Is Dubai trying to con the uk again?

I have started to notice more adverts trying to convince the UK of the viability of Dubai. Dubai- is still trying to convince us to invest and to tell us its a good idea to build a city like new york in the middle of a desert in a country that doesn't even have a single river flowing! Not to mention- no more oil - the only 'industries'- tourism in a land surrounded by 6 muslims countries all having revolutions not clever. And banking- a casino as we have all seen. Is it time people saw through the Ponzee scheme that dubai actually is? Personally- I have the state sponsored slavery there and exploitation of third world bonded slaves held against their will with their passports stolen.