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Firefighters battle a fire at the under-construction Fountain Views tower next to Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 2, 2017. (AP)

Firefighters Control Blaze in Tower still Under Construction in Dubai

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 2, 2017 | Middle East

Firefighters managed on Sunday to bring under control a blaze that had broken out at a residential tower that was still under construction in Dubai. Clouds of smoke billowed over central Dubai after a fire burned for several hours in the tower near the city’s...

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A flag flies for property company Emaar next to a construction site in Dubai’s Marina area. Reuters

Emaar Malls Challenges Amazon to Buy Souq.com

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Mar 25, 2017 | Business

Dubai- Emaar Malls, the shopping-center unit of Dubai’s biggest publicly traded property developer, made a bid for online retailer Souq.com seeking to challenge an existing offer from Amazon.com Inc., according to sources familiar with the matter. Amazon restarted...

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A model of the Tower Project at Dubai Creek Harbour Development. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

Dubai Begins Building World’s Tallest Tower

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirate, laid on Monday the foundation stone for the ‘The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour’ project, the new iconic structure that will be the world’s tallest tower when...

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Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, is seen in a general view of Dubai, UAE December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

Cityscape Global Kicks off in Dubai

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Sep 6, 2016 | Business

Dubai- Despite the calmness in Dubai real-estate market, the real-estate companies in UAE and the region rushed during the past days to announce real-estate projects in order to benefit from the opportunities that Cityscape Global provide. Among companies that...