Fascinating that this thread has been, the previous poster has a point. Everything to date has been based on FR24 data and a leaked EK CONOTAM with a hint from some people of roster removals. I know current EK people are reluctant to post due big brother. The only mainstream news organisation to run with it has been Bloomberg.
In addition theses days any event near an airport or city tends to be picked up on a camera somewhere as in the PIA crash. Despite Dubai being a very technology connected place I haven't seen any pictures of a 777 skimming rooftops. No in cabin phone videos of what would have been a very noisy ground roll despite the passengers disembarking in the land of the free. A bit more enquiry is needed.