Saudis Enraged by Housing Minister’s ‘Preachy’ Tweet

• Sunday, 6th November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Saudi citizens heavily criticized their housing minister after a tweet in which he quoted Prophet Mohammed asking people to be generous to their neighbors, claiming he should focus on his work rather than preaching.

Dubai Properties Launches More Homes at Its Casa Dora Project

• Sunday, 6th November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Dubai Properties announced the launch of additional homes at its Casa Dora at Serena project in Dubailand.

Azizi Announces New Serviced Residential Project

• Sunday, 6th November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Azizi Developments, a UAE-based developer, has announced its Azizi Aliyah project in Dubai Healthcare City.

Dubai’s Dewa Starts Construction on New Headquarters

• Sunday, 6th November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Dubai's Electricity and Water Authority has begun with the construction of its new headquarters, a zero energy building, in Al Jadaf.

Cityscape Jeddah Kicks Off

• Thursday, 3rd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Jeddah Urban Development and Real Estate Event – Powered by Cityscape got underway on Wednesday at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events and will run until Friday, November 4.

GCC Housing Ministers Conclude 15th Annual Meeting

• Thursday, 3rd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

The launch of the GCC Housing Award was announced on the occasion of the 15th GCC Housing Ministers Committee meeting last week in Riyadh.

DAMAC Announces Launch of Akoya Relax

• Thursday, 3rd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Dubai-based developer DAMAC Properties announced on Wednesday the launch of Akoya Relax, a community in its Akoya Oxygen development.

Barwa Said to Raise $250 mn Islamic Loan

• Thursday, 3rd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

Qatar's Barwa Real Estate is said to raise a $250 mn Islamic syndicated loan with a seven-year maturity, according to banking sources.

ZHA Design Selected for Saudi Heritage Center

• Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

London-based architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) won the design competition for the Urban Heritage Administration Centre in Saudi Arabia last week.

GFH Appoints Main Contractor for Harbour Row Project

• Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
• by Karim Mohy

GFH Real Estate (GFHRE), the real estate arm of Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group, on Wednesday appointed AlMoayyed Contracting as the main contractor of its Harbour Row project in Bahrain Financial Harbour.