Piercing the Sky Amid a Deflating Economy
With an estimated $100 billion in debt and a burst real estate bubble, the Dubai skyline is defined not by the tallest building in the world but by a host of unfinished buildings.
Dubai Torch Tower: Fire Sweeps Through One of the Worlds Tallest Apartment.
Security guards inside one of the worlds tallest residential towers ran from apartment to apartment as fire alarms blared, calling for those inside to evacuate the building as part of it burned. Kathryn Dickie, who lives on the 13th floor of The Torch.
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Abu Dhabi Gives DUBAI $10 Billion
Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich governing emirate of the United Arab Emirates, surprised investors on Monday by pledging to provide $10 billion to Dubai, easing fears about an outright debt default by the smaller, struggling emirate, Landon Thomas Jr. and Bettina Wassener write in The New York Times.. Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich governing emirate of the United Arab Emirates, surprised investors on Monday by pledging to provide $10 billion to Dubai, easing fears about an outright debt default by the smaller, struggling emirate.
This Hyperlapse of Dubai is Truly Unlike Any Youve Ever.
His most recent project, however, is easily his most ambitious, technologically sophisticated, and jaw-dropping. Commissioned by Dubai Film, Dubai Flow Motion is a mesmerizing tour of one of the most unique cityscapes in��.
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A time-lapse like no other? Incredible video shows off Dubai.
Rob Whitworth created his first time-lapse video just six years ago, and judging by his latest effort, which takes viewers on a stunning tour of Dubai, it looks as if hes close to mastering the craft.
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High-rise tower in DUBAI catches fire, no reports of casualties
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ��� Witnesses say a high-rise tower in Dubais Marina district has caught fire, but there are no immediate details on casualties. The fire broke out early Saturday in the Torch tower on the northeastern end of the densely.
Fire rips through Torch skyscraper in Dubai
A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. Strong winds helped the blaze to spread across the 336.1m (1,105ft) high building in the marina district. One eyewitness told the BBC there.
Crisis Puts Focus on DUBAIs Complex Relationship With Abu Dhabi
Dubai is famous as the brash, secular upstart of the emirates, and Abu Dhabi is known as the religious and conservative big brother.
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Time-lapse photographer Rob Whitworth has taken the idea of hyperlapses to the next level with his latest video, Dubai Flow Motion (shown above). It offe.
Massive fire engulfs building in DUBAI | WGN-TV
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Witnesses say a high-rise tower in Dubais Marina district has caught fire, but there are no immediate details on casualties. The fire broke out early Saturday in the Torch tower on the��.
Things Not to Do
1 Stay at the Burj Al Arab. Visit. Have afternoon tea. Take the submarine for dinner at Al Mahara. But unless your idea of style runs to “Beverly Hillbillies” rococo, sleep somewhere else.
Fire engulfs DUBAIs Marina Torch skyscraper
A massive fire tore through a Dubai high rise called The Marina Torch early Saturday, evacuating hundreds of people from one of the worlds tallest residential buildings. Flames were reportedly seen shooting out from two sides of the 1,082-foot-tall.
Terrified Britons among hundreds evacuated after fire.
TERRIFIED Britons were among hundreds of residents evacuated from the 79-storey Torch skyscraper in Dubai after a fire tore through the building in the early hours of this morning.
Debt Crisis Tests Dubai’s Ruler
Some analysts are wondering whether the leader of this city can rescue it from the excesses of his own ambition.
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If a ski slope in the desert weren’t improbable enough, how about a chalet on a ski slope inside a mall in the desert?.
Roger Federer Launches Chinese New Year In Dubai.
Defending champion Roger Federer launched the Chinese New Year celebrations at Burj Al Arab on Thursday, ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships ATP World Tour tournament, which commences on��.
Dubais The Torch Apartment Tower On Fire
Firefighters are battling a fire at a 79-story apartment tower in Dubai, a civil defense spokesman said. There are no reported injuries but the fire was fueled by windy conditions and had engulfed between 10 and 15 floors of the more than 1,100-foot.
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My first impression of Dubai was that of super-tall buildings jutting out of the desert sand. However, after 3 months of exploration, research and filming, my lasting impression is of the eternal wonder of the desert and the��.
Luxury residential tower catches fire in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A high-rise tower in Dubais Marina district caught fire early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The fire broke out in the Marina Torch tower on the northeastern end of the densely populated.
Towering inferno ��� DUBAI skyscraper up in flames
Australian woman Kathryn Dickie ��� who lives in Dubai ��� told ABC News the scene was ���frantic���, adding, ���you can actually see the flames being pushed out by the fire hoses���. The Marina area is home to dozens of towering apartment blocks and hotels.
One of the worlds tallest residential luxury skyscrapers caught fire in Dubai
The Torch is a building with 79 stories above ground in the Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates. Its in the northeast section of a heavily populated cluster of skyscrapers. Local media reported high winds pushed the flames throughout the 1,100-foot.
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DUBAI Group Sells Stake in Egyptian Bank
The Dubai Group, one of Dubais state-controlled investment firms, has sold part of its stake in the Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes, kicking off what could be a huge sale of the emirates assets in an effort to prop up its shaky finances.. The Dubai Group, one of Dubais state-controlled investment firms, has sold off part of its stake in the Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes, kicking off what could be the start of a huge sale of the emirates assets in an effort to prop up its shaky finances.
Bankers Meet to Sort Out Dubai Worlds Debt
Bankers were meeting in Dubai on Wednesday to work out a $26 billion debt plan with the state-owned Dubai World as a repayment deadline loomed, adding to the pressure on the emirate to settle the conglomerates debt, Reuters reports.. Bankers were meeting in Dubai on Wednesday to work out a $26 billion debt plan with state-owned Dubai World as a repayment deadline loomed.
