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Bright young things are building a life amid the glitzy malls, towers and beaches of a city on the up, says Anna Tyzack It is the tower to trump all others. Soaring more than half a mile out of the desert, Dubai's latest skyscraper was unveiled to the public on the day the FTSE sank to an all-time low. The Nakheel Tower, which comfortably eclipsed all rivals at last week's Cityscape property showcase, will dwarf the current record-holder, the 800m Burj Dubai. International investors, eager to buy off-plan property in the city's newest developments, gasped as the £22 billion project was revealed. Heat and dust: journalist Alex Delmar-Morgan, who has made his home in Dubai "The market here is still growing fast," says Manal Shaheen, of Nakheel, Dubai's most prolific developer. "The effect of the economic crisis is going to be... [read full story]
