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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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. ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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. ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)