Morning round-up: Paris eyes Dubai

Well, it was only a matter of time before

Paris Hilton

's arrival in Dubai popped up on Crane Country. This morning Arabian Business reports that she is looking to

"expand her business empire" into the UAE, specifically into the retail and hospitality sectors

. Alex Delmar-Morgan writes:

"Wearing an elaborate green dress and bedecked in a glittering array of jewels, the 28-year-old outlined plans to expand her fashion brand in the UAE while possibly opening a hotel as well as investing in property."

I'd like to wish Paris luck ... but I don't imagine I'd spend a lot of time in her Paris-themed clubs. You have to give her credit though. So far she has heeded all cultural recommendations by

Ali al Saloom

of "Ask Ali" fame,

including such warnings as do not get intoxicated in public

The

Tourism Development & Investment Company

has dissolved its joint venture partnership with the Australian construction company Leighton

, Rebecca Bundhun reports in The National today. TDIC said the decision came after a "strategic review of TDIC's business model and due to the changing economic climate". We could be seeing more of these in the months ahead.

The Dubai authorities said yesterday that 85 per cent of construction companies were complying with regulations to prevent heat-related illnesses at work sites,

meaning that hundreds of firms were "not providing adequate water, proper work gear, shade and basic medical assistance at sites"

, Praveen Menon reports in The National today.

MGM Mirage

planning to build the MGM Grand New Giza on the outskirts of Cairo

. The project is funded by

New Giza for Real Estate Development

, Las Vegas Journal-Review reports.