World's first climate-controlled domed city to be built in Dubai

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dubai's own oil reserves also depleting estimate by 2016 so before it's completely gone they want to use the current high energy prices opportunity to develop the place.

http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?...0d&k=31244

dubai aim is to be a hub like singapore but they are target the bigger wealthy arab neighbors who otherwise have no place to splash their money due to religious restriction in their own countries.