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A year may seem like a fleeting moment in the vast landscape of project and construction management. Yet, for US-based Hill International, the period since its December 2022 merger with fellow US firm Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc (GISI) has been marked by a remarkable surge in achievements.






Saudi Arabia-based Acwa Power, a global developer of power and desalination projects and a leader in energy transition, has signed the framework agreement for the development of the first phase of a major green hydrogen project in Egypt.






The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has announced that consortiums of regional utility sector giants including Saudi-based Acwa Power and Abu Dhabi energy company Taqa have been shortlisted for its major independent water and power projects – Az-Zour North Phase II and III and Al Khairan Phase I – along with three other






The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) is implementing projects worth RO183 million ($474 million) under its strategic scheme ‘Rabt’ across the sultanate.






Dar Global, an international luxury real estate developer, has announced a significant milestone as it simultaneously began construction on three of its much-anticipated projects in December. Of these, two are in the Gulf region (AIDA in Oman and Les Vagues in Qatar) and one in Spain – Tierra Viva.






Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the kingdom, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at exploring collaboration opportunities in the development of clean and renewable energy projects in the kingdom.






The construction contract for the main building of the RO147.8 million ($383 million) Oman Cultural Complex has been awarded to a consortium of two leading Omani and Turkish construction majors.






The progress made by the Kuwait International Airport T2 project has been hailed by Lord Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, and Lady Foster, representing the acclaimed architecture firm Foster + Partners. The team recently visited the project site, where  construction work is being carried out by Limak İnşaat.






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