These are external links and will open in a new window A large blaze has ripped through one of the largest residential buildings in the world, the Torch Tower in Dubai. Flames shot up the side of the skyscraper, sending debris tumbling from the 337m (1,106 …
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Resident recalls escaping burning Dubai skyscraper: ‘Adrenaline takes over completely’
It was 12:45 a.m. Friday when Souraya Momtaz, a 21-year-old graphic designer, was jolted awake by a deafening alarm in Dubai’s Torch Tower … grabbed by phone and ran out,” Momtaz told ABC News. “In that situation, you don’t think, you just go and …
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Ancient history and nature on show at Sharjah desert centre
Sharjah: Less than an hour’s drive from Sharjah city … and always return to their enclosures when the sun goes down. When Gulf News paid a visit, we were shown around by Ajmal Hasan Mohammad, the centre’s education manager, who enthusiastically …
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Decomposed body of missing Kerala man found in car in Sharjah
An Indian man working in the UAE, who went missing this week, has been found dead with the police finding his partially-decomposed body in a parked car in Sharjah, a media report said on Friday. The body of 35-year-old Dixon, who hails from Perumbavoor in …
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Justmop wants to be the trusted on-demand home cleaning firm
Ali Cagatay Ozcan, co-founder and CEO, told Gulf News that the idea came to his mind when he was … in 2015 as a self-funded start-up with operations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. “We have tied-up with more than 150 cleaning services companies …
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Torch Tower fire started on 26th floor: Dubai Civil Defence
(@msdar_news) on Aug 4, 2017 at 1:41am PDT The participation of different … Sherouk received her BA in Mass Communications from the American University in Sharjah in 2013. Before joining Khaleej Times, she was a senior lifestyle/entertainment editor …
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Fire put out at 87-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
A few people were treated for smoke inhalation, according to Dubai’s Gulf News website. Several residents said the … And on Thursday evening, in the neighboring emirate of Sharjah, an under-construction tower caught fire that raged for several hours …
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Emirati’s killing in US: UAE to determine further legal options
As Gulf News reported on February 19, the Ohio Attorney-General’s Office had confirmed that Al Ameri was unarmed at the time he was shot. Officials from the Abu Dhabi Police Department had joined an embassy consular team in Hudson, Ohio, to represent Al …
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US Special Ops help UAE forces in Yemen anti-terror operation
told Fox News Yemen welcomed “political and logistical support” from the U.S. — but not ground troops. YEMEN AMBASSADOR TO U.S.: NO AMERICAN GROUND TROOPS NEEDED U.S. special operations forces are assisting Yemeni and UAE forces in an advisory …
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Dubai Tower Burns a 2nd Time, and Flammable Cladding Is Again Under Scrutiny
Dubai is one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the city has seen dizzying growth in recent decades as it has transformed from a desert backwater to a sprawling business and transportation hub. On Friday, firefighters had the …
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UAE Business Barometer: Bullish on a bright future
The UAE’s economic growth will surge next year, driven by a host of non-oil sectors, hence improving the job prospects and strengthening the competitiveness of the local economy, according to CEOs of the top UAE companies. Khaleej Times spoke with top …
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells second stake in U.S. chipmaker AMD
ABU DHABI, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company … (Reporting by Stanley Carvalho, editing by Jason Neely) Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device.
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UAE PMI Sees Robust Improvement in Business Conditions
The health of the UAE’s non-oil private sector gained steam in July, supported by sharp expansions in output and new work. A survey carried out by Emirates NBD, the UAE PMI, reveals that in response to greater output requirements, firms scaled up …
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Blaze sweeps through Dubai’s residential Torch Tower for second time
the latest in a series of fires in tall structures in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s tourism and business hub, over the past three years. Flames shot up the sides of the Torch Tower in the second blaze to hit the high-rise since 2015, forcing …
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Firefighters get Dubai tower blaze under control
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Firefighters brought under control 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 …
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Fire extinguished at 86-story residential high-rise in Dubai
No major injuries had been reported. A few people were treated for smoke inhalation, according to Dubai’s Gulf News website. Several building residents said the fire broke out just after 1 a.m. at the 86-story Torch Tower residential building …
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Dubai’s Torch Tower on fire again
A large fire has ripped through a residential 79-storey skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years. Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower and burning debris falling to the streets.
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