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Dubai to set up $1.5bn hi-tech food park
Dubai is set to build a giant food park on a 48-million-sq-ft area near the Expo 2020 site at an estimated cost of Dh5.5...
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Major Expo substation nearly complete
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that Sustainability, a 132/11 kilovolt (kV) main substation at Expo...
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ECC to build Mirdif Hills Phase One
Dubai-based Engineering Contracting Company (ECC) said it has been awarded a major contract by Dubai lnvestments Real Estate...
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Dubai plans $8bn deep-tunnel sewerage system
Dubai plans to have a new deep-tunnel sewerage system costing around Dh30 billion ($8 billion) by the year 2025 as part of...
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Palm resort fit-out complete
Fourzone Décor, a UAE-based interior contracting and fit-out company, has completed the interior fit-out for The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel...
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RAK to host UAE’s highest viewing deck
In line with its plans to be the region’s premier destination for adventure tourism, Ras Al Khaimah is set to open a new...
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Work to start on Fujairah’s smart logistics city
Fujairah has reached an agreement with Niras, an international, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, to start the...
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Azizi kicks off work on $3.3bn Riviera
Dubai-based Azizi Developments has begun work on a Dh12-billion ($3.26 billion) project patterned after the French Riviera in...
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Al Mahroos named Genie service provider
MH Al Mahroos Trading Establishment, the authorised distributor for Genie – a unit of global lifting solutions specialist...
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Hill lands Dubai Creek Harbour work
Hill International, a global leader in managing construction risk, said it has secured a major contract from leading developer...
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Dewa awards HQ work
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has awarded a Dh46-million ($12.5 million) contract to leading UAE contracting firm Dutco Balfour Beatty for the development...
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$100m refurbishment for Atlantis, The Palm
Atlantis, The Palm, an iconic five-star destination resort in Dubai, will undertake a three-year refurbishment programme...
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Dubai’s solar park makes headway
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said work on the 800-MW Phase Three of the Dh50-billion ($13.6 billion) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is...
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‘Nature’ mall wins funds
UAE-based Cityland Group said it has secured a term loan of $143 million from a consortium of banks comprising Emirates NBD as the lead bank and Kuwait’s Burgan...
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UK firms get $600m for Dubai jobs
The UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing more than $600 million in support for UK construction firms to deliver three major infrastructure projects in Dubai, said a...
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$1.4bn project boosts Dubai commercial realty
While Dubai’s commercial real estate market has experienced muted growth over the past six months, the recently-announced...