Gore Vidal obituary
American literary polymath, who has died aged 86, was most prized for his acerbic essays and critiques on the workings of America and the world
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Dubai’s Al Habtoor Palace hotel to rival Las Vegas
Al Habtoor to build $1.3bn Dubai hotel and leisure complex Extra rooms on the Dubai hotel scene UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group has unveiled ‘Habtoor Palace’, a US $1.33 billion hotel and theatre mega-project to be built on the 1 million sqft site of the Metropolitan Hotel, one of the emirate’s oldest properties. The three … Read more