Articles
Time to activate the customs union
Sultan on what the Gulf countries should do now that the common currency project has come to a grinding halt with the UAE pulling out. Read more »
نموّ الشارقة.. فرصة ضائعة أم صيغة ناجحة؟
Sharjah’s Steady Pace Is Showing Its Strength
Depending on what time of day it is and in which direction you are traveling, a journey from Dubai to its sister Emirate, Sharjah, can take anywhere between 20 minutes and two hours. Sharjah, whose name means “easterly” or “shiny” and has a population of 800,000, is sometimes unfairly referred to by some expatriates in the UAE as “the bedroom of Dubai” since tens of thousands of residents, nationals and expatriates alike, commute daily to their place of work in Dubai from Sharjah. Read more »
التوطين في الإمارة أم الدولة؟
A little local difficulty on the jobs front
In this article, Sultan discuss the discrimination locals of the northern Emirates face and what the reasons behind this marginalization are. Read more »