UAE theme parks to attract 18m visitors by 2021, PwC says

The UAE already rivals Orlando in the scale of transport links, hospitality and food & beverage sectors, report finds. The UAE can...

Hilton, UAE’s Wasl to open two mid-market hotels in Dubai

Signing follows the Middle East debut of the Hampton by Hilton brand. Hilton Worldwide and UAE-based Wasl Hospitality and Leisure have announced...

Dubai’s Damac Properties awards $760m contracts so far in 2015

Contracts awarded by the developer in first five months of year include construction of three hotel-apartment towers. Dubai’s Damac Properties says the...

Bayti Homes project in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE nears completion

First 80 homes on $68m development to be ready in November, says developer Al Hamra Real Estate Development. Al Hamra Real Estate...

Half a million Dubai workers subject to midday break

Firms violating UAE ban on work during hottest hours of the day face fines of up to $13,600. The UAE’s ‘midday break’...

Chinese construction firm ‘eyes $3bn Balfour Beatty takeover’

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation looking at feasibility of bidding for Britain’s biggest contractor, The Sunday Times reports. A Chinese construction firm...

Saudi contractors claim summer work ban adds 8-10% to project costs

National Committee for Contractors says employing night-shift workers requires overtime pay, further adding to labour costs. Saudi Arabian contractors have said that the...