Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 24

13-June-2005

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Dubai Hit By Widespread Power Cut

Dubai experienced a widespread power cut affecting telephone services lasting for several hours on 9 June. Electricity supplies were cut at around 9.50am local time and remained out for several hours. Authorities attributed the outage to technical reasons. The emirates vital services were not affected, however.Dubai International Airport, hospitals and police stations continued to function with back-up...