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The Gulf emirate's new metro network operated during a trial session on August 9, 2009.

Dubai Ties Economic Hopes to New Metro

By Stefania BianchiĀ  www.online.wsj.com THE WALL STREET JOURNAL DUBAI — The opening of Dubai Metro Wednesday could mark a turning point in the emirate’s fortunes as it tries to spend its way out of the worst economic downturn in a generation. After four years of planning and construction, Dubai’s ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al [...]