TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ACIL TABBARA A man plays golf on a course in the Saadiyat district, an Island off the city of Abu Dhabi on June 7, 2012. The time when Beirut, Baghdad and Cairo were the cultural capitals of the Arab world seems to have passed today as the Gulf cities are competing with blows of petrodollars, building the museums designed by renowned architects and organizing film festivals. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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