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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…