{
  "id": 7502412,
  "title": "UAE’s waterproofing problem gets a rethink with 20-year warranties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/uaes-waterproofing-problem-gets-a-rethink-with-20-year-warranties",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:44:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/company-news/uaes-waterproofing-problem-gets-a-rethink-with-20-year-warranties-1.500674971"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rain in the UAE may be episodic, but for a lot of property owners, its consequences are remarkably persistent. A few hours of heavy rainfall can expose months or years of deterioration hidden beneath roofs, around drainage points, inside shafts and at the junctions where different building systems meet. And when the water finally finds its way indoors, the problem is rarely confined to a wet…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}