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Fire put out at 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out early Friday in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below, the city authorities …
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Majid Al Futtaim and Al Jazira Club to invest AED 1.4 billion in new shopping destination, City Centre Al Jazira
Majid Al Futtaim and Al Jazira Club to invest AED 1.4 billion in new shopping destination, City Centre Al Jazira Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2017-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Abu Dhabi’s retail and entertainment sectors are set for further …
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EXCLUSIVE – Inside flight EY451: Etihad jet targeted by terrifying ISIS terror plot was carrying up to 412 business and economy passengers from Sydney to Abu Dhabi
Flights from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, if booked this week … more than 350 popular television shows and seven live TV channels showing the latest news and sport. Economy class customers are also offered amenities to make flights more comfortable, including …
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Arab quartet seeks UN sanctions against Qatar
Abu Dhabi: An Arab quartet boycotting Qatar is pushing for UN Security … whose blend of political advocacy and international law has led to his retention by several world leaders, told Gulf News. Amsterdam said at the UN Security Council, Egypt is …
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Gulf media unleashes war of words with Qatar
Sky News Arabia, a joint venture between an Abu Dhabi company owned by an Emirati royal and the UK’s Sky, ran a documentary last month that claimed to reveal Doha’s links to a terrorist involved in the September 11 2001 attacks on the US. A story in …
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Towering Dubai skyscraper hit by inferno for second time in 3 years
Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out early Friday in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below, the city authorities announced. More than 40 floors of the …
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Flames engulf 86-storey skyscraper in Dubai
“Dubai Civil Defense has successfully evacuated the Torch … Britain to order more thorough testing on the cladding systems of its towers. Search real estate for sale or rent anywhere in Australia from licensed estate agents on simply type in any …
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Dubai fire: Flames rip through residential skyscraper popular with expats
A fire late Thursday tore through a tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. An eyewitness told Fox News that scores of panicked residents could be seen in their pajamas seated on the pavement watching …
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Dubai skyscraper fire: Torch Tower residents wake to screams as flames engulf 79-storey building
The Torch tower was also hit with a fire in 2015, the Gulf News reports. Woke up to the crazy sirens in the neighborhood – yet another fire at the Torch tower in Marina. Hope everyone is safe. #dubai pic.twitter.com/UgRXcmZfea A witness said the fire …
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Firefighters extinguish blaze in Dubai skyscraper
Dubai’s civil defence authorities said firefighting squads put … as residents and onlookers stood around staring up at the building, according to a Reuters news agency witness. “We were sleeping and we woke up to the fire alarm and people screaming.
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Licensed companies in Dubai’s financial centre up 6.2% in 1H17
There were 463 regulated financial institutions in the DIFC as of 30 June, while the workforce reached 21,628 operators and “is expected to rise as new companies join the centre”, the DIFC said. In the first half of the year, the centre made …
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Dubai to have PU campus
LAHORE – The Punjab University Hailey College of Banking and Finance (HCBF) and Professionals and Accountancy Centre (PAC) established under Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA Dubai) Thursday signed an MoU for establishment of PU campus in Dubai.
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Dubai Chamber to host workshops on VAT
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host two workshops in cooperation with the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) to provide guidelines for complying with the forthcoming GCC-wide value-added tax (VAT). The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and …
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Sharjah says no immediate plan to issue sukuk
Dubai: Sharjah does not have an immediate plan for a sukuk, a top official at the debt management office told Gulf News, contrary to media reports. Reports, quoting sources, had earlier suggested that Sharjah had hired HSBC for a US dollar sukuk programme …
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Stranded Sri Lankan sailor’s wife in critical condition
Being the chief engineer, Rajapaksha was not allowed to sign off the ship without someone else replacing him to look after the vessel which docked at the Hamriya Port in Sharjah on May 9. As reported first by Gulf News, the vessel has been anchored in the …
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Fire breaks out in Sharjah building
Sharjah: Fire broke out at an under-construction building in Sharjah on Thursday night, civil defence said. The top of the 11-floor building in Al Nahda caught fire at 11pm. Sharjah Civil Defence said they controlled the fire and evacuated the residents in …
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