https://freerepublic.com/tag/stairwaytoallah/ en-us Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:23:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988520/posts Dubai (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The Gulf States are racing for the tallest building and Saudi Arabia is planning an incredible mile-high skyscraper in the city of Jeddah for the “modest” sum of US$ 10 billion. News about the plan was reported by Middle East Economic Digest but a veil of secrecy covers the whole project, including the names of the building companies involved. Kuwait has also unveiled a plan to build a 1,001-metre tower. Its height is a reference to the classic work of Arabic literature, One Thousand and One Nights. The monumental tower will rise in the city of Subbiya... Asia News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988520/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:23:36 GMT