If you are from the UK, there is a channel called Real Estate TV that sometimes screens programmes about the emirates. They have one on RAK that might shed some light on what is going on there. The prog is done from a real estate point of view. If you are not from the UK, then go to the Real Estate TV website and watch the programme on line. It's called Ras Al Khaimah: The next best thing!

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