Starwood Hotels debuts Westin brand in Egypt

Property

Starwood Hotels debuts Westin brand in Egypt

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the debut of its Westin brand in Egypt with the opening of the Soma Bay Golf...

Construction

Saudi developer secures $2.2bn funding to finish world’s tallest tower

A Saudi Arabian developer backed by billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has agreed a SAR 8.4 billion ($2.2bn) finance deal to finish...

Hong Kong construction threatens endangered ‘pink’ dolphins

Conservationists have warned that Hong Kong’s famous ‘pink’ dolphins are under threat due to two major construction projects currently being planned for...

Construction

Qatar imposes travel ban on contractors amid rain-damage probe

Qatar has banned executives of several contractors from leaving the country amid a probe into how heavy rains last week damaged buildings and...

Construction

The Big 5: ‘Multimillion dollar’ deals as Dubai show draws to close

Millions of dollars of deals were struck at this year’s The Big 5 construction show, which draws to a close on Thursday,...

Infrastructure

Dubai officially confirmed as host of Expo 2020

Dubai has officially been confirmed as the host city for the Expo 2020 by the 158th general assembly of the Bureau International...

Construction

Construction industry shines at Big Project ME Awards 2015

Brookfield Multiplex and ALEC’s Kez Taylor were among the big winners at last night’s Big Project Middle East Construction and Sustainability Awards...

Property

Dubai Civil Defence acts swiftly to extinguish fire at Business Bay tower

A fire at the 32-storey Regal Tower in Dubai’s Business Bay area caused the evacuation of the building and minor injuries among...

Property

Dubai theme parks: Half of retail units leased in Riverland zone

Almost half the units in the retail zone of Dubai’s massive under-construction theme-park project have been leased, it has been announced.Dubai Parks...