Irena joins initiative to boost corporate use of renewables

Governments and private-sector corporations will collaborate to scale up use of renewable energy in support of the Paris Agreement under a campaign launched at the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting in San Francisco, according to a statement issued by Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency, or Irena..... Read more »

Posted on : 6/4/2016

Sharjah hosts Ukranian delegation to woo tourists

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, or SCTDA, hosted a group of 100 top travel agents and a TV crew from Ukraine, who were flown in by Air Arabia to spend four days in the emirate..... Read more »

Posted on : 6/4/2016

Dubai firms award Dh30bn plus contracts for mega projects

<p>Dubai companies have awarded projects worth Dh30.46 billion in the first months of 2016, according to a report by consultancy firm, Deloitte.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

Nakheel completes ground works for $545m mall in Dubai

<p>Developer says it has seven construction proposals under assessment for Al Khail Avenue mall, with a contract due to be awarded in July</p> <p>The Dubai-based developer Nakheel has announced the completion of enabling works for its AED2 billion ($545m) Al Khail Avenue mall project in the city’s Jumeirah Village Triangle area.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

SSH to design villas and apartments at Al Mouj in Muscat

<p>Design firm wins contract to design units at mixed-use Oman waterfront community formally known as The Wave</p> <p>Design firm SSH has won a contract to design villas and apartment blocks at the Al Mouj mixed-use waterfront community in Muscat, the company announced.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

Limak signs $4.34bn deal to build Kuwait International Airport terminal

<p>Turkey’s Limak Construction has signed a contract to build the new terminal at Kuwait International Airport.</p> <p>The development comes nine months after reports first emerged that it had won the work, and more than 18 months after reports said that all initial bids had been rejected.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

Majid Al Futtaim to invest $8.17 bn in UAE

<p>Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim group will invest $8.17 billion (30 billion dirhams) in the UAE over the next 10 years. </p> <p>The investments will be spread across mixed-use, retail and hospitality projects.</p> <p>The company is planning to develop a 740,000 square metres (sqm) mixed-use residential, retail and hospitality community in Dubai.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

Dubai Properties plans Bellevue Towers

<p>Bellevue Towers will have a total of 300 units across the 23 residential floors, ranging from one, two, and three-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom penthouses.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 6/3/2016

Expo 2020 Dubai's Premier Partnerships Take Off With Emirates Airline

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expo 2020 Dubai has announced Emirates Airline as its Official Airline Partner..... Read more »

Posted on : 6/2/2016

Dubai launches world's largest concentrated solar power project

Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has launched the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) project which will generate 1000MW of power when completed, it announced on Thursday..... Read more »

Posted on : 6/2/2016