Event rights holders and convention planners want to hold their events and conventions in top flight facilities that are located conveniently in relation to major airports, hotels, and within reasonable distance of entertainment amenities.

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Inmates - or rather 'guests', as the Dubai prison chief has insisted they should be called - will be housed in double rooms with "televisions, proper toilets, central air conditioning and other top class facilities", prison chief Brigadier Abbas Ali told the BBC.

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"This is a superb result and emphasises the importance that the council has placed on ensuring that our beaches are clean, the water quality is as high as it can be and that our internationally recognised coastline offers top quality facilities for both residents and visitors, " he said.

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