Dubai: When a sparkling metropolis rises from the desert in a little less than 20 years, it’s bound to attract some international headlines. But not everything written about Dubai in the foreign press is entirely accurate. Here, we try to correct some common misconceptions about how this world-class emirate is projected in the international media, starting from the most obvious inaccuracy — that Dubai is a country — to other more ill-researched "facts". For those who live here, articles of this kind continue to grate and frustrate as they present a completely wrong picture of the achievements and progress of Dubai and the amazing opportunities, lifestyle, safety and security it provides its residents and visitors.
