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The dirty secrets behind Dubai's glitzy veneer

Joanna Blythman on a holiday hot-spot

Fancy a holiday in Dubai? What's not to like? After all, this Arab emirate is, according to its foremost property development company "the ultimate in every conceivable comfort and amenity if a country could be five star then Dubai would be it".