Kanoo Villas launched in Dubai: Rents at $100k+ a year

Villas in Jumeirah 3 area are available to lease from this month . The Kanoo Group, in partnership with Core Savills, has...

Abu Dhabi’s Rotana to open 14 new hotels by end of 2016

Properties in the GCC, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Democratic Republic of Congo are in the pipeline. Rotana, the Abu Dhabi-based hospitality group,...

Turkey tops world ranking with 18.9% house price growth

Dubai not listed in latest Knight Frank Global House Price Index. Turkey has topped a global ranking of countries by growth in...

Starwood Hotels debuts Westin brand in Egypt

The hospitality group has opened a Westin property on the Red Sea Riviera. Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the debut of...

Dubai Civil Defence acts swiftly to extinguish fire at Business Bay tower

Blaze at 32-storey Regal Tower forces evacuation of workers from the commercial building. A fire at the 32-storey Regal Tower in Dubai’s...

Dubai theme parks: Half of retail units leased in Riverland zone

Dubai Parks & Resorts confirms retailers and food outlets such as Shake Shack, the Irish Village and Havaianas. Almost half the units...

UAE’s Green Valley announces $136m project in Georgia

Developer plans 88,000 square metre residential complex with units starting at $45,500. The UAE’s Green Valley International Real Estate Company has announced...

Dubai property taxes, costs ranked among lowest in world

Tax on Dubai investment property found to be second lowest in analysis of 15 cities - report. Dubai has one of the...

Saudi tax on undeveloped land ‘to bring in $20bn a year’

Tax will be applied in stages but the time frame for implementation has not been stated. Saudi Arabia’s planned introduction of a...

Crystal Lagoons enters India with $200m project in Pune

Deal for water feature marks company’s first foray in India; will be part of wider $1.5bn development. Crystal Lagoons has struck a...

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