Luxembourg signs strategic partnership agreements with UAE entities

Expo 2020 Luxembourg pavilion inks MoU with Jumeirah Hospitality. The Expo 2020 Dubai Luxembourg pavilion has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding...

RTA says Deira Island bridges works 75% complete

Deira Islands to attract 250,000 residents and 80,000 employees, developer says . Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says that construction of...

ION to develop infrastructure for Electric Vehicle Mobility in Sharjah

ION signs agreement with Sharjah municipality and SEWA to build and operate electric charging stations in the emirate. UAE-based smart transportation company,...

Union Properties to award $54.4mn Dubai Autodrome expansion contract

Developer also plans to convert three subsidiaries into private joint stock companies. Union Properties is to sign an agreement with China National...

Expert insight: A pathway to efficient resolution of construction disputes

Jed Savager and Angus Frean of Pinsent Masons examine clarifications to arbitration law in the UAE. Arbitration remains the preferred forum for...

Iraq to build Chinese-funded Kurdistan to Basra railway

Projects to be executed in line with oil-for-projects agreement with China. Iraq has announced plans to build an oil refinery in the...

JODC chairman Abdulaziz Mohammed Alsubeaei steps down

Deputy chairman Abdulraouf Mohammed Mannaa appointed as replacement. Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), the Riyadh-based, largest publicly listed real estate company in...

Cinema investment in Saudi Arabia set to hit $1.33bn in 2020

The Saudi cinema industry is predicted to see enormous growth in 2020. Cinema investment in Saudi Arabia is expected to generate an...

UAE leaders inaugurate Al Wasl Plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai

The entire project has achieved 150 million working hours and has 38,000 people currently working on-site. Al Wasl Plaza at the Expo...

Construction works on Azizi Development’s Samia project complete

Developer says Samia represents an ideal opportunity for those who aspire to move from renting homes to an owned-home lifestyle. Azizi Developments...