UAE Focus

Al Zorah Development Company, a joint venture between the Government of Ajman and Solidere International, has selected global hospitality company The Oberoi Group to manage its new luxury beachfront resort. The new hotel development will enable the expansion of the Al Zorah luxury hospitality experience.






UAE-based Azizi Developments has announced that it has made rapid progress on some of its key developments including its Creek Views I project, located in the Dubai Healthcare City, and Berton within Al Furjan community in Dubai.






UAE-based developer Arada has awarded two major contracts worth AED460 million ($125 million) to build the first residential district at Masaar, Sharjah’s forested megaproject. Featuring 4,000 villas and townhouses, Masaar is divided into eight gated districts, all set in a woodland and nature-inspired master plan.






Al Semsam Building Materials, the exclusive distributor of Trespa in the UAE and a major partner for the brand in all GCC countries, is focusing on delivering striking and high-performance solutions offered by the European company for exterior cladding, decorative façades, and scientific surface solutions in the region.






Marjan, a master-developer of freehold property in Ras Al Khaimah, RAK Hospitality Holding and US-listed developer and luxury resort operator Wynn Resorts have signed up HKS Architects as the design consultant for their integrated beachfront resort in the northern emirate.






Shapoorji Pallonji, one of India’s largest business conglomerates, has announced that its development unit, Shapoorji Pallonji International Property Developers (SPIPD), has secured a key investment from UK-based Hayfin Capital Management for its landmark Imperial Avenue project in Downtown Dubai.






McDermott International, a leading engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) company, has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) for its new, carbon-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant located in the northern emirate of Fujairah.






The Middle East is now the primary export market for Saint-Gobain’s PAM and Brickhouse ranges of ductile iron access covers and gratings, according to the Dubai-based Mac Al Gurg, a part of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, which is the exclusive distributor of these products in the UAE.






Jubail Island Investment Company (JIIC) has announced the completion of the construction for the main bridge linking the Jubail Island project to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Highway (E12), which will become the main entry route to the island project located in Abu Dhabi.






Al Qana, a leading waterfront dining and entertainment destination in Abu Dhabi, has announced that work is in full swing on its additional recreation spaces and a cinema which is due to open soon.






Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded its ‘Sustainable Transport Contractor’ prize to a joint venture led by Spanish infrastructure major Acciona for the Dubai Metro extension project.






Abu Dhabi National Energy Company’s (Taqa) green hydrogen projects are moving at a steady pace and are currently in the techno-feasibility stage, reported Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing a top official.






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