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Dubai theme parks ‘to generate $5bn by 2020’
Trade events also a key driver of visitors to Dubai, and can further boost the leisure and entertainment industry, says trade-show organiser....
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Damac Properties launches Paramount Residences in Dubai
The 64-storey project will offer a sky lobby and private Paramount Pictures screening room, developer says. The Dubai-listed property developer Damac has...
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Mideast investors ‘to account for 25-30% of prime London property sales’
There is increased appetite for top London real estate since the May 7 election, CBRE says. Middle Eastern investors are expected to...
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ALEC to target UAE’s growing solar and renewables market
New ALEC Energy division to offer financing assistance to companies that implement solar-power systems on their rooftops. ALEC, the Dubai-based contracting and...
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Egypt: Deal with UAE’s Alabbar to build $45bn capital city ‘is still on’
Ministry of Housing denies report claiming memorandum of understanding with Alabbar’s Capital City Partners had been terminated. Negotiations to build a new...
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Abu Dhabi’s Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid wins ‘best tall building’ award
Aldar’s 382-metre tower is recongised by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Abu Dhabi’s highest tower, the Burj Mohammed Bin...
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Dubai forecast to have over 100,000 hotel rooms by 2020
Emirate is leading the Middle East and Africa for new hotel developments, says report. Dubai is leading the Middle East and Africa...
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Qatar labour ministry ‘blacklists 807 firms’
Companies said to be violating labour laws were blacklisted in the first half of the year. Qatar’s Ministry of Labour and Social...
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A healthy approach to Gulf hospital design
Gone are the days when hospitals are bland, identikit, featureless concrete blocks. According to various industry reports, the GCC’s healthcare market is projected...
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Foreign contractors in Qatar ‘hit by delays, mothballed projects’
With a $200 billion infrastructure spend underway, project delays have caused issues for some foreign construction firms. Foreign contractors working in Qatar...
