La tour de 1300m que Dubaï a abandonnée

Thanks to o2switch for supporting this video. To take advantage of their offer, use the code AlexisF10 here: https://osw.li/AlexisF Dubai and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a furious race to build the world's tallest tower. Between the Burj Khalifa, the Jeddah Tower, and the Creek Tower, this architectural battle hides a struggle between the two nations to maintain their place at the top of the Arab world. Sources that helped me write the video: The Dubai model: Dubai fears the end of its 'build it and they will come' model: https://www.ft.com/content/4d169d0c-4... Dubai relaunches Dubai Creek Tower: Emaar appoints contractor for Dubai Creek Harbour tower | MEED: https://www.meed.com/emaar-appoints-d... Emaar earmarks $3.8bn for Creek Harbor tower and mall | MEED https://www.meed.com/emaar-earmarks-3... Dubai Creek Tower redesign underway, to be twice the size of Downtown Dubai: https://economymiddleeast.com/news/du... Collapse of the price of a barrel: Oil: what do we call “Brent”? https://www.connaissancedesenergies.o... Tensions to become the HUB of the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and the UAE Compete to be Hubs for Regional Business • Stimson Center: https://www.stimson.org/2025/saudi-ar... Big companies head Saudi Arabia’s request to set up regional HQs: https://www.ft.com/content/fa7fe23b-3...) Saudi Arabia and the UAE are battling to become the Middle East's economic Superpower https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi... Tower Rivalry: Saudi tycoon plans comeback with world's tallest tower: https://www.ft.com/content/e8f3a8d8-4... Why Dubai Creek Tower Stopped: https://www.theb1m.com/video/why-duba... Will the Jeddah Tower, World's Tallest Building, Ever Be Finished?: https://science.howstuffworks.com/eng... 00:00 Introduction 02:07 Where Does Dubai's Success Come From? 05:09 Why Saudi Arabia is building megaprojects 06:44: The War of the Towers 09:50 Conclusion