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Dubai breaks world record for largest laser light show 2018 New Year VIDEO

January 1, 2018 By administrator

On New Year’s Eve, Dubai broke the world record for the largest laser light show, and tens of thousands of spectators assembled to watch this spectacle at Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world, reported RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.

Also, the “Light Up 2018” show for the first time took the place of the traditional New Year’s fireworks at Burj Khalifa.

This laser show clinched the Guinness World Records title for the “largest light and sound show on a single building.”

The “Light Up 2018” spanned a surface area of 109,252 square meters—more than double that of the earlier record set in Hong Kong in 2013 on the ICC Building.

Fire breaks out in another Dubai skyscraper

August 6, 2017 By administrator

Khaleej Times reported that barely a few minutes after a minor fire was seen in Pinnacle Tower skyscraper in Dubai, also known as Tiger tower, the Dubai Civil Defence took the situation under control and allowed residents back inside, reported RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.

There was smoke emanating from an apartment in the upper levels of the tower, and emergency units, arrived on the scene.

In a statement, Dubai Civil Defence said the minor fire had started in a balcony, but it was quickly put out thanks to the rapid response of emergency units.

The cause of this fire is being investigated.

This is the second such incident in the same week in Dubai.

Earlier in the week, a blaze ripped through The Torch, which is one of the highest skyscrapers in Dubai.

Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1mln weekend travellers

March 26, 2017 By administrator

Dubai: Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

Around 1.1 million people are expected to pass through the world´s busiest international airport as the city marks UAE spring break, Dubai Airports said.

An estimated 260,000 travellers were expected to pass through each day from Friday through Monday. Dubai International Airport expects 89 million passengers this year.

The United States announced a ban on all electronics larger than a standard smartphone on board direct flights out of eight countries across the middle East. US officials would not specify how long the ban will last, but Emirates told AFP that it had been instructed to enforce it until at least October 14.

The ban also covers all electronics sold at Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths told local radio earlier this week.

Government-owned Emirates operates 18 flights daily to the United States out of Dubai.

Adding to the complication on Saturday, a number of flights out of Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports were delayed due to thunderstorms, including an Emirates flight to Houston.

Travellers using 10 airports across the Middle East and North Africa are subject to the ban, including Istanbul´s Ataturk International Airport and Qatar´s Hamad International Airport.

And while the ban has sparked anger across the region for again targeting majority-Muslim countries, some increasingly wary travellers shrugged off the latest restriction.

“It´s a rule. I follow the rules,” said Rakan Mohammed, a Qatari national who flies from Doha to the US two to three times a year.

“The bigger problem for my family is the no smoking. On a long flight, they become restless after three hours.”

Britain has also announced a parallel ban, effective Saturday, targeting all flights out of Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Lebanon.

Abu Dhabi, home to UAE national carrier Etihad Airways, is one of the few international airports with a US Customs and Border Protection Facility, which processes immigration and customs inspections before departure.

“When guests land in the US, they arrive as domestic passengers with no requirement to queue for immigration checks again,” read a statement emailed to AFP.

The bans have come under criticism for targeting majority-Muslim countries. The US ban in particular has raised eyebrows for covering airports from which US airlines do not operate direct flights.

The United States and Britain have cited intelligence indicating passenger jets could be targeted with explosives planted in such devices

Consulate General of Armenia to be established in Dubai, UAE

January 18, 2017 By administrator

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree on establishing a Consulate General of Armenia in the city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The Consulate will cover the northern emirates of the UAE, Panorama.am reports.

To note, in November 2016 Serzh Sargsyan left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on official visit. During the meeting with Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the sides highly appreciated the relations between the two countries and expressed readiness to further promote and strengthen them. They agreed on the fact that there is a great potential for deepening the cooperation between the two countries.

Vladimir Hakobyan – winner of the Rapid Chess Tournament in Dubai

December 3, 2016 By administrator

chess-hakopyan-dubai Armenian GM Vladimir Hakobyan won the Rapid Chess Tournament dedicated to the national day of United Arab Emirates. The tournament featured 180 chess players from 25 countries, including 5 grand masters and 3 international masters taking part in the tournament.

Vladimir Hakobyan earned 8 points out of 9 available. Viktor Moskalenko of Spain came the second with 8 points, yet bypassed by Hakobyan on additional indicators.

Emirates jet crash-lands in Dubai, engulfed in flames

August 3, 2016 By administrator

Emirates said flight EK521 was involved in an “accident” that occurred at 12:45pm local time (08:45 GMT) on Tuesday.

Photos on social media showed smoke billowing from the aircraft, which crash-landed on arrival from Thiruvananthapuram, India.

The fire has since been completely extinguished, according to the Dubai government’s press office.

Emirates has also confirmed that “all passengers and crew are accounted for and safe.”

he airport initially suspended departures, but those flights have since been resumed. Priority will first be given to larger aircraft.

Emirates has also said it is expecting an eight-hour network-wide delay following the incident.

The plane involved is a Boeing 777-300 A6-EMW aircraft, according to Flightradar24. It has reportedly been in service for 13 years.

According to air traffic control recordings cited by Aviation Herald, controllers in Dubai reminded the crew to lower the landing gear as it came into approach.

Shortly after that reminder, the crew announced it was aborting the landing to “go around,” which is a routine procedure for pilots.

However, the aircraft came to a rest near the end of the runway instead, according to Aviation Herald.

It is not clear whether the landing gear was extended when the plane touched the ground. However, a family of passengers told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the equipment did not deploy and the plane landed on its belly.

Boeing said in a statement that it is monitoring the situation and will be working with Emirates to gather more information.

Emirates is the largest company in the Middle East, with more than 3,000 weekly flights to 161 destinations on six continents.

Iran seeks return of $22 bln smuggled to İstanbul,

January 21, 2015 By administrator

Iran’s previous government smuggled $22 billion of oil money to İstanbul and Dubai to keep exchange rates in check, and the current government is looking to reclaim this money, the Iranian vice president said on Tuesday. report Zaman

Iran’s state-run news agency İRNA quoted Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri as saying that the $22 billion was smuggled out of Iran under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Jahangiri was speaking about ties with Turkey following the revelation of a corruption probe linked to Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani, who is now in prison in Iran.

“We are surprised that a young man was allowed to control more than $2.7 billion in oil revenues,” Jahangiri was quoted as saying in reference to Zanjani.

Zanjani, who was detained in Tehran on Dec. 30, 2013 by Iranian officials, is believed to have participated in shady business activities in Turkey with another Iranian businessman, Reza Zarrab, who was a suspect in a government corruption investigation that went public in Turkey in December 2013. Zarrab was acquitted in a court decision that was criticized for being rendered under intense political pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

“If this amount [$22 billion] is not returned to our country’s economy, it will be shameful for Iran. … We are looking forward to the return of this money to Iran,” Jahangiri said on Tuesday. The vice president also criticized the former government for responding slowly in the prosecution of the case of smuggled money.

In 2009, Ahmadinejad’s administration faced a major scandal when Turkish authorities said that a whopping $18.5 billion in cash had entered Turkey, without specifying the details or the source of the money, Rudaw news agency reported on Tuesday.

Later, Turkish media said the money had come from Iran and had been seized at the border.