By Staff www.arabianbusiness.com
Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Alabbar has described Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the US as “ridiculous” and admitted the American presidential candidate’s comments “did not really resonate well in the Middle East”, reported sister publication Arabian Business.
Interviewed on Erin Burnett’s OutFront show on CNN, Alabbar said Trump’s controversial proposal to ban all Muslims from the US is “just so ridiculous – I don’t think this is going to happen.”
Asked whether the US real estate mogul and politician would find it harder to do business in the Middle East because of his comments, Alabbar responded: “Some of the comments…maybe he’s doing them for the politics, for the US…He’s a wise man, a smart man, but it didn’t really resonate well with people in the Middle East.”
Emaar Properties’ is expected to commence work on its latest scheme, The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour – to become Dubai’s tallest tower – next month.
Alabbar told Erin Burnett the tower would be 100 metres taller than the 828-metre Burj Khalifa.
“[It] will have a boutique hotel, few floors of gardens, restaurants, observation decks and function halls,” he said.
“The plaza will be much bigger than the [Downtown Dubai] plaza because of the sheer size of the tower and the cables… but what we will do with the plaza and how we beautify it and real estate around it will be quite a job.” More info
