The Dubai-listed developer Emaar Properties forecasts a 20% reduction in costs next year, according to press reports. That is the expectation of Mohamed Alabbar, Emaar’s Chairman, who was citing the developer’s latest budget, the Reuters news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Parks and Resorts holds private preview for workers
Dubai Parks and Resorts has given its construction workers a private preview of the destination they helped build. The Middle East’s largest integrated theme park destination company said in a statement that it hosted the event over a weekend as a sign ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai to be home to world's first nature-inspired mall featuring botanical wonders
Cityland Group, creators of the acclaimed Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden, officially announced their plans for a new, nature-inspired Cityland Mall. Scheduled for launch in Q2 2018 with a connected access to Global Village, the single ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai will build the ‘world’s first nature-inspired mall’ featuring botanical wonders
Dubai is set to get yet another incredible construction, this time what developers are calling the world’s first nature-inspired mall featuring botanical wonders. Cityland Mall will house a sprawling 200,000 sq.ft. open-air garden. Image by Cityland Mall ... ( read original story ...)
Study: 83% of Dubai residents are happy
Dubai: Around eight in 10 Dubai residents currently consider themselves happy, and an overwhelming majority believe that they will still be happy five years from now. Some 83 per cent of the people of Dubai are happy today while 95 per cent predict that ... ( read original story ...)
Riverland Dubai opening: 5 things to know
This October 31, when the phased opening of the Dh10.5 billion Dubai Parks & Resorts begins, visitors will be first enticed by Riverland Dubai, the themed 234,000 square foot ‘reception’ area with a river at its centre. No tickets are required to ... ( read original story ...)
Driverless vehicles to be part of public transport in Dubai soon
Dubai: Driverless vehicles could be part of the last mile solutions in Dubai in the near future, providing commuters door-to-door connectivity with Dubai Metro and other modes of transport. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is currently carrying out ... ( read original story ...)
‘UAE can make waves at wakesurfing’
told Gulf News. “It’s low impact and a low-injury sport, too.” Lagace added that the UAE’s weather and natural environment mean the sport should prosper here — if participants can display passion and commitment. “I am sure I can make rivals out ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: First look at UAE Hyperloop
The high-speed system, dubbed the Hyperloop One, will link the UAE capital with Dubai and drastically shorten the travel time between two cities. “We are in a new time now where you can develop a new transportation system in very few years and change the ... ( read original story ...)
UAE receives 14 bids for Umm Al Quwain desal plant: reports
The UAE's Federal Electricity and Water Authority has received 14 bids for a desalination project in Umm Al Quwain, reports The National. The project to design, build, finance, and operate a 45 million imperial gallons a day (205,000 m3/d) plant ... ( read original story ...)