Unusually heavy rain stopped play at the Dubai Open tennis tournament last week, one of many glittering sporting events the desert kingdom is using to promote itself as a 21st-century Arabian city. Buckets and mops had to be deployed in some prestigious buildings when roofs sprang a leak and minor floods soaked the floors. It was a small humiliation for a country set on becoming a global centre for transport, tourism and business.
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