
An Invulnerable Financial Fortress on the Sand
Qatar has our world’s attention, but nearby — and deeply unequal — Dubai might be charting our future
Qatar has our world’s attention, but nearby — and deeply unequal — Dubai might be charting our future
Visual artist Arko Datto combines satellite images and text to paint a picture of migrant workers’ lives in the Arabian Peninsula — and his findings aren’t pretty.
While millions can’t even afford to feed their kids, the super rich are hiring a Swiss company to name theirs.
Protests have begun in the United Arab Emirates, but you wouldn’t know it from White House statements.
This sliver of sand boasts the world’s tallest building, a sail-shaped hotel with a $100 lunch, a new subway system, 95,000 hotel rooms, and a working indoor ski slope.
What does it mean for the global economy when even a city of oil-rich opulence can’t escape the recession?
We’ve piled up a $60 billion debt and willl only pay our creditors when we’re good and ready.