MENA Project Tracker: UAE’s Damac expands to the US with a $120m project; OQ to launch reserves facilities

Emirati property development company Damac has expanded its footprint into the US real estate market with a $120 million bid to buy land in Miami, Trade Arabia reported. File
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Updated 29 May 2022
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MENA Project Tracker: UAE’s Damac expands to the US with a $120m project; OQ to launch reserves facilities

RIYADH: Dubai’s property developer Damac expands footprint into the US with a major Miami-based project. Oman’s OQ is set to launch two new strategic reserves facilities in the sultanate. In addition, the Saudi Water Partnership Co. has invited bids from several firms for the development of Makkah-based independent strategic water reservoirs. Meanwhile, Zain Bahrain has collaborated with LSS Technologies for the deployment of the first 5G deployment project in the country.

·      Emirati property development company Damac has expanded its footprint into the US real estate market with a $120 million bid to buy land in Miami, Trade Arabia reported. Also referred to as the Surfside project, the property is set to be located on 1.8 acres. 

·      Oman’s national petroleum investment company, OQ, is on track to launch a strategic reserves facility in Salalah in the south and another facility in Musandam in the north, MEED reported. Contractors are expected to submit technical bids by July 20 followed by commercial bids due on Aug. 24.

·      The Saudi Water Partnership Co. has invited as many as 17 firms to bid for a contract to establish the first-ever independent strategic water reservoir in Makkah, MEED reported.

·      Telecom firm Zain Bahrain has partnered with local LSS Technologies to launch the first advanced streetlight solution that works on strengthening 5G deployment in the country, Trade Arabia reported. In line with the Gulf country’s Vision 2030, the new solution aims to bolster 4G and 5G coverage in addition to providing reliable connectivity for end-consumers.


Dar Al Arkan annual profit rises 41% to $301m on stronger property sales 

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Dar Al Arkan annual profit rises 41% to $301m on stronger property sales 

RIYADH: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. posted a 40.54 percent rise in annual net profit to SR1.13 billion ($301 million) in 2025, supported by higher property sales.

According to a filing on Saudi Exchange, the company’s net profit rose from SR806.84 million a year earlier, while annual revenue increased 3.75 percent year on year to SR3.90 billion. 

Operating profit climbed 18.96 percent to SR1.59 billion, while gross profit rose 15.22 percent to SR1.84 billion. 

“The increase in net income is mainly due to the increase in property sales. The increase in finance costs was offset by the increase in lease revenue, decrease in operating expenses, increase in share of income from associates, and increase in non-operating income from Islamic Murabaha deposits and positively impacted the net income,” the company said in the statement. 

Shareholders’ equity after minority interest stood at SR22.22 billion as of Dec. 31, compared with SR21.09 billion a year earlier. 

In February, Dar Al Arkan announced the full redemption of its $400 million sukuk. 

In a Tadawul statement, the company said that the sukuk were redeemed at maturity using internal resources, with the amount transferred to the designated account. 

The company further said that the impact of the sukuk redemption will appear in its first-quarter financial statement. 

The company also disclosed last month that it had received three white land tax-related invoices totaling about SR201.15 million for plots within the Shams Ar Riyadh development, licensed under the Wafi off-plan sales program. The invoices were valued at SR48.32 million, SR108.10 million, and SR44.73 million , respectively. 

In a separate disclosure in September, Dar Al Arkan said 2.83 million sq. meters of its land portfolio falls under the Kingdom’s White Land Tax Law.