Twin deals for Crystal Lagoons as it targets Oman tourist boom

Crystal Lagoons, a specialist in creating manmade lagoons, has revealed that it recently signed two deals in Oman. The US-based company wants...

Analysis

Drilling down: How the oil price slump is affecting the construction industry

2016 was the worst year on record in terms of the value of project contracts awarded across all sectors in the GCC...

Construction

Dubai’s Emaar unveils six new hotel projects

Emaar Hospitality Group, an arm of the Dubai-listed property developer, plans six new hotel projects in the Middle East. The new hotels...

Construction

Skai completes Dubai hotel and residences project

The Dubai-based real estate and hospitality group Skai has said it has completed its flagship Viceroy Palm Jumeirah Dubai hotel and residences...

Interviews

Architect Fariborz Hatam’s hotel project shines light on construction in Iran

Located 850km north-east of Tehran is Iran’s second-largest city, Mashhad. Popularly known as the holiest city in the country, Mashhad is also...

Construction

RAK Properties signs $8m enabling works for resort

RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, has announced the signing of a $8.16...

Property

Qatari Diar in talks for second Tunisia project

Qatari Diar, the Gulf state’s real estate investment company, is in talks with the Tunisian government to work on its second project...

Analysis

UAE hotels urged to open door to sustainability

At the end of September, Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) released the findings of a first-of-its-kind report – ‘Energy and Water Benchmarking...

Construction

R Hotels appoints fit-out contractor for Dubai resort

R Hotels, the hospitality division of Ajman-based R Holding, has appointed Fourzone Middle East as the interior fit-out contractor for its new...

Property

Waldorf Astoria to open in Dubai’s DIFC next year

Hilton Worldwide has inked a management agreement with Dubai-based Ward Holdings to open a Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Dubai International Financial...