Abu Dhabi turns attention to potential ticking time-bomb in the Northern Emirates

Issue 906 - 06 Aug 2011 | 6 minute read

With an eye on unrest elsewhere in the region, Abu Dhabi is pushing ahead with its Northern Emirates development programmes in an attempt to head off youth protests in the UAE’s poorer regions

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