More shops and Bahrain's biggest cineplex will be open soon as part of the Seef Mall's new seven-storey East Mall car-park. The car-park, which has been built on a 30,000 sq m area between Seef Mall and the Al A'ali Complex, will open in June.
The Abu Dhabi Mall, located in the Tourist Club Area of UAE's capital, has opened. The shopping complex, with a total constructed area of 200,000 sq m, has three levels of shopping and entertainment, with the top-level reserved for a leisure complex and food-court, covering about 4,000 sq m.
The next phase of the Dubai International Airport expansion will cost Dh5 billion ($1.36 billion) and will include a mega underground cargo terminal as well as a new concourse exclusively for Emirates airline passengers, according to press reports in the UAE. The third terminal alone will cost Dh2.
Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises (HEE), a market leader in the UAE's construction industry, has committed itself to match traditional mortar with the new gains offered by information technology.
The UAE Offsets Group said that France's Sidem and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering have submitted the lowest-priced bids for the construction of a $1 billion power and water project in Fujairah.
The Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) will shortly launch a Dh70 million ($19.07 million) project to renovate and expand Al Ain International Airport.
Cascal BV (Biwater Capital) has replaced Ogden Yorkshire Water Company - a joint venture between the UK's Yorkshire Water and Ogden Corporation of the US - in the RO232 million ($603 million) Muscat Wastewater Project, it was reported.
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has opened a new Dh18 million ($4.9 million) regional office in the UAE emirate of Dubai. Soft lines and aluminium and stainless steel were used to create an aeronautic design for the project. The building incorporates the design of a crescent from the top and a sand dune laterally.
Oman awards $50m contracts Oman's Tender Board has awarded projects worth RO19.3 million ($50.12 million). Among the contracts is the appointment of a technical adviser for the Sohar Refinery project (RO4.56 million).
An innovative technique to keep water cool in overhead tanks during Gulf's hot summers was introduced at the Aircon Gulf 2001 held in Bahrain last month. More than 50 specialists in the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry took part in the event which was held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from April 17 to 19.
MAY 2001 2-8: Ideal Home Exhibition, at the Dhahran Exhibitions Centre, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 5- 9: SCADA: Supervisory control and Data Acquisition - Seminar on Scada systems as they are applied to the safe, secure and economic control of generation, transmission and Distribution Networks - in Dubai, UAE.
Two of the world's largest man-made islands shaped like palm trees - expected to be visible from the moon - will be created off Dubai's coast in the UAE.
Exhibitors have reported business gains worth million of dollars from the Middle East's leading hotel supplies exhibitions held in Dubai, UAE. More than 3,000 visitors, largely consisting of hotel owners, developers, and operators, were drawn to Airport Expo Dubai for The Hotel Show, which was held last month.
Prominent Italian furniture manufacturers and suppliers of furniture components will take part in this year's Index Cairo exhibition in Egypt next month. The group of around a dozen Italian companies will join national pavilions from Belgium, Malaysia and Thailand at the event from June 5 to 8 at the Cairo International Conference Centre.
Jotun has opened its 10th Multicolor Centre in Bahrain at the Golden Sands complex in Manama. The showroom operated by Dynamic Trading, is equipped with Jotun's new-generation tinting system called Multicolor Futura, which can offer a selection of more than 16,000 shades of paint.
Dubai Municipality has launched a feasibility study into the development of a mega leisure park in the Zabeel area near the Dubai World Trade Centre. The study was announced by Dubai Municipality director general Qassim Sultan when he opened the recent Theme Parks and Fun Centres (TPFC) trade show at the trade centre.
Two contracts totalling BD14.7 million ($39 million) have been awarded to two Bahraini firms to begin developing Bahrain's new industrial area in Hidd, which is part of the massive Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Port and Industrial Area development scheme. The first contract, for BD12.
Work to start on new tower Construction of the Diplomat Residential Tower in Bahrain, which should be open for business by 2005, is expected to begin next year, it was reported. The BD6.5 million ($17.25 million) project was announced in February and was approved last month at Bahrain's National Hotels Company's (NHC) annual general meeting.
The UAE-based MBT Middle East, a construction chemicals firm, expects to become a stronger force following the merger earlier this year of a competitor with its parent to form a leading global specialty chemicals player.
Kuwait building slump ends Kuwait's construction industry came out of a slump in 2000 and is on its way to a healthy recovery, the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) said in a report. The growth in the construction sector was the only bright spot in non-oil gross domestic product (GDP), which grew by 3.8 per cent to KD5.51 billion ($18.
Work starts on Bahrain aqua park Work has started on a BD6 million ($15.92 million) Disney-style aqua park in the southeast of Bahrain, according to a local report. The park will be a replica of the Sea World in Florida and will be completed early next year.
Sharjah Cement Factory is currently expanding its clinker production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes per annum. Work on the project is on schedule and is expected to be completed in mid-2002.
Taj Palace Hotel Dubai, the emirate's newest five-star hotel, residence and spa property, is set to open in the middle of next month. Juma AI Majid's Engineering and Construction team is currently putting finishing touches to the property.
British security and hardware company, Union, will showcase its new corporate red and white brand image in the Middle East markets at the Dubai Customer Conference this month.
The UAE President's Private Department will undertake the construction of several dams at a cost of Dh60 million ($16.34 million) to meet the water needs of nationals in the East Coast region, it was reported. Work will begin as soon as construction of three dams at Safad, Al Thaib and Murbeh is completed later this year.
A driver and a company administrator have won the first prizes in the Hepworth PME's 'Name the Country' Calendar Competition.
