Mega-events like Dubai’s World Expo 2020 are set to push construction spending in the GCC to over AED 460 billion next year. That’s an increase of 11%, and a record-breaking number. Experts from investment bank Alpen Capital say the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, along with big projects like new skyscrapers, stadia, airports and museums are pushing the need for complex construction software. Their report comes as The Big Five building trade show opens in Dubai this week.
UAE, Bahrain coordinate 100‑tonne Gaza aid shipment
Bahrain's Royal Humanitarian Foundation has dispatched a 100-tonne urgent relief shipment to the Gaza Strip in coordination with the UAE's Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 and the Emirates Red Crescent.
Child’s quad bike ride lands parent in legal trouble
Dubai Police have confiscated a recreational motorbike and taken legal action against a guardian after traffic patrols stopped a child riding on a public street, accompanied by another child.
UAE sends 30 tonnes of aid to drought-hit Kenya
The UAE has sent 30 tonnes of food aid to Kenya to support families hit by severe drought and worsening climate conditions.
UAE calls for end to crisis in Sudan at Quad meeting in New York
UAE's Minister of State, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, has stressed the need for a permanent ceasefire and an unconditional humanitarian truce in Sudan during the Quad meeting in New York.
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