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December 6th, 2008

Issues:

ON-SITE TALK: How green is real estate development in the Gulf?
Business

Aaref Hejres, CEO of Diyar Al Muharraq, says that projects which begin with early environmental project management will lead to a positive long-term outcome.
 

FACE to FACE: Greening the desert
Business

Geoff Sanderson, principal of Green Concepts Landscape Architects, talks about the disconnect between the interiors and the exteriors of developments in the Middle East.
 

LEGAL OPINION: A huge thirst for knowledge
Business

Richard Harding, barrister and arbitrator at Keating Chambers, says there is a stark deficiency in information and understanding in relation to local construction law in the region.
 

Precast concrete is the future
Business
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In the construction business, time is money. Using precast concrete can build quicker and save manhours on a job site, which means big savings for the developer in the long run, reports Shikha Mishra.
 

New Makkah projects to aid Hajj pilgrims
Business
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed public and private Hajj agencies to organize all their resources to make this week?s Hajj a success.
 

Massive tourism projects planned for Asir region of Saudi Arabia
Business
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Twenty-four new tourism projects are to be launched in the middle of next year in Asir Region of Saudi Arabia.
 

Guidelines issued after fatal Fujairah accident
Business

Safety watchdog Build Safe UAE (BSU) have issued new best practice guidelines following a fatal accident in Fujairah.
 

Detco to build four new Tamm centres for WRM
Business

Abu Dhabi?s Western Region Municipality (WRM) has unveiled plans to construct four government service centres in Mirfa, Ghayathi, Silaa and Liwa by the beginning of 2010.
 

Saudi Arabia may be the next best thing to a sure bet
Business

Looking for a silver lining in this mess we euphemistically call an economic slowdown?
 

Reinventing the wheel
Business

As Dubai developers race to build the world?s first rotating tower, a group architects from Brazil and the US are claiming the race is over and has been for the last four years.Bahrain editor Benjamin Millington looks at how they did it.
 

Green Shopping
Business

Mirdif City Centre is the first shopping centre in the region to follow environmentally friendly and sustainable construction techniques from the design phase through to the building stages, reports Shikha Mishra.
 



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