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Article: The boom spreads north: the northern emirates have long lived in the shadow of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but plans to co-ordinate development across the UAE are dragging them into the spotlight.(NORTHERN EMIRATES)
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- December 14, 2007
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Speaking in April, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the UAE, set out his vision of where the UAE is aiming to be. "We do not want to be first regionally or in the Arab world. It is not just talk--we are serious about being first globally," he said.
His words were aimed at ushering in an era of sustained, co-ordinated development across the seven emirates. They are also intended to pave the way for the acceleration of development in the five northern emirates--Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Qaiwain and Fujairah--that have been overshadowed by Dubai's commercial expansion and the oil-rich federal capital, Abu ...