Home | 2 Business | 14 Sport | 24 Qatar makes major Qatar stock index World No. 1 Djokovic strides in all areas gains 170.64 points all set to begin in 2015 past week season in Qatar The Peninsula Newspaper @PeninsulaQatar @peninsula_qatar FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2016 • 21 Rabia I 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6662 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 New contracts Fire engulfs high-rise for rail projects hotel in Dubai DUBAI: A huge fire ripped through a luxury hotel yesterday, as people gathered to watch New Year’s Eve celebrations, injuring at least by mid-year 16 people, authorities said. The 63-storey building close to Burj Kha- lifa, the world’s tallest tower, was engulfed in flames across many floors as sirens wailed Qatar Rail to hold consultants’ meet and helicopters hovered overhead. Dubai Police Chief General Khamis Matar DOHA: Qatar Rail has started Qatar Rail is also studying ten- Al Mzeima said all the hotel’s residents had preparations to sign a slew of ders for additional services such been evacuated from the scene of the blaze. new contracts for the country’s as information technology and “Until the fire is put out, we will not have ambitious rail network compris- commercial services for use by information on what caused it,” he added. ing Doha Metro, Lusail Tram and passengers in the trains, at the “At least 14 people have been slightly the long-distance train. metro stations and in the light injured, along with one medium injury, and The first phase of the Doha trains in Lusail City.