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Dubai A city of world’s firsts

The tiny emirate combines Arabic tradition with stunning modernity; a catalogue of the world’s firsts, writes MIKE OMUODO

Blending East and West, Dubai literally stuns a traveller with its fascinating kaleidoscope of colour and contrasts. A leading centre of business and tourism in the Middle East, this economic heart of the United Arab Emirates(UAE), offers visitors the exotic past wrapped in a modern package of fashionable malls, glass skyscrapers, the world’s tallest building and multi-lane highways.

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