Morning round-up: Damac under the microscope


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Channel 4 in the UK

, focusing in part on

Damac Properties

, which they claim was selling land that was occupied by the United Nations in

Business Bay

. I haven't seen the video yet, so I can't really comment about it. The caption for the segment, which seems fairly cautious, reads: "Some wanted quick returns.Others wanted a nice apartment in the sun. But some British investors have got considerably less than they hoped for when they put their money into the booming Dubai property market. Many people this program has spoken to are angry and concerned about the future of their properties."

Arabian Business has seen the video. Here are their recaps of what was on it:

and

.

Some

, Angela Giuffrida reports in The National.

The

Western Region Municipality

in

Al Mirfa

, Matt Kwong and Kareem Shaheen report in The National. "The idea is basically to provide proper well-being and comfortable living for the residents," said

Chafiq Allaoui

, the executive director of strategic planning for the municipality.

Limitless

, a development arm of

Dubai World

,

, Parag Deulgaonkar reports in Emirates Business 24/7.