Dubai Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Modern Dubai=== [[File:Vereinigte Arabische Emirate - Dubai - Palm Jumeirah und Dubai Marina - im Vordergrund das Hotel Atlantis - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Dubai Palm Jumeirah and Marina in 2011]] Throughout the 1970s, Dubai experienced continued growth fueled by revenues generated from oil and trade, even as the city witnessed an influx of immigrants fleeing the [[Lebanese civil war]].<ref name="nyt2">"Beirut Showing Signs of Recovery From Wounds of War". ''The New York Times''. 26 May 1977. pg.2</ref> Border disputes between the emirates persisted even after the formation of the UAE; it was only in 1979 that a formal compromise was reached, putting an end to disagreements.<ref name="lonelyplanet">Dubai. Carter, T and Dunston, L. ''Lonely Planet Publications''</ref> In 1979, the establishment of the [[Jebel Ali]] port, a deep-water port accommodating larger ships, marked a significant development. Initially facing challenges, Sheikh Mohammed initiated the JAFZA ([[Jebel Ali Free Zone]]) around the port in 1985, facilitating unrestricted import of labour and export of capital for foreign companies.<ref name="UAEFreeZones">{{cite web|url=http://www.uaefreezones.com/fz_jebel_ali.html|title=Free Zones in the UAE|publisher=uaefreezones.com|access-date=23 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225153052/http://www.uaefreezones.com/fz_jebel_ali.html|archive-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> Simultaneously, Dubai airport and the aviation industry continued their expansion. The [[Gulf War]] in early 1991 had a negative financial impact on the city, with depositors and traders withdrawing money and trade. However, Dubai rebounded in a changing political climate and prospered. In the late 1990s, various foreign trading communities—initially from [[Kuwait]], during the Gulf War, and later from [[Bahrain]], amidst the [[Shia]] unrest—relocated their businesses to Dubai.<ref name="asianaffairs">Davidson, Christopher, ''The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai: Contrasting Roles in the International System''. March 2007.</ref> Dubai served as refuelling base for allied forces at the Jebel Ali Free Zone during the Gulf War and again during the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]]. Subsequent significant increases in [[price of oil|oil prices]] prompted Dubai to maintain its focus on free trade and tourism.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Sand to Silicon: Going Global|last = Sampler & Eigner|publisher = Motivate|year = 2008|isbn = 978-1-86063-254-9|location = UAE|page = 15}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page