The next Dubai? Tiny emirate is luring billionaires and tourists

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From Ben Bartenstein, Alexander Sazonov and photographer Christopher Pike From the top of the RAK International Corporate Centre, foreign tycoons can catch a glimpse of a city transforming. A long stretch of desert lies toward the north. Luxury villas dot the Persian Gulf coast to the west. A few kilometres away, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts is planning a project that it intends to be a US$3.9 billion (NZ$6.1b) gaming resort. This is Ras Al Khaimah, a northern territory of the United Arab Emirates about 45 minutes' drive...

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