Dubai in the nineteenth century
Two catastrophes struck Dubai during the mid-nineteenth century, in 1841 smallpox broke out in Bur Dubai forcing residents to relocate to Deira; then in 1894 fire swept through Deira burning down most homes. Despite this, the town’s geographical location still continued to draw traders and merchants from around the region. The emir, keen to attract [...]
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, [...]