Mirage in the desert or city of the future, the pull of Dubai is real.

BBC: Living in: Dubai

In his penetrating new book "The History of Future Cities, " author Daniel Brook matter-of-factly declares Dubai as the center of the world.

CNN: Is Dubai the center of the world (again)?

"The UK did not sign the revised International Telecommunication Regulations last week in Dubai, and has no intention of doing so in the future, " the Foreign Office said in an email.

BBC: Technology