Construction firm Laing O’Rourke plans to add up to 4,500 more staff to its operations in the Middle East next year. The largest private construction company in the UK, it has said that its future growth will be in the GCC. The company currently employs just over 4,000 people in the Middle Ea...
Dar Al Arkan launches its Qasr Khozam development today. The new town in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is a 4 million square metre area of land that also incorporates the palace of the late King Abdulaziz bin Al Saud. The development is expected to take six years to complete and will be done in phases. The m...
Dubai-based ACI Real Estate has launched a Dhs3bn tennis academy and resort in the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah along with tennis legend Boris Becker, who holds a 50% partnership in the academy and part ownership in the rest of the resort. The Boris Becker Beach Resort and Tennis Academy is ACI...
Dubai's attorney general said yesterday that former Deyaar chief executive Zack Shahin may remain in custody until the prosecution has completed its investigation, reported Khaleej Times. The detention of Shahin, who is under investigation for alleged financial irregularities, was extended for ...
Dubai-based Nakheel and The Land Holding, a Saudi Arabian developer, have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company for the development of projects at Waterfront, a Nakheel coastal master-development. According to Yousuf Kazim, the managing director of Nakheel Joint Ventures, the new compa...
Dubai Sports City, located in the heart of Dubailand (a first class entertainment complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates), is the first residential and commercial city to be built with the sole purpose of uniting sporting events, businesses and a residential community into one custom city. A magnificently ambitious design, Dubai Sports City will be a collection of stadiums, golf courses, arenas and other sporting venues integrated into a residential and commercial development area. Boasting over 50 million square feet of space, Dubai Sports City aims to be a magnificent international athletic and residential destination once construction is complete in 2010. Among the arenas and stadiums being constructed in Dubai Sports City are a cricket stadium with a 25,000 person capacity, a field hockey arena with a 5,000 person capacity, an indoor arena with a 10,000 person capacity and finally a multi-purpose outdoor arena with a 60,000 person capacity. There are plans to hold major international tournaments and sporting events year round in these locations. There will also be a golf course in Dubai Sports City designed by top professional golfer Ernie Els. The course, named "The Dunes", will be an 18-hole course located in the upscale residential community named Victory Heights.
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Dubai Sports City is a booming new community tailored specifically for fans of sports and athletics and definitely has something to offer everyone. A more than $4 billion development, Dubai Sports City is sure to be a worldwide sporting events and residential destination for decades to come and even further, as it will continue to grow as more people from around the world come to call it home. For more information about Dubai Sports City as well as a listing of currently available properties, please visit www.landvestdubai.com.
