Construction MENA Edition

environment

Dubai Municipality: Orange colour in Dubai Marina water canal due to harmless construction material

Dubai Municipality further said that it has collected water samples and analysed them to identify the reason for the contamination of the water and the change in the colour

construction

Dubai's Damac Properties to develop Oman's $1bln waterfront

Damac signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman's Tourism Development Company (Omran) to develop Port Sultan Qaboos

real estate

Dubai's Emaar Properties appoints Amit Jain as group CEO

Jain, who was chief operating officer of the group, assumes his position immediately.

construction

Jordan sees increase in construction licenses in first four months

Capital Amman recorded highest number of construction licences issued

construction

Sharjah Executive Council adopts 400 residential, investment lands

Sharjah Executive Council, SEC, has adopted 400 residential and investment lands in the Emirate of Sharjah.

uae

Municipality donates 100,000 lamps to Dubai's government housing projects

The lamps will be provided and distributed over the coming years free of charge

construction

Dubai's FIVE Holdings expected to close new financing within weeks: CEO

Viceroy Palm Jumeirah developer to complete repayment of earlier $300mln facility 15 months ahead of schedule

uae

Sharjah's SEWA approves smart plans for power, water and gas projects

The approved plans include 4,565 smart plans for electricity projects, 1,691 smart plans for water, 2,069 smart plans for gas projects.

agriculture

Dubai launches largest geological project to produce soil maps

The project will contribute to the availability of a comprehensive soil map and an integrated database on the soil.

equities

Dubai's Tabarak buys Drake & Scull International's stake from ex-chief

Tabarak Investment acquired a majority of its shares from the Dubai contractor's former chief executive, Khaldoun Tabari