It will be beautiful when it’s all finished.
For now, the world’s tallest building (when completed) under construction looks like this:
      
M told me that we can actually go near, so we did. At the foot of Burj Dubai:
  
Around Burj Dubai are developments that consist of another man-made island called Old Town Island. They [...]

Dubai’s floating bridge is due to open in a few days with signboards all over the city to direct commuters to the location.
 
Originally it says it will open on March 2007 but the calendars here have a ++2 months difference. If they say it will be finished in March, they actually mean at least May. [...]

We all know those religious wars and bloodshed caused by clashes of religion and belief in that One God. Living in the Middle East is an eye-opener, especially because this is not your ordinary strip of Mid-East land.
While there are countless mosques around the city, the presence of Catholic Churches and other churches from all sorts [...]

Employment in the United Arab Emirates has differences from employment elsewhere and I am extremely pissed by some of the rules.
Most firms in the UAE/GCC countries are anal about retaining the passport of their employees even against their will and without court order.
The company I am working for is keeping the passport of ALL the [...]