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Nine West reopens in Dubai Mall, bringing latest trends with it
Nine West recently opened its newly refurbished doors in Dubai Mall, coinciding with the launch of a vibrant spring/summer 2012 collection.
Dubai Police to drive a new type of green car
Police have introduced a batch of electrical vehicles they say will help them to patrol narrow and crowded areas not easily reached by cars. The new vehicles do not produce carbon dioxide and are larger than a golf buggy but smaller than a police car. They will also be used to carry employees and visitors at police headquarters.
Gold souq polished up and scaled down
The gold souq in Dubai Mall has reopened after a nine-month closure during which the market underwent a major redesign.
Chandelier designers light the way
Even Dubai’s Metro passengers will be familiar with the company’s installations. When the designers of the Metro came to do the interiors of the stations, they found themselves in a unique position. With most metro stations around the world, designers have had to focus on making the space entirely vandal-proof – hence the usual cold, hard-edge palette of steel, glass and concrete.
F1 chasing green formula in Dubai
AGT has started working with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to transform it into the region’s first transport regulator to achieve carbon neutrality. AGT also counts the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority and the property company Landmark among its clients.
Push to spur Dubai motorists to use public transport
Researchers in Dubai are looking at ways to lure people out of their cars and on to public transport, after it was found that nine in 10 motorised trips are made in private vehicles. The figure is extremely high, exceeding the global average of 60 per cent, and even the Middle East average of 85 per cent.
Majid Al Futtaim set to double mega malls
Majid Al Futtaim plans to double its portfolio of major malls across the region by the end of the decade with a US$2 billion (Dh7.3bn) funding programme in place.
Dubai residents complain about lack of lighting
Residents in the parts of Dubailand that have opened say they have been left in the dark by the master developer, which has not switched on traffic or street lights throughout the giant development. Dubai Holdings has tried to improve the situation by putting barriers around a particularly dangerous junction that has experienced a rise in traffic since the Skycourt towers, with 2,300 apartments, opened more than six months ago.
