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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: How world’s tallest building will benefit Jeddah

Mounib Hammoud of the Jeddah Economic Company discusses the impact of the 1km tower. From King Kong climbing the Empire State Building...

Sale and leaseback transactions rising in Gulf, JLL finds

Transactions gaining popularity as they enable companies to free up cash locked in property assets, consultancy says. The number of real-estate sale...