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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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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UAE cracks down on contaminated eggs from Netherlands
Entities responsible for implementing the circular include the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority and the municipalities of Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. The decision is based on the findings of a technical report …
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Sharjah Police open new mobile operations room
The Sharjah Police have launched a new mobile operations room to strengthen its efficiency in emergency response on Wednesday. Lieutenant-Colonel Jassim bin Hadh, director of central operations department, said the mobile operations room is equipped with …
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Fire breaks out in under-construction building in Sharjah
A huge fire has broken out in an under-construction building located near Al Nahda Park in Sharjah. The firefighters had been battling the blaze and had cordoned off the area. According to the witnesses, the fire started at the top of the building and …
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Air Arabia preferred medical tourism partner for Zulekha Healthcare
The collaboration was marked with the launch of an exclusive healthcare kiosk for medical tourists at Zulekha Hospital Sharjah in the presence of founder … best of the coverage facilities. – TradeArabia News Service
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AI’s Varanasi-Colombo maiden flight takes wing
Currently, Varanasi has one regular international flight: to Sharjah once a week. Other direct flights to … those coming from Sri Lanka and Myanmar are mostly budget travellers. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App.
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Flames engulf 86-storey residential skyscraper in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. Firefighters are working to bring the blaze …
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Dubai skyscraper fire: the 1,100ft Torch Tower engulfed in flames
Terrifying to see Torch Tower, in the area I live in (Dubai Marina) on fire now. I am on holidays in Ireland atm. Hope everyone gets out ok. The Torch tower was also hit with a fire in 2015, the Gulf News reports. Woke up to the crazy sirens in the …
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Dubai’s high-rise Torch Tower catches fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. Firefighters are working to bring the blaze …
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Massive fire breaks out at Dubai skyscraper
according to the Dubai Civil Defence. A resident who lives in the building told ABC News that it appears that the fire broke out around the 65th floor and spread down. The resident said she lives on the 59th floor and was able to escape to safety after …
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Fire engulfs Dubai’s Torch Tower, one of the world’s tallest residential buildings
The Torch was damaged by an earlier fire in 2015, BBC News adds. The AP mentions that an inferno broke out at a 63-story luxury hotel in Dubai on New Year’s Eve in 2016. Residents have access to an eight-story garage and a swimming pool overlooking Dubai’s …
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Dubai fire: Flames rip through one of the world’s tallest residential towers
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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Don’t come for job hunting in UAE on visit visas, Indians told
There are also cases of women being forced to work as maids by dubious agents who get them to the UAE on visit visas as well as sending them to Oman and other countries,” Vipul told Gulf News. He said when serious duping cases come to the notice of the …
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