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Dubai then and now

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Living in the UAE

Dubai Then and Now: The Remarkable Desert-to-Metropolis Journey

Sixty years ago, Dubai was a small pearling and trading town on the Creek. Today it’s one of the most recognisable cities on the planet — a skyline most people can identify from a thumbnail, a name that’s become shorthand for a particular kind of ambition. The journey spans desert winds and towering cranes, dhow…

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