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Fifa World Cup-themed mall for Qatar attracts retailers

Fifa World-Cup themed shopping mall in Doha has attracted an “extreme” amount of interest from the region’s biggest retailers, more than two years ahead of its scheduled opening. Read Article Fifa World Cup-themed mall for Qatar attracts retailers

Lady Chatterley's grand home with a racy reputation

Teversal Manor, the inspiration for DH Lawrence'sLady Chatterley's Lover, has gone on the market for £1 million. Courtesy Savills

The Life: The grand house that provided the inspiration for the controversial novel Lady Chatterley's Lover is up for sale at £1 million. Read Article Lady Chatterley's grand home with a racy reputation

Aldar hands out contract for second Yas marina

Work is set to start on Yas Island's second marina after property developer Aldar awarded to J&P AVAX the €125 million contract to build it this month. Read Article Aldar hands out contract for second Yas marina

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Engineering firm 'too late' with unpaid fees claim against Nakheel
An engineering firm that filed a claim this year with the Dubai World Tribunal in an attempt to win back Dh41.6 million in unpaid fees has lost its case because its claim came too late.

Lucy Barnard

Related: Tribunal triumphs for Nakheel

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Property brokers staffing up in Dubai with market resurgent
Dubai property brokers are hiring hundreds of sales agents with jobs recruiter claims of monthly pay in excess of Dh70,000.

Lucy Barnard

Related: The World is back on Dubai's map

Drake & Scull wins contract to build towers in Jeddah

Drake & Scull said on Tuesday it had won a contract worth 1.73 billion Saudi riyals to build a twin-tower residential and commercial development in Jeddah. Read Article Drake & Scull wins contract to build towers in Jeddah

Construction disputes in Middle East drag on

Legal disputes between construction companies in the Middle East are the longest in the world as the region continues to struggle to deal with the fallout from soured mega projects. Read Article Construction disputes in Middle East drag on

Dar Al Arkan plans dollar-denominated Islamic bonds

Dar Al Arkan, a Saudi developer, plans to sell dollar-denominated Islamic bonds to fund projects and said the issue would be the first of a series of sales over the next 12 months. Read Article Dar Al Arkan plans dollar-denominated Islamic bonds

A farmhouse with the Wright stuff

The Life: Acorn Farm in South Carolina comes for US$6.9 million and has its own lake and an elevator. Read Article A farmhouse with the Wright stuff

Emaar's first-quarter revenue from villa sales doubles

Emaar Properties, the developer of the world's tallest tower in Dubai, said first-quarter revenue from villa sales doubled from a year earlier. Read Article Emaar's first-quarter revenue from villa sales doubles

Earnings in decline for Dubai developer Union Properties

The developer behind Motor City has suffered a decline amid continued sales of its assets with a 2.2 per cent drop in net profits. Read Article Earnings in decline for Dubai developer Union Properties

Highclere Castle: A family seat known to millions of Downton Abbey viewers globally

Highclere Castle has now become a hit on the tourist trail, taking typically 600 coach party bookings over the summer. Read Article Highclere Castle: A family seat known to millions of Downton Abbey viewers globally

DIFC property owners given new rights for management

Associations of property owners in the Dubai International Financial Centre will be able to open bank accounts to help them manage services provided on their premises. Read Article DIFC property owners given new rights for management

Yet to be built, but yours for just £20m

The Life: Estate agents hope a yet to be built English country house in Surrey will fetch £20 million. Read Article Yet to be built, but yours for just £20m

Trinity of hope, faith and confidence

Land Securities will not say anything about its latest shopping centre's first month of trading until it has published its annual results next Wednesday. Read Article Trinity of hope, faith and confidence

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Donald bids to trump Tiger Woods with new PGA 'super' golf course in Dubai
US tycoon Donald Trump says that his new super luxury Dubailand championship golf course will raise the game for the sport in the region.

Lucy Barnard

Related: Damac tees off in Dubailand with new Akoya project

In pictures: Compare the price of Donald Trump's golf course with the UAE's finest

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Damac chairman relishes his roots
As the the Damac Group considers an IPO, its chairman Hussain Sajwani's first business expertise in the food industry is symbolic of his ability to cultivate important friends in high places on an international scale.

Frank Kane

Related: Donald Trump returning to Dubai to develop 18-hole PGA championship golf course

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Abu Dhabi's NBAD banks on style
As the first construction work on NBAD's giant new global headquarters on Al Maryah Island gets set to start this summer, the bank's head of premises and architect Gensler talk about the ambitious project.

Lucy Barnard

Related: National Bank of Abu Dhabi profit rises 35% in first quarter

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With the boom-bust cycle apparently over, industry players now have the opportunity to build a sustainable sector that will serve the UAE in the long term.

Abubaker Al Khouri

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Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch

Customers queue at GCC Exchange in Deira, Dubai. Currency appreciation is squeezing the finances of thousands of expatriate workers across the Emirates. Sarah Dea / The National

Kumudu Malani sends the Dh2,000 monthly salary she earns cleaning flats in Abu Dhabi straight home to Sri Lanka. But currency appreciation at home means the money she sends back is worth less than it was six months ago. Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch

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Money and me: Sudhesh Giriyan, the vice president of Xpress Money, talks about his own financial life. Shrewd path to avoid pitfalls

Sweet dreams with SMEs

Mostafa Shirah is the founder of Brandsyrup, which aims to help SMEs step out in style and gain momentum. Sarah Dea / The National

The Life: Mostafa Shirah, founder of Brandsyrup, brands SMEs as he keeps an eye out for the next big thing. Sweet dreams with SMEs

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a car

The Terrafugia Transition lets you fly over traffic and point-to-point between more than 5,000 community airports around the United States. Courtesy Terrafugia

The flying car concept took a while to become reality but in America a company is on the verge of offering a version to the public. While the cost may be high, so is confidence that there is a viable market. Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a car