Recent Posts Tagged With 'construction'

• Bubbles in the sand

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 01:06 in business, construction, the palm

  I'm forever blowing bubblesProperty bubbles in the sandThey grow so fast, obviously can't lastBut why do I care, I still own the landPeople keep on buyingI take all their cashOh, I'm forever blowing bubblesAnd bubbles always crash"Nowadays, ten month...

• An Emirati's view

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 03:36 in Culture, construction

  The opinion of local Dubai people - the native Emiratis - on Dubai's rapid growth is scarce compared to expat opinion. Partly it's a language issue, many of them probably express themselves more in Arabic than in English. It may be cultural in that...

• Dubai: boom to bust?

  Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 01:34 in business, construction, abu dhabi

  "You don't have to be Einstein to work out that things are slowing down."Not the words of an Embittered Expat™ retrenched from his tax-free job in one of Dubai's endless "Cities", nor a disgruntled journalist having a whinge over an overpriced ...

• Paris Hilton Towers

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 06:43 in celebrity, construction

  Just when we all thought the property bubble was bursting, here comes Paris Hilton to save the day:Dubai: Paris Hilton could be the latest in a constellation of stars to light up Dubai's property sector, in a possible $2 million (Dh7.3 million) deal ...

• Dubai property bubble bursting

  Posted on Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 17:39 in housing, business, construction

  "Welcome to Dubai Aromatic City: enjoy an exclusive lifestyle by the azure-brown waters of the Arabian Gulf, or take a dip in your villa's private cess-pool as you watch the rich rivers of effluent run down to the sea,"Dubai is in the shit in more w...

• The Actual World

  Posted on Monday March 31st, 2008 at 23:34 in construction

  Forget Saudi Arabia's mile-high architectural phallus, set to be twice the height of the Deathspire, Dubai has yet again trumped its neighbours:Dubai to build The Actual WorldTues 1 Apr, 2008 1:23 AM GMTDUBAI, 1 April (Reuters) - Faced with lukewarm ...

• Dubai sued for $1 billion

  Posted on Friday February 1st, 2008 at 16:13 in construction

  The announcement of the one billion dollar deal in 2005 between Capital Partners and the Dubai government was heralded as being a major move towards a free trade agreement with the US. A move which would have seen FDI - foreign direct investment - s...