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    <lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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      <title>The Blue Line is a quarter built, three years before it carries anyone</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Construction on the Dubai Metro&apos;s Blue Line stands at 26 per cent in early September, against a target of 30 per cent by the end of the year and an opening set for 9 September 2029.</description>
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      <title>The Blue Line’s first tunnel was finished in two months, at 30 metres a day</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Al Wugeisha, a 2,000-tonne boring machine, broke into its first station two months after tunnelling began — more than twice the daily rate achieved on the original Metro. The line opens on 9 September 2029.</description>
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      <title>Savills forecasts a 10% fall in Dubai prime values, against a flat world</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Across 30 cities Savills expects prime capital values to rise 0.5% in the second half of 2026. Dubai is the one large exception in the forecast, at around minus 10%, on oversupply and geopolitical uncertainty.</description>
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      <title>The road the district is built along is being rebuilt around it</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Infrastructure</category>
      <description>RTA has awarded two contracts worth Dh1.161 billion covering 17km of road and 3,700m of bridges, with two grade-separated interchanges. Completion is end-2028.</description>
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      <title>A community mall opens on the district&apos;s eastern edge, with Waitrose in it</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A two-storey scheme inside Meraas&apos; Nad Al Sheba Gardens, anchored by Waitrose, with cafés, restaurants, fitness space and a nursery.</description>
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      <title>The Gold Line is approved: 42 km, entirely underground</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Dubai has approved a third metro line — 18 stations from Al Ghubaiba to Jumeirah Golf Estates, AED 34 billion, opening 9 September 2032. It interchanges with Etihad Rail at Meydan.</description>
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      <title>Metro Blue Line reaches 10%</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Dubai&apos;s 30km, 14-station Blue Line hit 10% completion five months after breaking ground and is targeting 30% by the end of 2026, for a September 2029 opening — on a route that does not serve MBR City.</description>
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