Construction has begun on Dubai’s $5.6bn Blue Line, which runs north to south along a bifurcated route with a total length of 30km. The project is being built by a…

Indian developer Sobha Realty will build a six-tower mixed-used development on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road containing 1,225 apartments, 15,000 sq m of retail, a 2.3ha park, and 16,300 sq m…

Chelsea Football Club has teamed up with developer Damac to build a number of 130m-tall towers in Maritime City, Dubai, one of which will have a rooftop football pitch. Damac…

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its design for the Oystra residential development, a 128,000 sq m project that will contain 950 units, ranging from one-bed apartments to villas. The…

Disney and UAE entertainment company Miral say they’ll build a waterfront theme park and resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Disney’s seventh resort, it will be built, developed…

New York architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled its design for Therme Dubai, a wellness destination that will have 100m-tall “islands in the sky”. Located in Zabeel Park, close…

Dutch architect UNStudio has created a masterplan for the site of Expo City Dubai. The 3.5 sq km project will retain 80% of the infrastructure and buildings that were developed…

Texas consulting engineering McDermott has opened a 4,100 sq m research and development facility in Dubai. The centre is located near the Oilfields Supply Centre in the Jebel Ali Freezone.…

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has been announced as the architect for the Jawaher Boston Medical District in the Sharjah emirate of the UAE. The project will contain a 266-bed…

Zublin Construction, a unit of Austria’s Strabag, has been selected to build a €250m luxury residential development on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. “Sea la Vie” by developer Nine Yards…

Preliminary design work on a 1,200km motorway between Iraq and Turkey – known as the “Development Road” – has been completed, World Highways reports. It’s intended to support an economic…

UK construction group Mace has been appointed by the Dubai World Trade Centre to deliver the first phase of the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) expansion at the emirate’s Expo City.…

The bids have been entered for Dubai Metro’s Blue Line, which will add 30km and 14 stations to the emirate’s mass transit system. According to business website Meed, the lowest…

French multidisciplinary firm Egis has been appointed lead engineering consultant for the $2.7bn expansion of the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City. The expanded DEC will contain 18ha of…

A team led by Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au and Perkins & Will subsidiary Dar Al-Handasah has won a competition to design and masterplan the next phase of Al Maktoum International…

Etihad Rail has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan to build a 360km freight railway worth $2.3bn. The line will connect Jordan’s phosphate and potash mines in Al-Shidiya and…

Belgian dredging group Jan De Nul has been awarded a $200m contract by Dubai developer Nakheel for its sequel to the Palm Jumeirah project, De Tijd magazine reports. Palm Jumeirah…

Financial close has been reached on what’s billed as the biggest student accommodation public-private partnership (PPP) in the Gulf region. Australia’s Plenary Group and Belgium’s Besix are the main investors…