Employment in the United Arab Emirates has differences from employment elsewhere and I am extremely pissed by some of the rules.
Most firms in the UAE/GCC countries are anal about retaining the passport of their employees even against their will and without court order.
The company I am working for is keeping the passport of ALL the [...]

Motorists in Dubai certainly marked the date 1st of July. It is not a cause for celebration as Canadians in Dubai celebrated Canada day, but it is the day that the inevitable road toll was introduced in the road history of any GCC country.
Despite the blogs that screamed No to Salik, the lengthy, noisy complaints [...]