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2023 Dubai apartment fire. On 15 April 2023, a residential building caught fire in the Al Ras neighbourhood of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which led to 16 fatalities and nine wounded. A preliminary investigation by the Dubai Civil Defence Forces showed non-compliance with building safety and security rules as the cause of the fire. [1][2]
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hezbollah conflict. 23 September 2024 Lebanon strikes. The death toll from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon increases to 558 people, including 50 children, with 1,835 others injured. (Al Jazeera) The Israeli government declares a nationwide state of emergency until September 30.
The UAE moved its Friday-Saturday weekend to Saturday-Sunday in a landmark reform that came into force on January 1, 2022. The new system was rolled out across all government entities and most firms in the private sector followed suit. [1] The United Arab Emirates announces that unvaccinated citizens will be banned from travel and that ...
In 2015, it was reported that Dubai Civil Defense had placed an initial order for twenty Martin Jetpacks, simulators, and training, for delivery in 2016. The principal application is fire department use for rescue from Dubai's extremely tall buildings. [1][2] Dubai Civil Defense also has a fire boat/ fire jetski and a drone. [3] [4]
This is a list of high-rise building fires where the flames were seen to involve the façade. The original dataset used to create this list [1] was found by searching news reports and research literature 1990 to 2019, and it may be biased towards high-profile fires and English-speaking reporting. Plot showing the number of large façade fires ...
Download QR code; Wikidata item; Print/export ... Pages in category "Fires in the United Arab Emirates" ... 2023 Dubai apartment fire; D. 2008 Dubai explosion; M. The ...
Crime in the United Arab Emirates. UAE police vehicle. The crime rate in the United Arab Emirates is relatively low [1][2] compared to more highly industrialized nations. [2] Incidents of petty crime such as pickpocketing are low. [1] The United States Department of State states: " Crime generally is not a problem for travelers in the UAE.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a ...