The worlds first carbon neutral community, Masdar City, is being developed on a design by Sir Norman Foster. Head of Infra-structure Projects, Masdar, Ron Heyselaar talks to AME Info about the project and future energy.
Join us on a guided tour of Nakheel's iconic Palm Jumeirah - from the trunk to the fronds. Reaching parts others cannot reach Phil Blizzard explores one of the most exclusive pieces of real estate in the world.
Following a bold statement from Sir Richard Branson that Palm Jumeirah could disappear due to global warming, Phil Blizzard spoke to Nakheel's Senior Environment Manager, Shaun Lenehan who gave his response, as well as discussing other environmental concerns surrounding the Palm, such as water quality and air pollution.
The construction boom in the Gulf region has reached a staggering new height, with Burj Dubai and other iconic buildings forming projects worth more than 2.4 trillion dollars, as Phil Blizzard reports.
Nakheel's corporate social responsibility ranges from environmental issues to providing housing affordable to lower income workers, as well as the top end of the real estate chain according to Robert Lee, Executive Director, Investment Projects, Nakheel.
Robert Lee, Executive Director, Investment Projects, Nakheel talks about "corporate memory", sustainability and prospects overseas with Nakheel International. He also talks about "creating society - the right place for eveyone".
Sadiyat Island, one of the largest islands off the coast of Abu Dhabi, will be the cultural centre of the UAE's capital, and include the Middle East Louvre, plus a number of other museums as well as homes and hotels. Phil Blizzard looks at the golf courses and urbanisation of the island.
Dubai Racing Club showed off their Meydan project at Cityscape, with Chairman Saeed al Tayer giving AME Info a 'virtual' quided tour of the facilities.
Desert islands off the coastline of Abu Dhabi and 'Beyond the Ordinary' were discovered at Cityscape by AME Info's roving explorer. Phil Blizzard talks to Lee Tabler, CEO, Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development & Investment Company.
Dubai Racing Club announced at Citscape the appointment of luxury hotel group, the Banyan Tree to operate the hotels at the Meydan race track. Mr Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings spoke to AME Info.
Day 2 of Cityscape and this AME Info special report looks at the regional and international exhibitors, along with a special look at cybertechture. Phil Blizzard also talks to Nakheel's Robert Lee.
AME Info special report for day 1 of Cityscape 2007 looks at the official opening and also features Abu Dhabi TD&IC's CEO Lee Tabler and the Banyan Tree Holdings Executive Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping.
Bawadi is one of Dubai's most ambitious tourist real estate developments. With 51 hotels due for construction in the desert, it is the worlds biggest hotel development to date. Phil Blizzard investigates.
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Experts say the persistence of a thriving grey market for business jets in the Middle East remains the biggest hurdle to the growth of the sector in the region.
The 13th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT) was inaugurated by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher...
The Emirates are bordered to the north by the Gulf and the Musandam Peninsula, to the east by Oman, to the south and west by Saudi Arabia and to the northwest by Qatar. The land is mountainous and mostly desert.