Dubai fire prompts UAE-wide building inspections

The major blaze at The Address Downtown hotel in Dubai on New Year’s Eve has prompted a nationwide inspection campaign to ensure...

Construction

DWTC breaks ground on $196m phase two of Dubai Trade Centre District

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) says it has broken ground on the $196 million second phase of its mixed-used expansion development.Al Futtaim...

Construction

Macro awarded Dubai Trade Centre District contract

Macro has been appointed by the Dubai World Trade Centre to manage the facilities and fit-out services for the first completed building in...

Property

Lack of liquidity ‘biggest threat to Dubai real estate’ in 2016

A lack of liquidity for investors will be the biggest threat to Dubai’s real estate market in 2016, even as property values...

Construction

Oman floats tender for mammoth fishery harbour project

Oman has floated tenders for the construction of its largest fishery harbour project at Duqm on the Sultanate’s Wusta coast, it was...

Construction

Abu Dhabi’s $1bn Reem Mall gets final approvals

The upcoming Reem Mall in Abu Dhabi has been granted detailed planning approval by the Urban Planning Council (UPC), it has been...

Construction

Abu Dhabi’s Bloom Holding begins enabling works on Park View, Saadiyat

Abu Dhabi-based developer Bloom Holding has begun enabling works on its Park View mixed-use development in the university neighbourhood of Saadiyat Island....

Construction

Dubai fire: Emaar denies claims no alarms sounded

Property giant Emaar has disputed claims by hotel guests that no alarms sounded after a fire broke out at The Address Downtown in...

Property

Dubai real estate transactions hit $72bn in 2015

The total value of real estate transactions conducted in Dubai last year exceeded $72.7 billion, officials said.There were 63,719 transactions recorded over the...