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The rise, fall and salvation of Dubai
The First Post has a great background piece on the rise and, much exaggerated, fall of Dubai.
It features a potted history of how Dubai became so wealthy and why the emirate chose to take the direction it did – because its oil resources were predicted to be exhausted by the 2020s for those who don’t [...]
Dubai news bites: Darkness, murder and justice
And in this week’s Dubai newsround:
Earth Hour Dubai saves emirate 200,000 kilowatts – Businesses and residents in Dubai turning lights and appliances off for a single hour on saturday night prevented the production of 120,000 kilos of carbon dioxide, which is twice the amount saved last year. Dubai is an extraordinarily energy hungry city so, [...]
Don’t forget Earth Hour Dubai – 20:30 local time
Just a reminder that Earth Day is upon us.
Do your bit by switching off your lights for one hour (not recommended if you work underground!). If the Burj al Arab and the Government of Dubai can do it so can you.
To find out more visit: http://www.earthhour.org/home/ae:en.
Dubai weekly news round up
Following on from last week’s rather in depth one story post, this week sees the exact opposite – a short, bulleted look at some of the top Dubai related stories from the last few days.
If you want to find out more about any of the stories links to the original sources are provided.
Dubai government in [...]
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