Middle East based FT'ers?
 

Thanks to Messers Sarbanes and Oxley, I am going to be spending the majority of the coming nine months hopping around the major business centres in the Middle East.. now I have been to most before, and this time, don't want to waste the chance to catch up with FT regulars, over a jug of freshly prepared Saudi Champagne !

I'll be working on the itinerary shortly, but just wanted to see if there are many people lurking out there in Kuwait, Jeddah, Beirut, Damascus, Casablanca, Algiers, as well as good old reliable Cairo and Dubai?

Heck, I may even start taking Arabic classes..
Cheers

Graeme

BahrainLad posts on the BA Forum - I suggest you chat to him!

I'll be in Amman, Jordan in July of next summer for my cousins wedding. Will you be planning a stop in beautiful Jordan?

Ok, more info on when and where..

Beirut Jan 8 to 13
Damascus Feb 5 to 11
Kuwait Feb 12 to 16
Casablanca Mar 6 to 13

As for Bahrain.. probably not. And spending time with people who choose to fly BA ? please ! as if ! ;)

The Jordan branch closed, so no plans just yet.

I am currently dually based in Riyadh (work-week) and Bahrain (weekend). Often am in Dubai on the weekends.

well i shall be making some transit stops in Dubai, so perhaps we should aim for a Dubai event.. which days do you classify as 'weekend' as they vary so much between companies in the region ?

I might be up for flying out to Dubai for a weekend in July, if obviously that is when everyone will meet up...

Works for me..
 

Without doubt I'll need to be in Dubai in July. Nice cheap hotel rates then as well.. so date suggestions please ? Our office in Dubai is closed Fri and Sat.

If you plan a stay at the Burj Al Arab, can I come sleep in one of the wings?

Alan, you should know better ! Starwood status renewal is about the only useful thing I'll get from these projects !

Sunny Sudan :cool: If in the neighborhood . . . . . .

My weekend is Thursday and Friday.

Oh, and by the way, there are two VERY good reasons why hotels are cheap in July in Dubai - humidity and unbearable heat!

update
 

I'll be in Kuwait Apr 15 to 21.. packed my books and gym gear, but hope that someone else is in town to catch up with.

Dubai in July is still very probable. Any particular dates preferred ?