Friday, 30 July 2010

BBC News - Iran trade sanctions hit Dubai port

Back to the days when the city was little more than a trading port of pearls, spices and gold, long before it struck oil and thus changed beyond recognition.

Today, in this noisy corner of the city, little has changed.

Along the chaotic quayside there are hundreds of traditional, wooden dhows. Some sit low in the water, packed heavily with boxes and crates."

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