News from Dubai » Sama Dubai http://www.dubai-online.com/news Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:44:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lagoons investors offered alternative deal http://www.dubai-online.com/news/lagoons-investors-offered-alternative-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lagoons-investors-offered-alternative-deal http://www.dubai-online.com/news/lagoons-investors-offered-alternative-deal/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:08:44 +0000 David http://www.dubai-online.com/news/?p=704 The National newspaper reported yesterday that investors in The Lagoons development have been offered alternative properties at Jumeirah Beach Residence by developers Sama Dubai.

Sama Dubai is a subsidiary company of the government-owned Dubai Holding group. Jumeirah Beach Residence was built by Dubai Properties, another subsidiary of Dubai Holding.

In August 2009 Dubai Holding merged the operation of Sama Dubai, Dubai Properties, and another company; Tatweer.

The Lagoons project is currently on hold.

]]> http://www.dubai-online.com/news/lagoons-investors-offered-alternative-deal/feed/ 0 Dubai Opera House under review http://www.dubai-online.com/news/dubai-opera-house-under-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dubai-opera-house-under-review http://www.dubai-online.com/news/dubai-opera-house-under-review/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 09:54:45 +0000 David http://www.dubai-online.com/news/?p=500 The Architects’ Journal (AJ) reports that the Dubai Opera House at The Lagoons is set to be cancelled.

The Dubai Opera House was to be the cultural centrepiece of the Sama Dubai development and the first opera house in the United Arab Emirates.

Architect Zaha Hadid issued a statement to the AJ stating ‘As with almost every new development in Dubai, the project is under review.’

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