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Real Estate: Latest 20 news stories
- Risk drives Kuwaiti contractors abroad
- Nakheel awards record amount of work
- Kingdom Holding seeks $1.3bn loan facility
- Sorouh and Orascom Construction Industries form joint venture
- Nakheel claims Trump Tower ownership
- Madain to expand into Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi
- Nakheel invites bidders for QE2 residential towers contract
- Government to consider proposals for Kuwait Bay islands
- Nakheel joins forces with Dubai Islamic Bank
- Concern mounts over Saudi Arabian economic cities
- Nakheel increases height of Tall Tower to 1.4 kilometres
- Limitless invites bids for Arabian Canal in Dubai
- Contract for Lamar Towers expected within weeks
- Dubai office space among world's most expensive
- Abu Dhabi to go green with sustainable building rules
- Hydra and Trump discuss Abu Dhabi projects
- Saudi and UAE firms collaborate on Ajman development
- Emcor signs management deal with Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties
- Two firms bid for Yanbu villa contract
- Mile High tower in Saudi Arabia comes up short
Commercial
- Sorouh and Orascom Construction Industries form joint venture
- UAE TENDER: Commercial office building construction
- Madain to expand into Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi
- Government to consider proposals for Kuwait Bay islands
- Abu Dhabi real estate: Building on solid ground
- IRAN TENDER: Residential, trading, administrative and services complex
- Dubai office space among world's most expensive
- Emcor signs management deal with Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties
- Atkins wins Masdar infrastructure concept design contract
- Mubark al-Gethmi wins KAEC contract
Hotels and Tourism
- Nakheel claims Trump Tower ownership
- Mozambique's Gulf dream
- Abu Dhabi: Aiming for the high-end tourism market
- Abu Dhabi real estate: Building on solid ground
- Riyadh’s Red Sea vision
- Riyadh right to focus on regional tourists
- OMAN TENDER: Hotel construction
- Saraya Aqaba signs agreement with Nikki Beach
- Hotels struggle to find thousands of good local staff
- Saudi Arabia tourism sector to be modernised
Residential and Housing
- EGYPT TENDER: Housing construction
- EGYPT TENDER: Residential buildings (10)
- Nakheel claims Trump Tower ownership
- EGYPT TENDER: Residential buildings (11)
- UAE TENDER: Housing maintenance
- BAHRAIN TENDER: Housing construction
- EGYPT TENDER: Residential buildings
- UAE TENDER: Housing construction
- UAE TENDER: Power station staff accommodation
- Government to consider proposals for Kuwait Bay islands
Special report: Real estate - Margins rise
With property prices soaring in Dubai, and rising construction costs driving up the cost of property development across the Gulf, investing in Middle East real estate is becoming increasingly complex.
Special report: The Gulf's architectural revolution
Throughout the current real estate boom, governments and developers in the Gulf have been derided for their lack of concern for the environment.Commentary
- Space will limit UAE island projects
- Firms must work to maintain trust in construction sector
- Abu Dhabi real estate market is ripe for regulation
- Riyadh right to focus on regional tourists
- Riyadh right to focus on local tourists
- Construction workers need to be housed
- Competition is a risk for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- Saudi Arabia right to plan long term for economic cities
- Abu Dhabi right to plan ahead to attract investment
- Gulf states must build homes not hotels
Insight
- Profits treble at Deyaar Development
- Risk drives Kuwaiti contractors abroad
- Nakheel awards record amount of work
- Kingdom Holding seeks $1.3bn loan facility
- Sorouh and Orascom Construction Industries form joint venture
- EGYPT TENDER: Housing construction
- Green Buildings
- EGYPT TENDER: Residential buildings (10)
- Nakheel claims Trump Tower ownership
- EGYPT TENDER: Residential buildings (11)
