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Un atac cu dronă a provocat marţi un incendiu în apropierea consulatului american în Dubai, care a fost controlat, potrivit autorităţilor locale, în timp ce Iranul continuă loviturile sale în Golf ca represalii la atacurile americane şi israeliene, transmite AFP.

Explozii puternice au fost auzite marți seară în Doha, Dubai și Abu Dhabi, potrivit jurnaliștilor AFP și martorilor locali, în timp ce Iranul își continuă campania de atacuri cu rachete și drone în regiunea Golfului.

De oorlog die Amerika en Israël zijn gestart met Iran heeft enorme gevolgen voor het luchtvaartverkeer tussen Europa en Azië. Honderdduizenden luchtreizigers, onder wie duizenden Nederlanders, zijn getroffen door het sluiten van de megahubs van Dubai, Abu Dhabi en Doha. „Het is net Schiphol, maar dan met bommen in plaats van sneeuw.”

Consulatul General al Rusiei din Dubai le-a transmis turiștilor ruși că, în contextul incertitudinii privind redeschiderea spațiului aerian din cazua conflictului din Orientul Mijlociu, este recomandat să își calculeze bugetul „pentru cel puțin o săptămână de ședere”.

KLM heeft alle vluchten naar de luchthavens van Dubai, Riyad en Dammam tot en met donderdag geannuleerd. De luchtvaartmaatschappij vliegt voorlopig niet naar het Midden-Oosten vanwege de aanvallen op Iran en vergeldingsacties van Iran die daarop volgden.

Four were wounded in Dubai and one killed in Abu Dhabi as Iranian barrages target Arab Gulf states aviation gateways in retaliation to U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran earlier Saturday

Celebrul hotel Burj Al Arab, singurul de șapte stele din lume, a fost lovit de o dronă iraniană. De asemenea, Aeroportul Internațional Dubai (DXB) a fost vizat de un atac, patru persoane și-au pierdut viața, iar traficul aerian a fost complet suspendat.

Door de situatie in het Midden-Oosten vliegt KLM ook zondag niet van Dubai naar Nederland. De vlucht werd zaterdag al afgelast vanwege de aanvallen op Iran. Ondertussen meldt reisconcern TUI dat er bijna driehonderd reizigers vastzitten in het Midden-Oosten.

Sute de turiști români se află în prezent blocați în Dubai, după ce spațiul aerian a fost închis în contextul escaladării conflictului din Orientul Mijlociu. Printre aceștia se află și actrița Roxana Condurache, care ar fi trebuit să revină în România duminică.

Bombardamentele au provocat panică în Dubai, iar Adrian Cozma, vicepreședintele Camerei Deputaților, a fost nevoit să se adăpostească în subsolul unui hotel. Compania Wizz Air a anunțat că suspendă toate zborurile către zonă până pe 7 martie.

Getuigen hebben een explosie gehoord bij de Palmeilanden in Dubai, een bekende locatie in de stad. Een van de getuigen verklaarde dat er dikke zwarte rook opsteeg bij een hotel op het eiland en dat er meerdere ziekenwagens naar de locatie snelden. Inwoners van Dubai en journalisten ter plaatse maken melding van meerdere luide knallen kort na de eerste ontploffing.

Un incendiu puternic a izbucnit sâmbătă, la hotelul Fairmont The Palm, de cinci stele, din Dubai, după ce clădirea ar fi fost lovită de o rachetă iraniană. Patru persoane au fost rănite și au fost transportate la spital.

Tallon Griekspoor heeft zich vrijdag geplaatst voor de finale van het ATP-toernooi in Dubai. De Nederlander won met 7-5 en 7-6 (6) van voormalig topvijfspeler Andrey Rublev en gaat zaterdag in de eindstrijd voor de vierde ATP-titel uit zijn carrière.

Tallon Griekspoor staat in de halve finale van het toernooi van Dubai. De beste Nederlandse tennisser boekte een knappe zege op Jakub Mensik: 6-3 3-6 6-2.

Tallon Griekspoor heeft donderdag de halve finales van het ATP-toernooi in Dubai bereikt. De Nederlandse tennisser won in drie sets van het Tsjechische talent Jakub Mensík. Vorig jaar haalde Griekspoor ook de laatste vier in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten.

A Trump-tied hotel development in the Maldives and the Dubai Land Department announced details on tokenizing their real estate projects this week. Entities in Dubai and the archipelagic nation of the Maldives are moving forward with tokenized real estate development projects worth millions of dollars, combined. On Friday, the Dubai Land Department announced that it would launch the second phase of a real estate tokenization pilot program. The move followed about $5 million worth of real estate in Dubai being tokenized, allowing the resale of about 7.8 million tokens. The tokenization infrastructure partner for the pilot, called Ctrl Alt, which is also licensed as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Dubai, will issue “Asset-Referenced Virtual Asset management tokens” to facilitate the transfer of the tokens on secondary markets. Read more

Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.

Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA. Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), clearing the way for the company to broaden its crypto operations across the Middle East. The license allows the Hong Kong-founded Web3 investor and platform developer to offer broker-dealer services and investment management related to virtual assets in and from Dubai, excluding the Dubai International Financial Centre, according to a Monday announcement. The services are aimed primarily at institutional and qualified investors. “This licence enhances our ability to engage with Web3 foundations as well as global institutional and qualified investors within a well-regulated framework,” said Omar Elassar, managing director for the Middle East and head of global strategic partnerships at Animoca Brands. Read more

Dubai’s DP World named a new chairman and chief executive officer on Friday, replacing its former leader Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, after the Epstein files revealed frequent correspondence between him and the convicted sex offender. “DP World announced the appointment of His Excellency Essa Kazim as chairman of its Board of Directors and the appointment of Yuvraj Narayan as Group Chief Executive Officer,” the group said in a statement published by the Dubai media office. The statement did not mention Sulayem. Described by Jeffrey Epstein as one of his “most trusted friends”, Sulayem was group chairman and chief executive officer of DP World, one of the largest port operators on the globe. He is cited more than 9,400 times in the documents recently released by the US Department of Justice, which revealed close ties between the two men. They maintained regular correspondence from 2009 to 2018, exchanging messages on intimate matters, meetings, introductions and business opportunities. The correspondence suggests...

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