum wage ‘unfair’ for employers?
Before we risk sounding sanctimonious by rambling on about the importance of human rights – how we should hold on to it in every way possible and contribute to the betterment of society – Kipp would...
View ArticleGold iPad at Burj Al Arab
Dubai needs a gold iPad like it needs another skyscraper, traffic jam or Dh100,000 cupcake. Remember those? Well, whether or not we ‘need’ the gold-plated gadgets, you’ll be getting them anyway –...
View ArticleTime is money, but coffee is free
Over 6,000km away, in the city of Wiesbaden in western Germany, is a curious little 75 square-metre café that is both designed and managed to feel like a cosy living room, seat 25 people at once and...
View ArticleSaudi blogger urges Twitter followers to ‘harrass working women’
By Maha El Gazzar When the notorious Saudi writer Abdullah Mohammad Al Dawood sent a message for his 97,000 Twitter followers, urging them to molest as many working women as they can in order to keep...
View ArticleSmoking with child in car banned
Have you ever stared angrily at parents who needlessly exposed their children to harmful cigarette smoke? Kipp has certainly handed out our fair share of indignant looks over the years. As of Monday,...
View ArticleTwist and shout
After a seven-year construction period, blemished both by the financial woes of 2008 and an unfortunate site flooding in 2007 (when one of the walls in Dubai Marina burst, submerging the construction...
View ArticleFighting the world’s biggest killer
Four thousand four hundred and fifty women joined the “Go Red for Women” campaign, Majid Al Futtaim Properties’ CSR initiative. Medical professionals conducted several tests to check blood pressure,...
View ArticleSharjah Police: ‘Don’t give money to beggars’
Being naturally kind-hearted, we at Kipp have given to charity in the past, be it clothes or money. And with Ramadan fast approaching, our attention will, once again, turn to those less fortunate. But...
View ArticleHere’s something to ‘tweet’ about
For all the talk of how technology and social media continues to change our lives, our jobs and, perhaps most prominently, our behaviour – it’s how we speak that’s really been influenced. And nothing...
View ArticleDubai taxis given 60 seconds to slow down
A new monitoring system by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai will soon ensure that, if taxi drivers refuse to adhere to the stated speed limits on roads across the emirate, they will face the...
View ArticleFrom Street View to the top: Google takes you inside the Burj Khalifa
By Steven Bond, published first on sister website AMEinfo.com Cyber tourists can now reach dizzying new heights, but keep their feet firmly on the ground, thanks to Google’s Burj Khalifa Special...
View ArticleThousands fall for fake BBM app
A few days ago, when thousands of mobile users anticipated the early availability of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on Android and iOS platforms, they learned the hard way not to give too much credibility...
View ArticleWhy Egypt Should Miss Mandela
By Kamal Dimachkie “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving...
View ArticleIs Sum-tin Wong?
Kippers, we’re delighted to tell you that we’ve stumbled across a video of a live broadcast that will, without a doubt, make it into the ‘journalism failures’ hall of fame’. At some point, chances are...
View ArticleWhat are the dos and don’ts regarding defamation in the UAE?
After the outcry surrounding the arrest of the videographer who filmed an alleged assault in the street this week, I thought it would be best to recap what defamation in the UAE covers and how to...
View ArticleWinter World Cup in Qatar a mistake?
Awarding the world’s biggest single sports event to Qatar in 2022, even in winter, was a “blatant mistake”, says Theo Zwanziger,FIFA executive committee member, during an interview with Sportbild...
View ArticleA beautiful ‘storey’
Planning, financing and constructing the world’s tallest commercial tower is, by no means, an easy feat. Moreover, Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem is under no illusions. However, he believes that when his...
View ArticleCarpeted offices, white collars and the aura of authority
By Haifa Badi Uz Zaman Is pursuing your self-interest almost a reflex action? Does your mind constantly, and sometimes, subconsciously seek out your benefits? We live in the corporate world; the...
View ArticleSee no food, eat no food and speak no food
*The above image was intended for illustration purposes – and to prove a point. We all know the golden rule: do not eat in public during Ramadan before iftar. The UAE residents and tourists who break...
View ArticleA PR miracle of disconnect?
As well-connected journalists in the digital age, we’re no strangers to an inbox full of press releases. For the most part, as long as they’re remotely relevant to our publication, we welcome them....
View ArticleHalf-Life and Hope
Kamal Dimachkie, Leo Burnett Thirty-one deaths were directly attributed to the accident that took place at reactor number four in Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. It is estimated, though, according to a...
View ArticleCar maker fuels Facebook outrage
Subaru Emirates has issued an apology after one of its social media posts blamed a horrific car crash on the fact that the driver was a woman. The post, which has gone viral, referred to an unfortunate...
View ArticleWhy is it so easy to be a ‘social media expert’?
By Alex Malouf, communications professional and Kippreport columnist. Do you have three years of experience in using Facebook? Are you a ‘serial tweeter’? Can you put a sentence together? If you’ve...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Diaries: employee and entrepreneur motivation
There are many who aspire to become entrepreneurs and start their own business while being an employee. I started that way and I ended up on the other side as a success. Going from managing a...
View ArticleDo people think you’re wealthy?
You may not be scrounging around the house for loose change, but how much money must you have to be considered wealthy? According to a new poll by the deVere Group, the answer largely depends on where...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Diaries: employee and entrepreneur job descriptions
We are all responsible for delivering the results that we have ownership and accountability over. As an employee, it should be an easy task to look at your job description and say: “yes, this is what I...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Diaries: how to survive in a start-up company
As an entrepreneur, it always excites me to see new innovative business models coming up in the region. While founding and managing a series of start-ups, I have learnt a lot from my past mistakes and...
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Airsick of delays
Does an airline such as Emirates, particularly one that markets itself as the best and prices its tickets accordingly, feel that it is above an apologetic statement or promise of any form of...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Diaries: More than just money
Some time ago, I was approached by a friend to give advice to someone embarking on a career in freelance consultancy work. He had struggled to get his foot in the door and I got the impression he was...
View ArticleHow do you hire for culture fit?
We all know that underperformers, or those who can’t excel in specific workplace environments, end up costing organisations lots of money. Therefore, hiring for culture fit is one of the most important...
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