The founding of the Al Maktoum dynasty
Dubai was established in the early 19th century by the Al Abu Falasa clan of the Bani Yas and remained a dependent of Abu Dhabi until 1833.
In January 1820, the sheikh of Dubai and the other sheikhs in the region signed the “General Maritime Peace Treaty” with the British Government.
In 1833, however, the [...]
The link between Heathrow’s third runway and Dubai
I stumbled across an interesting story in The Telegraph a few days ago.
As many of you probably already know, for some time BAA, the owner of London’s Heathrow Airport, has been trying to get permission to build a third runway.
As with all of these schemes there has been staunch opposition to the expansion, mainly from [...]
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