Harvard’s Daniel Shapiro helps people learn to negotiate — and he loves a challenge. What better destination than the Middle East?

As the credit crisis spreads from Wall Street and takes a global toll, Dubai has become an even more powerful beacon for a swarm of deal makers.

Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of the Emirates Group, announced a $3.78 billion order for 54 Boeing 737-800 series jets, which he will use to start a low-fare airline, FlyDubai.

Shenzhen and Dubai may have outstripped Paris and New York as civic models. But can an instant city ever feel like the real thing?

Fares D. Noujaim suffered an emotional and financial blow when the investment bank imploded. Now he gets a chance to start anew.

Howard Socol, the chief executive of Barneys New York, is said to disagree sharply with the new owners of the chain over its strategy.

Hoping to establish a stronger foothold in the oil-rich region, Citigroup is sending Alberto J. Verme, a co-head of investment banking, to Dubai by the end of the month.