Omar Kassim

Give me your secrets Bring me a sign Give me a reason To walk the fire See another dawn Through our daughters eyes You give me a reason To walk the fire

As usual it has been too long since my last post. Keeping in mind the wise words of a good friend - 'need more articles to capture a wider reader base'. So here goes: I think I'm getting quite good at these gripe posts - hopefully this should be the last one for sometime. (Ok, maybe not!) Going back to April 2007, I wrote about Burj Dubai Square and my ...

Sorouh is one of Abu Dhabi's 'master' real estate developers. One of their areas of focus is Reem Island which they are jointly developing with Tamouh and Reem Developers. Last week, Sorouh decided that it was going to hold a pre-launch for one of it's more unique looking projects - The Gate (who's visuals have been floating around for a few years), located in Shams Abu Dhabi, which will ...

Even Google can't help but notice the popularity of Dubai. Their popular mapping tool, Google Maps has been updated to include a detailed street map of Dubai. Click here to have a look.

Abu Dhabi has been quiet in comparison to the other Emirates within the UAE in terms of putting themselves on the map. While the other Emirates (especially Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah) have been quick to announce mega projects, Abu Dhabi has been content in taking it easy, and play the waiting game. Abu Dhabi's patience or alternately lack of development has had two effects, the first has been ...

I recently got access to Emaar's upcoming and almost complete commercial development, Burj Dubai Square located adjacent to the Burj Dubai. The development consists of six buildings of with about 13.8 million sq feet of leaseable commercial and retail space. The timing of the development is impeccable due to the current demand for commercial space.

After many months of idling (post university exams and graduation), I have finally tried to take this site back off the ground by employing the simplest Wordpress Theme possible, and forcing myself to stop tinkering and start writing. Have a look around, feel free to get in touch.