ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>Latest Updates On Middle East Real Estate</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- a:link { color: #095AA5; } a:visited { color: #095AA5; } a:hover { color: #4DAC27; } a:active { color: #095AA5; } body { background-color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; line-height: 120%; margin: 0px; } .smallfont { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 9px; color: #333333; } .whtfont { font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 11px; color: #FFFFFF; line-height: 120%; } .blackborder { border: 1px solid #333333; } .newshdng { color: #4B0B00; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; } .hdngBlck { color: #333333; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; } .smallfontGrey 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class="smallfontGrey">If this email does not display properly, please <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/268.htm">click here</a>.</span></P> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="130" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#095AA5"><table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="80" class="20pxpad"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/meren2.gif" width="390" height="64"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" bgcolor="#4DAC27" class="linetopwht"><table width="610" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/worthy.gif" width="217" height="17" border="0" usemap="#Map"></td> <td width="175"><div align="right" class="whtfont"> <div align="center">Issue No 268 - 19 May 2008 </div> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="610" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr> <td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr> <td class="linebtmblck"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/title-ftrd.gif" width="126" height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_1_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td><div align="justify"><span class="hdngBlue"><strong>Top 10 Abu Dhabi projects worth $190bn </strong></span><br> The top 10 civil construction projects currently planned or under way in Abu Dhabi alone are worth more than $190 billion, according to a study.<a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/1.htm"" target="_blank">more</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_2_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td><div align="justify"><strong class="hdngBlue">Giga Group wins best developer award </strong><br> Giga Group, one of the leading property developers in the region, was presented with the  The Best Developer of the Year award in the residential development sector at the 2008 Middle East Cityscape.<a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/2.htm" target="_blank">more</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="linebtmblck"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/title-latest.gif" width="126" height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="Copyfont"> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_3_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><div align="justify"><span class=hdngGrn> Emaar  redefines waterfront living </span><br> Emaar Properties has added a new lifestyle destination to the city with Dubai Marina, the company said in a statement. <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/3.htm" target="_blank">more</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_4_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><div align="justify"><span class="hdngGrn">Al Barari releases 10 villas at Cityscape </span><br> Al Barari has released 10 villas for sale during Cityscape Abu Dhabi. <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/4.htm" target="_blank">more</a></span></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_5_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><p align="justify"><span class="hdngGrn">Emaar Bawadi launches Asmaran project </span><br> Emaar Bawadi, the joint venture between Emaar Properties and Bawadi, a member of Tatweer Group, has launched its first project, Asmaran. <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/5.htm" target="_blank">more</a></p> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_6_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><div align="justify"><span class=hdngGrn>DSC releases phase two of Canal Residence </span> <br> Dubai Sports City (DSC), the world s first integrated sports city, has released phase two of its signature Riviera-style real estate development - Canal Residence West - at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008. <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/6.htm" target="_blank">more</a> </div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/emaar_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" align="top" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><div align="justify"><span class="hdngGrn">Emaar launches Burj Park III </span><span class="style5"><br> </span>Emaar Properties has launched Burj Park III, a new residential tower within Burj Park, the first of its kind premium waterfront community in Downtown Burj Dubai. <a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/7.htm" target="_blank">more</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="66"><img src="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/images/268_8_sml.jpg" width="66" height="49" class="blackborder"></td> <td class="Copyfont"><div align="justify"><span class="hdngGrn">Al Zorah Ajman phase I sale nets $2.7bn </span><br> Al Zorah, the master-planned Dh220 billion ($60 billion) coastal development launched in Ajman earlier this month, announced pre-sales of around Dh10 billion ($2.7 billion) at Cityscape Abu Dhabi, representing the first wave of sales for phase one of the project.<a href="http://www.eqarat.com/newsletter1/268/8.htm" target="_blank">more</a></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" 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