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UAE, Saudi Arabia are the worse for mobile internet connection speeds

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Photo: Jupiterimages/Getty Images/Cornstock The  United Arab Emirates   (UAE)  has the world’s slowest mobile download speed and its neighbour,  Saudi Arabia , is not much better, coming in a close second-to last, according to research carried out by the internet search giant Google. The emirates have an average speed of 26.7 seconds, with Saudi Arabia offering a mere 21.2 seconds, making the two Gulf nations the world’s ninth and 10th slowest, and barely comparing to the next slowest, Thailand with 17.4 seconds. Google measured web page load speeds on desktop computers and mobile devices in 50 countries with the fastest internet connections, according to a Bloomberg report. At the other end of the scale, South Korea has stormed in with an impressive 4.8 seconds, making it the world’s fastest for mobile speed. Denmark came in a close second boasting 5.2 seconds and Hong Kong 5.9 seconds, according to the Bloomberg report which cited Google's study. On the plus side

Ferrari Enzo abandoned in Dubai to finally be auctioned off

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Remember the poor  Ferrari  Enzo  supercar abandoned in Dubai  last August? Well, it’s still sitting in the same police impound lot we last saw it in, but it may have a bright future ahead. The Enzo, along with several other exotics, is to be auctioned off in what the Daily Mail, via Jalopnik, claims is the most expensive police sale in history. The person who abandoned the car is believed to be a British citizen who leased the  Ferrari  and then fled Dubai 20 months ago when they couldn’t afford the repayments and traffic fines. It’s not uncommon to face jail time in Dubai for outstanding debts so we tend to see some financed vehicles abandoned, either at airport car parks or even the owner’s former place of residence. However, it’s extremely rare--and sad--to see something like a Ferrari Enzo left abandoned. Other cars seized by authorizes in Dubai and set to be auctioned include some that were stolen and others that were abandoned after they were involved