Big 5 Global, the most influential industry event for construction and urban development in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), returns to Dubai in November bringing together products, technologies and expertise from across the world.
Abu Dhabi is set to complete the first phase of the AED2.85 billion ($776 million) Mid-Island Parkway project - that will link Saadiyat Island with Umm Yifeenah Island - in 2027. Phase I will boast an eight-lane dual carriageway as well as marine bridges, elevated flyovers and an underwater road tunnel.
Leading Bahraini developer Naseej has appointed Sanad Engineering as design and engineering supervision consultant and DG Jones as quantity surveying consultant for its premium project - Amwaj Avenue, a 125,000-sqm mixed-use waterfront development project in the kingdom.
Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala and Taraf, the real estate division of Yas Holding, have sealed a partnership deal with Kerzner International Holdings, a key developer of luxury hospitality and residential properties, to introduce a new collection of One&Only Private Residences on Al Maryah Island.
Umm Al Qura for Development and Construction Company has announced that it had signed agreements to sell two plots of land within its Masar Destination development in Makkah for a combined value of about SAR436 million ($116.1 million). The buyers plans to develop a hospitality towers on the site.
UAE-based Azizi Developments has signed an agreement with Kone, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, to engineer and deliver the vertical mobility system for its 725-m landmark Burj Azizi development on Sheikh Zayed Road, which, on completion, will become the world’s second-tallest tower.
Naseej, a leading integrated real estate development and infrastructure company, has announced that it has been awarded a major contract to develop 2,467 housing units in Madinat Khalifa under the Bahrain Government Land Development Programme.
Accor, a leading global hospitality group, has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Cityview Developments for the launch of its premium mixed-use project - Pullman Residences & Offices Dubai Meydan - featuring 282 Pullman-branded residences and branded offices within one destination in Dubai.
The ADIS International Roadshow 2026 in Munich from October 5 to 7 will showcase Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure opportunity, valued at more than $56 billion.
On the sidelines of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) World, Munther Shaker, Financial Analyst – Investment at Knowledge Economic City (KEC), shared insights into how the integrated master-planned destination is redefining the hospitality landscape in Madinah.
