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Bonyan International Investment Group on Saturday announced the launch of its ‘Eye of Ajman’ project, a 3.5 billion-dirham ($953 million) community development comprising residential, office, hospitality and retail plots within 20 minutes of Dubai.The development, located over 6.27 million square feet along Emirates Road in the Al-Hamidiyah area, is the Dubai firm’s first project in Ajman.With a number of plots designed to take the shape of a human eye, it will also house schools, hotels, a mosque, a clinic, health club and ... Read More

Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008 (13–15 May)The International Property Investment & Development Event - is an annual networking exhibition focusing on all aspects of the property development cycle with two parallel conferences running alongside the exhibition. It attracts regional and international investors, property developers, leading architects and designers to an annual forum that celebrates the very best in real estate, architecture, urban planning and design. Registrations on the website are closed but you can still register at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) with ... Read More

Coral International Hotels, Resorts & Spas is all set to offer premium lifestyle options for sophisticated residents at Dubai Sports City.Giving details of the project, Michel Noblet, Managing Director, HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings, said, ‘Being developed by Fakhruddin Properties – one of UAE’s leading real estate and construction company – Coral International Hotel Apartments, Dubai Sports City is an outstanding project. Read more @ the SOURCE: AMEinfo.com – Fakhruddin Properties and Coral International to develop high-end serviced apartments Read More

The partnership between Jafza and Nakheel Hotels, both Dubai World companies, sets in motion the development of an innovative budget hotel in the up and coming area around the free zone. The easyHotel, located close to Sheikh Zayed Road in Jafza will be a 216 room budget hotel that will deliver an absolutely first class ‘sleep and shower’ experience at an affordable price for visitors to the area. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of May 2008 with a completion ... Read More

Construction and demolition waste generated in Dubai registered a record 163 per cent growth last year as compared to the previous year, a report said.In 2007, a total of 27.7 million tonnes of construction waste was removed from various construction sites of the city whereas it totaled only 10.5 million tonnes in 2006, said the annual report of Dubai Municipality's Waste Management Department.Construction and demolition waste makes up 75 per cent of the total solid waste generated in Dubai every year, it ... Read More

The two label legends open hotels in Dubai next year, with both striving to outstrut the other for style and panache.Armani will be first on the catwalk, opening in August - not just any hotel, but one spread over eight floors of the world's tallest building now under construction in Dubai.But Versace is undaunted, saying its waterfront palace could boast the world's first chilled beach - by pumping cold air through pipes under the sand.The clash of the fashion giants will be ... Read More

Ottoman themed hotel in Dubai, this five-star hotel and villa project, which will open its doors in November 2008, will boast 410 rooms and a further 38 villas - each with its own individual swimming pool and garden. With construction having started in May 2007, the project will be completed in record time, without compromising on the exacting attention to quality and detail that Zabeel Properties has become known for.Dubai-based Zabeel Properties has also developed the Ottoman Palace to the highest environmental ... Read More

Yacht Club Marina is on schedule for a summer opening. The new marina is located in the Dubai Marina, the first and largest of its kind waterfront development in the region. The Yacht Club Marina has been designed to accommodate larger yachts and is laid out in a Mediterranean fashion in front of the Dubai Marina Yacht Clubhouse. Source: EMAAR Hospitality – Dubai Marina Yacht Club Marina on schedule for summer opening. Read More

When you talk green in the Dubai, it's can be assumed you mean golf courses. Conservation and ecotourism are not common parlance in the United Arab Emirates.In four days at the Arabian Travel Market this week, I heard a slew of figures and superlatives to illustrate the UAE's headlong goldrush to embrace tourism.There's the world's tallest building still rising in Dubai, the biggest Guggenheim to open in Abu Dhabi and the world's biggest stable of theme parks planned back in Dubai.Green Spaces: ... Read More