Speculation Grows Over a Tense Rift, With Billions at Stake
After Dubai World set off turmoil in global markets, many expected reassuring words from the federal government in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Instead, there was silence.
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High Seeds Are Ousted in DUBAI
Eighth-seeded Venus Williams, second-seeded Petra Kvitova and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic made early exits at the Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.. Venus Williams, Petra Kvitova and Ana Ivanovic are eliminated at Dubai Tennis Championships in United Arab Emirates.
DUBAI World Asks for Time to Reorganize Debts
Update | 5:31 p.m. The New York Timess Landon Thomas Jr. has more details on Dubais restructuring efforts here.. Dubai will ask creditors of two of its flagship firms for a standstill on debt worth billions of dollars as a first step toward restructuring Dubai World, the conglomerate that spearheaded the emirates breakneck growth.
After Winning Expo, Emirate Fumes at Allies It Says Didn’t Back It
After Pakistan and Afghanistan were accused of casting their votes for other cities in the competition for the 2020 World Expo, the score-settling started.. Dubai Journal; news that Pakistan and Afghanistan cast their votes for cities other than Dubai in the competition for the 2020 World Expo infuriates the United Arab Emirates; Dubai has won the competition, which offers the city a chance to grab global attention and celebrate its resurgent affluence.
How a company plans to make it snow in Dubai - Engadget
Snow isnt something youd usually associate with Dubai, not when summers have an average temperature of 104 degrees F and the coldest of winters is only.
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Combining time-lapse, camera-stabilization and boat loads of 4K footage, the film is an ever-shifting quilt of vignettes that takes you from skydiving over the Burj Khalifa to snorkeling (kind of) in the Dubai Aquarium ��� and��.
DUBAI Torch apartment skyscraper engulfed by fire
A fire broke out at the Dubai Torch apartment building, one of the worlds tallest residential buildings. AP. Friday, February 20, 2015 07:09PM. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --. A high-rise tower in Dubais Marina district caught fire early Saturday.
86-story tower in DUBAI in flames, officials say no one hurt
The apartments are popular with Dubais large number of expatriate professionals. Police blocked off areas around the Torch, which still had power. Lights were on in many of the apartments inside and multiple fire trucks and police vehicles were on the.
Helping DUBAI, but Only So Far
Abu Dhabi’s priority is to stop a bank run, rather than undertake a wholesale rescue of Dubai World.
DUBAI residential tower in flames, no reports of injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� One of the worlds tallest residential towers caught fire early Saturday in Dubais Marina district, sending bright yellow flames several stories high, but there were no reports of casualties, civil defense officials.
Massive blaze engulfs Dubai skyscraper
A hi-rise residential skyscraper in Dubai nicknamed ���The Torch��� lived up to its name. A massive fire engulfed several floors of The Marina Torch, a 79-floor building in the Dubai Marina district, around 3 a.m. local time on Saturday. The fire broke out.
Fire in DUBAI high-rise
Fire engulfs top floors of residential building in Dubai. Julie Noce reports.
Roots of the Arab Awakening
If the purpose of Thomas L. Friedman’s article was to commend the ultramodern wonders of Dubai, then it did a great job.
Abu Dhabis Billions Said to Buy DUBAI Bonds
Dubai borrowed $10 billion from Abu Dhabi this week by selling its neighbor five-year bonds paying an annual interest rate of 4 percent, a person close to the government, who is familiar with the transaction, told Bloomberg News.. Dubai borrowed $10 billion from Abu Dhabi this week by selling its neighbor five-year bonds paying an annual interest rate of 4 percent, a person close to the government, who is familiar with the transaction, told Bloomberg News.
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This is Dubai International Airports $4.5 billion Terminal 3, the exclusive province of Emirates airline. Covering nearly 18.5 million square feet, it is the largest air terminal on the planet. Dubai International also ranks alongside Singapores��.
Fire engulfs DUBAIs luxury Torch Tower, one of the worlds.
(CNN) ��� A fire broke out early Saturday at a luxury apartment skyscraper in Dubai, engulfing several floors on at least three sides of the iconic Torch building and spewing flaming debris to the ground. There were no deaths��.
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The blaze has gutted the upper part of The Torch residential skyscraper, which stands 336.1-metre (1,105-feet) high, triggering an evacuation of nearby towers in the Dubai Marina neighbourhood, according to an AFP��.
Thousands evacuated after fire engulfs DUBAI tower
A massive fire has been brought under control in one of Dubais tallest residential towers in Dubai, social-media sources say. The blaze started overnight on the 50th floor of the Torch, located in the upscale Marina district, according to a local.
DUBAI Skyscraper Catches Fire
A fire at a Dubai skyscraper prompted thousands to be evacuated from one of the worlds tallest apartment buildings early Saturday morning local time. Images posted to social media showed the 79-story Marina Torch Tower engulfed in flames.
Massive blaze engulfs DUBAIs Torch Tower
Dubais Marina Torch, one of the worlds tallest apartment buildings, caught fire Friday night, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate as flames crawled up the sides of the 79-floor skyscraper. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but.
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The Dubai Police Departments fleet of jaw dropping exotic squad cars is relatively well known, but you havent seen them like this until now.
This Timelapse of Dubai Is the Dubai of Timelapses - Gizmodo
Remember when timelapses first started hitting the internet? Simple sunsets over the words greatest cities were enough to enthrall. This over-the-top time lapse of Dubai is a perfect reflection of its very subject: opulent,��.
Fire rips through 79-storey Dubai Marina Torch
A fire that engulfed the higher floors of a Dubai residential high-rise tower has been extinguished. Hundreds of residents were evacuated after the blaze erupted hours earlier in the building, one of the worlds tallest residential buildings. It is.