** Dubai is certainly a safe haven for many people looking for success or just a quiet holiday destination, however not everybody has such noble aims. The city also seems to be a safe haven to another category of people as well, since it is easy to enter, work in, travel to and from, and live. The number of tourists who visit Dubai surpasses those who visit the Great Pyramids of Egypt, and the Tunisian and Lebanese beach resorts combined. In fact the number of tourists who visit Dubai stands at five times the number of pilgrims who visit Mecca to perform the hajj.
Dubai is a city visited by 15 million people a year, with foreigners constituting 90 percent of its residents, and therefore it is only natural that security would be a chief concern. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, who was assassinated in the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel and who was a leading Hamas figure working undercover, entered Dubai using a forged passport. He was trailed by 11 professional who were members of an Israeli commando team. They entered Dubai Airport at a corresponding time using forged passports. *HERE*<http://1426.blogspot.com/2010/02/dubai-confronting-thieves-and-spies.html>
