Construction work on a new maternity hospital in Kuwait, which is one of the largest healthcare projects under way in the region, is now 30 per cent complete, according to leading regional multidisciplinary firm Pace.

The House of Wisdom, an iconic library and cultural centre that has opened to the public in the UAE emirate of Sharjah, has been envisioned to set the benchmark for libraries in the 21st century. The central focus of the 2019 Unesco World Book Capital celebrations, the project seeks to be the catalyst for a new cultural quarter in the city.

Capman Taylor, a leading global architect and masterplanner, has announced that work is in full swing on seven new cineplexes of Saudi Arabia’s homegrown cinema brand, Muvi, with the first one in Buraydah city set to open this month.