The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

世界上最高的两栋建筑是阿联酋迪拜的哈利法塔和沙特阿拉伯麦加的麦加皇家钟楼。

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Dubai, located in the southern Persian Gulf on the Arabian peninsula, is both a city and an emirate in the UAE (United Arab Emirates).

迪拜位于波斯湾南部的阿拉伯半岛上，它既是一座城市，又是阿拉伯联合酋长国中的一个酋长国。

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Left unsaid, however, was the reason Canada was looking for a new military base in the region to begin with: the United Arab Emirates (UAE) booted the country out of its old base in Dubai last year.

但是隐去未表的，是加拿大在该区域寻找新军事基地的原因——去年阿联酋把加国从它在迪拜的老基地中赶了出来。

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Dubai, UAE (CNN) -- The war on Iraq put the Arab media in the spotlight, for the way they reported the conflict, and how they were perceived by viewers in the Arab World and beyond.

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DUBAI, UAE, December 17, 2012 - Thuraya Telecommunications, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and Softbank Mobile, a telecommunications leader in Japan today announced they have signed an agreement with the goal of bringing mobile satellite communication services for Japanese business, enterprise, and consumer subscribers across Thuraya's satellite network.

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Not to be outdone, its closest rival, Emirates, which is based in Dubai, another UAE state, has started too.

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