Middle East Newsletter: UAE has Week That's Both Good and Bad
Dubai has flung its doors open, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape from Covid-19.
Photographer: KARIM SAHIB/AFP
There was good and bad news this week for the United Arab Emirates, which has now overtaken Seychelles to become the world’s most vaccinated nation.
Dubai’s state carrier, Emirates, forecast a busy summer. The city is getting ready to host a big gas conference, an African investor summit and major cricket tournaments -- events forced by Covid-19 to move from their original venues. And sales of Dubai ultra-luxury homes are soaring.