Dubai had another presence on the floor, at the Sands Convention Center, where the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority and Dubai's Internet City banded together to promote Dubai as a business haven.

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Although the notionally independent free zone authority will regulate Saadiyat under a clear and exhaustive set of rules, it has yet to prove itself.

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The island is part of a free-trade zone under Iranian authority.

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