WITH more than SR14 billion ($3.73 billion) in onsite deals, 100 exhibiting companies, over 10,000 sq m of exhibiting space and attracting over 8,500 visitors, Cityscape Saudi Arabia has confirmed its standing as the kingdom’s largest and most important real estate investment and development event.

NEW details on three new healthcare facilities in Dubai – Al Maktoum Hospital, Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital and Nad Al Hamr primary healthcare clinic – were revealed at the Dubai Health Authority stand, during the inaugural Hospital Build Middle East Exhibition and Congress, which was held last month (June) in Dubai.

DEVELOPMENT plans were released last month (June) for The Big 5, one of the world’s largest trade shows for the construction industry and associated suppliers, taking place for the 30th year in Dubai in November.

Renewable energy under focusOGS 2009, the 16th edition of the premier oil, gas, renewable energy and automation event, has launched the Alter Energy Convention 2009 as a conference-led exhibition dedicated to the management of carbon and water footprints in the Middle East using alternative energies.