Two men have been arrested in Dubai for selling robot jockeys that give camels electric shocks to make them run faster in races. In the United Arab Emirates, racing camels are ridden by robots because boy riders are banned. "Shock jockeys" can cost 30 times more than normal ones.... more
Andrew Flintoff will help coach the United Arab Emirates national team during his rehabilitation from knee surgery, the all-rounder's agent has confirmed... more
A shopping mall in the desert city of Al Ain has banned male construction workers at evenings and weekends after wealthy customers complained about them staring at women. Labourers are allowed to enter Al Bawadi Mall during weekdays, but only through a side entrance ... more
Challenger brands, I learned this week, are upstart companies snapping at the heels of established rivals. Virgin Atlantic taking on British Airways is the textbook example of a successful challenger (while Virgin Cola's lame assault on Coke and Pepsi is a popular case study for the opposite reason) ... more
There are tentative signs that banks in the UAE are recovering from the credit crunch. Early results from the first-quarter earnings season paint a cautiously optimistic picture ... more
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