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The seeming decline of Dubai requires several “lessons learned” report for future aspiring city-states: Money does not grow on trees. Simple, yes, and fundamental as well.

Dubai was delusional about its projects. Planning one outlandish man-made...

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It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers. These workers, mostly...
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Gone are the days of seemingly endless boom in Dubai as credit has dried up. Today, Dubai sits on $50 billion of debt, had to seek a $10 billion loan from the far...
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Yesterday I titled a post “Is Dubai Becoming The Next Saudi Arabia?” The post concerned the soon-to-be legally enforced code of conduct in Duabi whose...
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After the now famous case of the deported British couple after they had sex on a public beach, Dubai has officially issued a code of conduct for its 1 million, more or...
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The United Arab Emirates denied entrance to Israeli representative Sarah Younger for the International Chamber of Commerce’s Banking Commission hosted in Dubai....
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Intimidate critics of Israel that is, not anyone on the court. Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was recently denied permission to land in Dubai and compete in the...
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Marco Villa, Connecticut
I will not hide my joy to see the previously-exalted “Dubai model” unravel in Arab eyes as nothing more than a mirage. Many Arabs, seeing the astronomical...
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Fear is the true root of all mishap. A creator of victims, that starts as a small spark of insecurity. Igniting our frame with the doubt of ourselves ...
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A lot of Syrians have invested in the boomed real states sector in Dubai . I met one of them who claimed that he has lost about 15 $ millions . At the beginning , I...
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At 16.1 million square feet, Dubai’s International Airport Terminal 3 has not only became the shiniest airport terminal ever, but it’s also the largest in...
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Apr 30 2009 by AP0 Comments

The Emirates will investigate a member of its ruling family over videotapes showing the sheik torturing another man, the country’s official news agency reported.

 
 
Apr 29 2009 by AP0 Comments

New York has the Yankees. Dallas has the Cowboys. Dubai has Godolphin Racing.

 
 
Apr 23 2009 by AP0 Comments

An Emirati newspaper says Dubai’s deputy police chief has denied a report that pirates have laundered their ransom money through banks in the Gulf city-state.

 
 
Apr 19 2009 by AP0 Comments

One of the suspects in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has been arrested in Dubai, an Arab diplomat said.

 
 
Apr 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urges his supporters to be a part of reconciliation talks with the Thai government.

 
 
Apr 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

In this Gulf city-state, two things have long been untouchable: business interests and the ruling family. However, an attempt to sue a member of the family over an alleged financial swindle is a sign of how much the economic crisis has rattled business as

 
 
Mar 19 2009 by AP0 Comments

Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country’s ruling clerics has died in Tehran’s main prison.

 
 
Mar 19 2009 by AP0 Comments

A rights groups says an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country’s ruling clerics has died in Tehran’s main prison.

 
 
Mar 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates _ A peck on the cheek in public? Probably OK. Steamy embrace? Get a room.

 
 
Mar 15 2009 by AP0 Comments

The Dubai-based Emirates says it recently outlined a range of reliability issues for Airbus’ A380 “superjumbo” but still has confidence in the double-decker plane.

 
 
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