News UAE’s Sharjah agrees to build an airport in Uganda The UAE emirate of Sharjah has agreed a memorandum of understanding to build an airport in Uganda near the Kidepo Valley National Park. The agreement in principle was signed on…
News UK’s McLaren to build mall in Dubai Shamal Holding has awarded a $21.8m contract to UK-headquartered McLaren Construction to build Nad Al Sheba Gardens Mall in Dubai. The two-storey, 12,600-sq-m development is sited in an exclusive residential…
News Foster + Partners’ Dorchester Collection hotel and residential tower opens in Dubai Luxury hotel operator Dorchester Collection has opened a hotel and residential tower in Dubai designed by UK architect Foster + Partners. The Lana Hotel and the Lana Residences are located…
News Dubai is getting the world’s biggest airport Dubai has started building the world’s largest-capacity airport terminal complex at Al Maktoum International, the emirate’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said yesterday. The five terminal buildings…
News Dubai announces next phase of sold out South Bay development The government of Dubai has announced plans for a fourth phase of its South Bay development, which will add 138 three-to-five bedroom villas, together with a few six and seven…
Companies Dubai developer plans $3.4bn building spree this year Dubai-based Samana Developers today said it will award 18 construction contracts as it spends $3.4bn on new residential projects in its home city this year. The company will prioritise waterfront…
News SSH lands role on Ellington Views scheme in Ras Al Khaimah Emirati developer Ellington Properties has appointed Gulf-based consultant SSH as lead consultant on its Ellington Views I & II residential towers in Ras Al Khaimah. SSH will provide design consultancy…
Companies Dubai merges two of its biggest developers Two of Dubai’s biggest developers, Nakheel and Meydan, are to merge under the umbrella of Dubai Holding, the investment company owned by Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler. The…
News Work completed on Nikken Sekkei development that will be ‘Dubai’s front door’ One Za’abeel, a 530,000 sq m development consisting of two towers connected by a 100m-high, 230m-long cantilevered structure above a highway, will act as the “entrance to central Dubai” according…
News Construction begins on Dubai’s second tallest tower Work has started on the Burj Azizi, a $1.5bn tower named after Dubai Azizi Developments, which is likely to become the second tallest building in the city after the 828m…
News Dubai firm invests in $600m Ethiopian wind farm Dubai renewables developer AMEA Power has signed a deal with the Ethiopian finance ministry to invest in an 18,000-hectare wind farm in the Horn of Africa region. Set to cost…
News Luxury Dubai tower sells out before construction starts Dubai’s Samana Developers says all 193 apartments in its $68m Manhattan-1 residential tower in Jumeirah Village Circle have already sold out as the project to build it gets underway. The…
News SSH appointed lead consultant on beachfront development in Ras Al Khaimah RAK Properties PJSC has appointed SSH as lead consultant for a new beachfront development on Hayat Island in Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
News Spanish contractor wins share of $3.6bn Abu Dhabi gas project Abu Dhabi’s national energy company Adnoc has awarded a $3.6bn project to expand its gas processing infrastructure to a joint venture between Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas and the UAE’s state-owned National…
News Foster + Partners designs Dubai vertiport The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has endorsed a provisional concept design for a “vertiport” in the emirate created by UK headquartered architect Foster + Partners.…
News Adjaye Associates’ church, mosque and synagogue complex opens in Abu Dhabi The Abrahamic Family House, a religious complex designed by Adjaye Associates for Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, is opening to the public today. The 7,700 sq m site contains a…
News South Korea, UAE eye projects worth $6.1bn South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to the UAE has resulted in 24 memorandums of understanding covering projects worth an estimated $6.1bn, Korea.net reports. The agreements were signed on…
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…