Fouad Mashal has travelled all over the globe to ensure his billion dirham Al Qana entertainment development in Abu Dhabi lives up to expectations
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Ahmed Al Khatib: building the Expo 2020 Dubai dream
Ahmed Al Khatib, chief development and delivery officer, Expo 2020 Dubai, outlines how the Expo 2020 Dubai site has come together, the key milestones ahead and how he plans to deliver the project on time and under budget
Why time is ticking on US Pavilion plans at Expo 2020 Dubai
Exclusive: Steven McCarthy, the CEO of the USA Pavilion’s implementation partner, says he hopes US government funding can be secured for the country’s showcase at Expo 2020 Dubai
Emirates Techno Casting
How one Dubai firm is shaping the future of healthcare, education
Dubai-based KEF Holdings is assembling prefab schools and hospitals in India for a third of the cost and in less than half the time of traditional developers. The company’s founder and chairman Faizal Kottikollon tells Arabian Business how his construction methods could reshape healthcare and education – and eventually the way entire cities are built
Major DXB access roads project set for H1 2018 completion
RTA chief reveals progress on project to improve access to the fast-growing Dubai International Airport
UAE’s Bee’ah inks deal to redevelop landfill site
Agreement will see UK architecture giant create masterplan for Sharjah site once city reaches zero waste to landfill target
Skatepark projects seeing more interest from Gulf developers
Developers can make their projects more appealing to buyers by creating spaces targeted at the youth, says Convic
Construction starts at $3.27bn Dubai waterfront project
Azizi Developments announces milestone for urban development inspired by French Riviera
Kuwait mall construction site blaze ‘under control’
Firefighting chief says five teams contain flames at site of Avenues Mall extension
Dubai projects attract $600m in UK gov’t support
Financial guarantees are helping private British construction firms compete in the emirate
Rights group slams Qatar over treatment of expat workers
Gulf Association for Rights and Freedoms claims Qatar has imposed ban on annual leave, cancelled all leave requests
Saudi Arabia approves designs for 100,000 homes
Saudi Ministry of Housing backs plan for homes to be built in Dammam and Al-Kharj
Dubai firm supplies record-breaking roof for Apple’s $5bn campus
Circular roof weighs 80 tonnes and is made up of 44 identical radial panels, says Dubai firm
Revealed: Dubai plans new $1.36bn business district project
Ruler Sheikh Mohammed launches Emirates Towers Business Park, a joint Dubai Holding-DIFC venture
Expo 2020
Arabtec wins $96m contract to build UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020
Company says construction to begin this month and completion expected in Q4 2019
Western construction firms said to plan Qatar exit strategy
Sources say firms working on World Cup 2022 and other projects are building ‘contingency plans’
Arabtec unit wins $31m contract for Dubai Creek Harbour project
Emirates Falcon Electromechanical Co inks agreement to carry out MEP works on major development