Dubai’s Emaar Properties PJSC is considering plans to take over its listed construction arm in a potential multibillion-dollar deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Abu Dhabi investment firm Lunate are setting up a new residential developer to help drive the construction of premium housing developments across the Gulf, seeking to expand in the region’s real estate markets.

Wealthy buyers from around the world continued to snap up Dubai luxury homes during the third quarter, according to researcher Knight Frank, although sales volumes declined about 17% from last year as the Iran war dragged on.

Dubai is doubling down on its financial center with a new $1.4 billion district, looking past the Iranian attacks that rattled the city’s residents earlier this year and drove down property sales.

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Gulf Arab states are set to urge US President Donald Trump to avoid any escalation of hostilities with Iran at a meeting on Tuesday, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Abu Dhabi-based Eagle Hills is planning a $12 billion mixed-use development in the Maldives, eyeing a 5.2 million square meter island that’s about 20 minutes from the capital Male.

Every year, a summer lull in the United Arab Emirates gives way to a September rush. Offices fill up, school buses ferry children through city streets once again, hotels prepare for tourists chasing winter sun while professionals swarm to conferences across the country.

Executives at Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm G42 have held exploratory talks over potentially selling a majority stake to American companies, people familiar with the matter said, as it races to guarantee access to high-tech chips beyond next year.

The Persian Gulf’s richest states are pushing forward with plans for a massive build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure, even though data centers have become repeated targets in the US war with Iran.

The United Arab Emirates called for a “more realistic approach” to end the six-month Iran war after fending off an Iranian drone attack.

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Washington’s Gulf Arab allies are increasingly frustrated as hostilities between the US and Iran intensify, jeopardizing their national security and economies.

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is best known as the defacto business chief of Abu Dhabi’s wealthy ruling family and the man at the helm of a $1.5 trillion empire. Behind the scenes, he has taken on another role: Diplomatic emissary charged with helping rebuild the United Arab Emirates’ relationship with Iran.

Three months into a conflict that has roiled the Middle East, a nuanced picture is emerging on the state of Dubai’s housing market. The total value of transactions is down steeply, though prices have proved more resilient and buyers continue to seek out pockets of opportunity.

Senior national security officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran held a face-to-face meeting for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

The United Arab Emirates has made a more concerted push for an end to the Iran war in recent days, joining Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging US President Donald Trump to give negotiations a chance, according to several people familiar with the matter.

A newly created wealth fund overseen by Abu Dhabi’s crown prince has signed a $2.3 billion pact for a railway project in Jordan, highlighting the role the entity is likely to play in advancing the emirate’s strategic relationships.

Gulf countries are increasingly frustrated with the US over the Iran war, privately questioning American security guarantees and expressing concern about the Trump administration’s apparent lack of strategy, according to people familiar with the matter.

Arabian Dyar, a Saudi developer building thousands of properties across the kingdom, and Al Rajhi Capital have agreed to form a 4.5 billion riyals ($1.2 billion) real estate fund to develop new real estate projects in the holy cities of Mecca and Madinah.