Low-cost homes in Dubai to ease bottleneck?
Dubai
WALID Zahra has a 25-minute trip home from his office in Dubai - if you don't count the two hours that he spends waiting at a café for the traffic to clear. "I decided it's better to spend that time reading papers than getting stressed in my car," the 27-year-old human resources worker said.
Like about half the people who work in Dubai, Mr Zahra, a Lebanese father of one, can't afford to live there, requiring his commute from the neighbouring United Arab Emirates (UAE) sheikhdom of Sharjah. As the roads grow increasingly clotted, the city is introducing ways to add modestly priced homes to a mix dominated by luxury villas and high-end apartments.
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