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Etihad Rail’s Dubai–Abu Dhabi passenger link began on September 30, 2026. Its first reported journey connected Al Yalayis Station with Mohamed Bin Zayed City Station, marking an expansion of the UAE passenger network.
Dubai property sales exceeded AED 378 billion in the first nine months of 2026, equivalent to more than $103 billion. The reported total ranks second for the period, behind 2025, and offers a measure of transaction value but not of market-wide price growth or returns.
Official ADREC / DARI data for October 2025–September 2026 (1 October 2025–18 September 2026) sets average sale prices alongside average annual rents, while the wider sales record shows 60,295 transactions and a median rate of AED 17,476.6100463257 per m².
Abu Dhabi’s framework allows qualifying contractual rights in registered off-plan units to be mortgaged toward the purchase price. ADCB advertises eligible customers financing of up to 50% of a property’s value, with final approval and financing following once 50% has been paid or at handover.
Alstom has signed an approximately €460 million contract with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City to supply and integrate additional driverless trains for Riyadh Metro Lines 3, 4 and 6.
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Aldar announced more than AED 5 billion in sales across Talay and Yas Riva Reserve. Expatriate residents and overseas buyers accounted for 69% of sales across the two developments.
Ras Al Khaimah apartment sales values increased by approximately 18.0% year on year in H1 2026 to AED 2,298 per square foot, while rents rose 14.3%. More than 34,000 residential units are expected to be delivered between 2026 and 2030, including around 10,000 branded residences.
Al Moammar Information Systems Company has signed an agreement with HUMAIN to increase planned AI data-centre capacity in Saudi Arabia from 50 MW to 250 MW. The programme will be delivered through additional facilities and work orders, while the precise contract value, execution period and financial impact remain undisclosed.
Al Moammar Information Systems has expanded its artificial-intelligence data-centre project for HUMAIN fivefold, from 50 MW to 250 MW. The agreement value exceeds 689% of MIS’s 2025 revenue and is equivalent to approximately SAR 8.76 billion based on reported revenue of about SAR 1.27 billion.
Qatar recorded QR805.42 million in mortgage contracts during September 13-19, 2026, up 184.6% week-on-week and 54.2% year-on-year. Property sales reached QR430.7 million across 120 contracts, creating a notable divergence between financing values and transaction volumes.
Work is underway on the first phase of Marjan Beach, an approximately 85 million-square-foot mixed-use waterfront masterplan on Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. With plots secured by Wasl, Omniyat and Beyond, the project broadens the development pipeline surrounding Wynn Al Marjan Island.
The licence moves Wynn Al Marjan Island from a major resort proposal to a formally licensed commercial gaming development.
