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SEPTEMBER 10 – 16, 20<strong>17</strong>, VOL 18 NO. 30<br />
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32 TECHNOLOGY<br />
Saudi programmer<br />
Zainalabdin<br />
Tawfiq catapulted<br />
to fame when he<br />
took time out of<br />
his day job as a<br />
business analyst<br />
last year to develop<br />
a messaging tool<br />
called Sarahah, or<br />
‘honesty’ in Arabic<br />
34 PROPERTY<br />
Dubai still houses<br />
the Gulf region’s<br />
strongest property<br />
market despite a<br />
relatively stagnant<br />
three years. In fact,<br />
the future looks<br />
bright, though<br />
growth could be<br />
steadier as the<br />
market matures<br />
COVER STORY<br />
Life after Expo 2020<br />
In an exclusive and wide-ranging<br />
interview, Expo 2020 Dubai’s<br />
vice-president of legacy Marjan<br />
Faraidooni talks <strong>Arabian</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />
through the emirate’s biggest real<br />
estate project for decades<br />
By Sarah Townsend<br />
Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai<br />
40 TOURISM<br />
Saudi Arabia has<br />
idyllic islands,<br />
spectacular terrains<br />
and ancient<br />
landmarks. It also<br />
has a plan to get<br />
people to see them.<br />
We take a look at the<br />
opportunities and<br />
the challenges of<br />
making that happen<br />
46 HOSPITALITY<br />
Mohammad<br />
Islam left a life<br />
of computer<br />
engineering behind<br />
to work for the<br />
industry’s most<br />
renowned names<br />
before setting up<br />
one of Dubai’s<br />
largest F&B<br />
outlets to date<br />
34 46<br />
FIRST WORD<br />
q Success in Dubai will<br />
depend on the interplay<br />
between the things it<br />
builds and the people<br />
who make best use<br />
of them”<br />
Jeremy Lawrence<br />
Editorial Director<br />
jeremy.lawrence@itp.com<br />
www.arabianbusiness.com<br />
arabianbusiness<br />
#arabian business<br />
arabianbusiness<br />
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