Dubai Municipality

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai moves to regulate home gardening, landscaping services

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

Dubai has launched the ‘Al Freej Gardener’ initiative, a digital community platform designed to regulate the provision of home gardening and landscaping services across the emirate.

Construction & Real Estate IT & Telecommunications

Dubai to develop AI system to automate building permit approvals

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of an innovative project to develop an AI-powered system that will fully automate the building permit issuance process. It represents a major leap forward in the delivery of building permit services by allowing customers to conduct pre-submission design checks.

Construction & Real Estate

Emrill opens new central warehouse in Dubai

Fri, 10 Jul 2026

Leading UAE integrated facilities management provider, Emrill, has opened a new central warehouse in Ras Al Khor, Dubai, further enhancing operational efficiency, improving material distribution and supporting more sustainable operations.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai seeks bids for stormwater drainage upgrade project

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Dubai Municipality has invited bids from qualified and experienced contractors for a stormwater drainage upgrade project in Al Khawaneej area. The scope of work involves laying up of water pipelines with diameters of up to 1,600 mm.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai announces plans to open 35 new parks

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Dubai Municipality has announced plans to open 35 new parks across the emirate this year under its 2040 Urban Master Plan. Spanning more than 340,000 sq m and serving 23 residential communities, the new parks represent a significant expansion of Dubai’s network of public and community spaces.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai completes first phase of Al Quoz stormwater network project

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Dubai Municipality has announced that it has completed the first phase of the Sewerage and Stormwater Network Development Project in Al Quoz Creative Zone. The scope of work included setting up of drainage networks covering 123 plots as well as laying of 15-km-long stormwater network.

Lifestyle Miscellaneous Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Dubai redefines beach safety with deployment of AI tech rescue system

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Dubai Municipality has announced the deployment of an advanced, technology-driven beach safety system that combines next-generation aquatic rescue robotics with aerial water-rescue drones, reinforcing Dubai’s position as a regional and global pioneer in smart coastal safety.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Dubai launches region’s first integrated recreational vehicle route

Tue, 23 Dec 2025

Dubai Municipality has launched the region’s first integrated recreational vehicle (RV) route, marking a pioneering step in developing a new model of nature-based tourism in Dubai.

Construction & Real Estate

RTA, Spark, Damac among Big 5 Global Impact Awards finalists

Wed, 07 Oct 2026

Dubai Municipality, Roads and Transport Authority, King Salman Energy Park, Diriyah and Aramco as well as Aecom and Damac are among the 100 finalists for the Big 5 Global Impact Awards 2026 in Dubai that recognises achievements across construction and urban development.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai Municipality joins Digital Twin Consortium

Mon, 05 Oct 2026

Dubai Municipality has joined the Digital Twin Consortium n a move aimed at strengthening international knowledge exchange around the application of digital twin technologies and geospatial data across areas including urban planning, infrastructure, sustainable urban development and asset management.