Dubai to support potential Six Flags theme park in Saudi Arabia

US theme parks operator Six Flags could still build a theme park in Saudi Arabia, after a directive issued by Dubai’s Ruler said Dubai Parks and Resorts would support any proposals to open a theme park in the kingdom. The directive from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, said the company…

Dubai’s property market needs quarterly rent calculator updates, says JLL

Dubai should revert to publishing quarterly updates in its rental calculator and introduce a citywide performance index to boost transparency in real estate markets, according to JLL’s Mena head of research, Craig Plumb. The property consultancy has just produced its biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index, in which Dubai has climbed one place up its…

Dubai Canal project offers new pathways of prosperity

The completion of the Dubai Canal project over the next few months could help to transform the city by opening a waterway, currently stranded in Business Bay, for leisure use and by creating swathes of valuable new real estate. The 3.2-kilometre extension of Dubai Canal from Business Bay to the Arabian Gulf is progressing at…