( CNN ) -- IN FOCUS : Dubai revisited . The global downturn of 2008 put the brakes on Dubai 's rapidly expanding property sector , precipitating a $ 25 billion restructuring of the Gulf Emirate 's debts . With the financial markets again teetering on the edge of disaster , MME investigates how Dubai is reshaping its ownership laws to protect the housing industry from a second crisis . IN FOCUS : The road to statehood . The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will head to the United Nations in September to request official recognition of a Palestinian state . MME analyzes the complexities of preparing an economy for the burdens of nationhood . FACETIME : Reem Acra , fashion designer . Reem Acra is one of the hottest names in the Lebanese fashion industry . MME visits the designers new flagship store in Beirut to find why she thinks the Middle East is such an untapped market for chic and style . Marketplace Middle East airs weekly at the following times ( GMT ) : Fridays : 0845 , 1645 , Saturdays : 0615 , Sundays : 0515 , 1745 , Mondays : 0045 .
MME looks at the property laws insulating Dubai 's housing sector . What does it take to prepare an economy for statehood ? MME investigates . Leading Lebanese designer , Reem Acra talks fashion .