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Construction update on Vision Tower

 

MBRF offers scholarships to Arab students

In keeping with their vision of supporting Arab talents and encouraging them to benefit from existing learning opportunities in the region, the Mohammed...

Emaar Properties announces share buyback programme

Emaar Properties, PJSC, one of the world’s leading property developers, announced today that it will proceed with the implementation of a share buyback programme....

Zaha Hadid for Omniyat

// When Dubai World decides to launch the world’s first purpose built city for the global maritime industry, it comes as no surprise that...

Regional real estate sector bucking international trends

The western downturn in the global property market contrasted with the Middle East, where the real estate market continues to power ahead, comes under...

ADU Welcomes 3500 New Students for the New Academic Year

Abu Dhabi University welcomed a total of 3500 new students on both its Abu Dhabi and Al Ain campuses for the new academic...

Al-Jaber pays AED1.5 million to Zakat Fund

The Zakat fund received Tuesday an amount of AED1.5 million paid by UAE philanthropist and businessman, Obaid Al-Jaber and his family. The kind gesture...

Better day for DFM

The Dubai Financial Market General Index rose 0.9 per cent to 4,511.25 at 12:55 pm, rebounding from its lowest close since October 8. Dubai shares...

New features and improved members area on real estate Web portal

Visitors and registered members of the aim168realestate.com portal can now take advantage of three new features added to the site's services. The ‘Classified Properties’...

Dubai World Central

Dubai World Central (DWC) is a 140 square kilometre urban aviation community centred around the world's largest international airport. Currently being built 40...

Dubai World Central to unveil Commercial City early next year

Project will feature smart technology and modern infrastructure Dubai World Central is aiming for an early 2009 first airing of Commercial City , which...

Crossing two toll gates in an hour will be charged once

Motorists crossing Al Barsha and Al Safa toll gates in a span of one hour will be paying Salik just once. Salah Al Marzouqi, Director...

Current commercial space supply oriented towards smaller tenants

Dubai's office market could be headed for a high season with several projects entering their final phases, but for many prospective tenants that's still...

Nakheel reports threefold increase in sales

Nakheel, a Dubai World company and one of the world's largest and most innovative real estate developers, announced that its 2008 sales are already...

RTA Buses lift 47m passengers in the first half of this...

The Statistics compiled by Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that public buses operated by RTA Public Transport Agency have lifted in the first...

RAK Free Trade Zone offers excellent customer service

Authorities from the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Transport Authority paid a visit to Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) to get a...

Three in bid for DEWA’s seawater contract

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) said it has received bids from three groups for the $1.5bn contract to build the Hassyan sea-water cooling...

Foreigners bought $281.1m shares on DFM last week

Dubai Financial Market said on Friday that the value of shares bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during the week  August 31 to...