Meraas unveils The Outlet Village mall in Dubai

The Dubai-based real estate developer Meraas has announced details of its latest retail development, The Outlet Village, which it bills as the...

Analysis

Top 10 Gulf mixed-use projects

Jeddah Tower and Jeddah Economic City, Saudi ArabiaProject value: $21 billionSoon to outrank Dubai’s Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building is...

Meraas set to open rainforest ‘bio-dome’ in Dubai

The Dubai-based developer Meraas has announced that it will be opening the region’s first bio-dome in the first half of the year.The...

Property

Dubai’s Meraas launches own-brand hotels arm

The Dubai-based developer Meraas Holding has announced the launch of an own-brand hotels division.Meraas Hotels & Resorts will introduce, operate and manage different...

Interviews

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill: Scaling new heights in the Mideast

In concrete jungles like Dubai, it's never an easy task for an architect to build a structure that stands out from the...

Infrastructure

Empower bags $32m district cooling work for Bluewaters Island in Dubai

Emirates Central Cooling Systems (Empower) says it has won an AED125 million ($32m) district cooling contract for Dubai developer Meraas’ flagship Bluewaters...

Construction

UK’s Carillion to step up operations following $2.6bn wins in H2

Carillion, the British multinational construction services company, says it is gearing up its operations after securing contracts and framework wins worth $2.61...

Features

Meet the demolition men of Gulf construction

A drive around the neighbourhood of Karama in Dubai offers a glimpse of several old buildings erected decades ago, none of them...

Consultant

Meraas appoints lead consultant for Bulgari Resort in Dubai

Developer Meraas has appointed WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff as lead consultant for the Bulgari Resort and Residences in Dubai, it has been...

Property

Meraas to develop Bulgari-branded homes in Dubai

The Dubai developer Meraas plans to build Bulgari-branded homes as part of a wider 158,000sqm development named after the luxury Italian brand. The...