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The Kipp Report (www.kippreport.com) is a new website covering business in the Middle East. The region’s first online-only business magazine, and updated throughout the day, Kipp Report promises to be home to new business thinking from the Middle East.
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New DIFC head takes charge
Ahmed Humaid al-Tayer, the newly appointed governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has promised to “build on its success” and promote the country as an investment hub, reports The National. “We are here to estab...
RAK arrests youngsters for violating decency laws
Police in Ras Al Khaimah have arrested many young people from shopping malls in the emirate for “violating decency laws,” reports Gulf News. The youngsters were reportedly wearing inappropriate clothing “showing parts of their bodie...
Abu Dhabi airport traffic increases 7 percent
The Abu Dhabi International Airport has recorded a 7 percent rise in passengers over the course of 2009, to date, according to the Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), which manages the airport. The airport also saw a 2.8 percent increase in passenger ...
Non-oil trade in the UAE to rise 10 percent
The volume of non-oil trade in the UAE is expected to increase by 10 percent this year compared to 2008’s trade volumes of AED789 billion, reports Zawya Dow Jones, quoting a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Non-oil trade in the c...
Qatar to sign $25 billion railway deal on Sunday
Qatar is set to sign a contract with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn to build railways in Qatar and Bahrain, a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn told AFP.”A contract will be signed on Sunday between Deutsche Bahn and Qatar,” he said, adding ...
$1700 to ensure your name is right
A London-based company, Today Translations, is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of baby names in other languages, so that their kids don’t end up having names with weird meanings, reports Reuters. The firm gives the exampl...

