The Burj Khalifa has finally opened its doors amid fanfare and fireworks. The building is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m, some 300 m taller than its nearest rival, Taiwan’s Taipei 101. It cost over US $1.5 billion to construct and has made headlines all over the world.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A Dubai-owned company said Thursday it is giving up its entire stake in U.S. ports, as congressional leaders warned President Bush that both the House and Senate appeared ready to block the …
Emaar Properties PJSC, the world’s No. 1 real estate company, conducted its eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the presence of the company’s Board of Directors and senior executives of the company and its subsidiaries.
The …
Dubai has projected a surplus of nearly .6 billion in its budget for fiscal 2006, which has been approved in a law issued by Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of …
TVS & Associates said Dubai Properties, a division of Dubai Holding, had awarded the Atlanta-based architectural firm a project to design the landmark 51-storey Vision Tower at Business Bay.
Since opening a Dubai office in December …
Dubai has seized an opportunity passed over by Europe with the creation of the world’s first integrated logistics and multi-modal transport platform for air, sea and road services, according to one of the industry’s most …
A powerful committee of the US House of Representatives has voted to block a deal that would give a Dubai-based company control over key US ports.
The vote is a direct challenge to President George W …
DUBAI — Expanding its quality ethos across the international leisure management sector, Emirates has launched Emirates Hotels & Resorts, a new premier hospitality management division containing a portfolio of award-winning luxury conservation resorts, spas, and …
DUBAI – A woman from the United Arab Emirates has obtained a commercial pilot’s licence and a certificate as flight trainer, becoming the first female in the country and the second Arab woman to do …
IT may be the world’s hottest property market, but having checked out Dubai over the past couple of years, Daniel Grollo has decided it is not the time to tender for work as a head …
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) today announced the launch of ‘Dalili’ – a dynamic integrated navigation system. The system helps drivers get real time road and traffic information.
The move comes as RTA looks …
