News Strabag unit to build €250m residential complex in Abu Dhabi Zublin Construction, a unit of Austria’s Strabag, has been selected to build a €250m luxury residential development on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. “Sea la Vie” by developer Nine Yards…
News Besix invests in Gulf’s biggest student housing PPP Financial close has been reached on what’s billed as the biggest student accommodation public-private partnership (PPP) in the Gulf region. Australia’s Plenary Group and Belgium’s Besix are the main investors…
News MVRDV completes pixellated Abu Dhabi neighbourhood Construction has been completed on Pixel, a 85,000 sq m mixed-use development designed by Dutch architect MVRDV in Abu Dhabi. At the centre of the project is a communal plaza…
News Abu Dhabi policing sites to ensure they adhere to heat ban Abu Dhabi City Municipality reiterated its call for construction companies, site managers and workers to strictly abide by a ban on working outside between the hours of 12:30 and 15:00pm.…
News Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills plans $1.5bn golf resort in centre of Baghdad Abu Dhabi developer Eagle Hills has acquired land for a golf course and wellness complex in the centre of Baghdad. The $1.5bn project will include residential neighbourhoods, a five-star hotel…
News 37-storey office tower planned in Abu Dhabi A joint venture real estate company Aldar Properties (60%) and state-owned Mubadala Investment Company (40%) have announced that a 37-storey office tower will be built on Abu Dhabi’s Al Maryah…
Markets Abu Dhabi, Thyssenkrupp join forces to ‘crack’ ammonia for hydrogen The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has signed a memorandum of understanding with German engineer Thyssenkrupp to develop ammonia plants for the emerging global hydrogen market. Adnoc will use…
News China Harbour Engineering to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been hired to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, which is being developed by CMA Terminals (70%) and AD Ports Group (30%). CHEC will…
News Abu Dhabi unveils design for major new natural history museum Abu Dhabi has unveiled plans for its Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, designed by architects Mecanoo, which will be the new home of ‘Stan’, a mostly complete 11.7-metre-long fossil of…