Billionaire Mohamed Ali Alabbar heads the largest real estate group in the world and is also a government minister. In a rare glimpse into his world he's closing multi million dollar deals with Georgio Armani, promoting Dubai to the West and trying not to upset the ruling sheikh.
The rapid development and glittering skyscrapers of Dubai mask its many social problems. American Sharla Musabih is on a mission to put things right. She's spent twenty years rescuing people, from the women who find themselves in cri sis to the young boys who are brought to Dubai as camel jockeys. Now she's fighting for government recognition so she can expand her refuge .
The world's first revolving, pre-fabricated tower is to be built in Dubai by Italian architect Dr. David Fisher. The Dh11b 80-storey Dynamic tower will be 420 metres tall and located on Shaikh Zayed Road.
Featuring attractions such as world-class motor sports racetrack, signature hotels, the Ferrari theme park, 300,000 sq m retail area, golf courses, marinas, all creating a unique tourist destination
Dubai is the world's largest building site, creating a demand for hundreds of thousands of workers. Partners Younis Amiri and Mr Chacko run a recruitment agency trawling the world for the right people, yet unlike other agencies they do not charge a fee which can take more than a year t o pay off in a country where there are no unions, no minimum wage and few workers' rights.