Last time I looked on a map Dubai wasn't in Asia
Wikipedia says otherwise - so it just me true......
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
But so do some other sources
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Asia
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/as.htm
Just don't ask the UN - they say it is in Asia as well
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/CD-ROM_2009/WPP2009_DEFINITION_OF_MAJOR_AREAS_AND_REGIONS.pdf