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Post by Old Chap on Apr 21, 2015 17:40:51 GMT 4
Just had a one-hour talk over the phone with a friend of mine who is currently in the Dubai area. Since I have been away from the area for a while, how safe will it be to do business in the region in the next few years? Will the current Yemen conflict and possible extending of the conflict over Iran endanger the "physical" security of foreigners doing business over there?? Despite her being in the tax-free zone of the area, she is reporting "unusual" long-time in enlarging her business and "unusual" licence expenses despite the fact she has a local business partner....
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Post by Old Chap on Apr 23, 2015 13:25:08 GMT 4
As the proverb says: If you want a job well-done, DO IT YOURSELF! Followring is an article for those interested in the region.
Considering Iran has close to 80% control of businesses in the UAE, its meddling in Yemen is not surprising...
UAE says 'systematic' Iranian meddling in Yemen, region
ABU DHABI
The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting in Sharm el Sheik March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Hartwell
Reuters/Thomas Hartwell
(Reuters) - Iran is meddling in Yemen's conflict and elsewhere in the region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister said on Wednesday, and Gulf Arab states had little grounds for hoping they could build normal ties with Tehran.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed added at a news conference that a Saudi-led coalition now attacking Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution requiring all parties to take part in dialogue and imposing a ban on arms purchases by Houthis and other groups "that are out of line".
Asked about evidence to back up allegations by Saudi- and U.S.-backed Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi that Shi'ite Muslim Iran provided support for Shi'ite Houthi militia fighters opposed to his rule, Sheikh Abdullah replied:
"Iran is not carrying out this activity only in Yemen, it is doing the same activity in Lebanon, in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and in Pakistan.
"Someone might say that the information provided by Yemen is not accurate, but there is systematic action that has been going for years on the idea of exporting the (Iranian) revolution."
Sunni Muslim Gulf Arabs could have "positive, normal" ties with Tehran, he said, "but Iran is not giving its partners in the region this hope...Each time we try to come close to Iran it starts spoiling the region, making (matters) difficult for our countries."
Iran denies arming the Houthis and has condemned the Saudi-led offensive against the Houthis of which the UAE is a part. It sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, saying they would protect Iranian shipping.
(Reporting by Sami Aboudi; Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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Post by niseag on Apr 24, 2015 5:28:37 GMT 4
beside the fact that it is one of the safer places for business in the Middle East it is still the Middle East and neither European nor US standards apply, nor their perspectives, they like to project similarities but frankly keep in mind they coming onto this business development from a different point of view than western business people. Not that the same can not happen to you in some European countries or the US.
And no 80% of the Dubai business is not Iranian, the view is common but not really true.
Ah and check your email I can not respond to them, they always come back
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Post by atumdjeheuty on Apr 24, 2015 7:16:03 GMT 4
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Post by Old Chap on Apr 24, 2015 13:07:53 GMT 4
Thanks for your feedback. The person involved is actually not Western BUT from Taiwan, still different mentality. As for the 80% business directly or indirectly in the hands of Iranians - that percentage was given to me by Persian people working for Iranians in Dubai...a bit of propaganda, maybe!
I'll try to fix my email...
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