Unemployed expats flee Dubai to avoid jail
Like rats abandoning a sinking ship, the Dubai exodus continues apace, much to the delight of the doom-mongering media which is stuffed with stories of expats streaming en masse back to their countries. This story from Digital Journal explores the reasons behind the stats and some unexpected side effects. The recent spate of redundancies triggered [...]
Burj Dubai reaches maximum height
Already the world’s tallest building, or structure of any description for that matter, the Burj Dubai has now quietly reached its maximum height of 818 metres (826 metres if counted from the lower entrance to the aircraft beacon), according to Skyscrapernews.com. Unfortunately, with Barack Obama‘s inauguration and the global recession, no one seems to have [...]
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