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Dubai tower to open by year-end


DUBAI: The Middle Eastern developer building the world’s tallest skyscraper vowed on Monday to complete the tower by year’s end, though the exact date remains uncertain. 
Completing the spindly structure, visible for miles around, would give Emaar Properties and its hometown Dubai a significant public relations boost at a time when both are reeling from a severe property slump exacerbated by the global recession. 
Emaar Properties said in a brief e-mailed statement that the shiny metal and glass Burj Dubai “is scheduled to open this year”. 
“More details on the official launch will be provided in due course,” the company said in response to questions. It did not make officials available for comment. 
Emaar previously said the more than 2,600foot (800-metre) building, whose name in Arabic means “Dubai Tower,” would open in September. That deadline now appears in doubt, as parts of its facade still appear incomplete. 
The developer has kept many details of the project secret, including its final height. Little is known about the amount of work still needed to outfit the building’s approximately 160 floors. Greg Sang, Emaar’s project manager, declined to comment further when contacted by The Associated Press.

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