BAHRAIN’S Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has announced the launch of Phase Two of its Advanced Generation Residential Buildings Project in Madinat Salman, which will see the construction of 432 apartments for its citizens.
DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, a leading real estate development company in the Kingdom of Bahrain, said secondary infrastructure works have begun on its prime Al Wasem development and are likely to be completed by mid-2026. Engineering consultancy services are being provided by Aecom, while execution works have been assigned to Al Ahlia Contracting Company.
BAHRAIN’S Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has launched a public international tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract of a new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant at Hawar.
MEGHA ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURES Limited (MEIL), a diverse Indian industrial conglomerate, has secured a major contract worth KD69.23 million ($226 million) from Kuwait Oil Company for its new gas sweetening facility at West Kuwait’s oilfield.
Kooheji Development, one of Bahrain’s leading real estate developers, secured a significant double victory at the Arabian Property Awards 2025-2026, with two of its flagship projects, Onyx Watergarden and Onyx Skyview, each taking home a Best High-Rise Residential Development award.
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY (KOC) has announced that it has awarded contracts worth KD679.4 million ($2.2 billion) for the supply, installation, surveillance and maintenance of electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems. The project was awarded to the following companies: The first contract worth KD233.
HAFEET RAIL, the developer and operator of the Joint Omani-Emirati Railway Network Project, last month (October 8) began tunnel excavation work in the Al Hajar Mountains in the Al Buraimi Governorate. This marks a major qualitative launch for one of the most critical and transformative stages of the project, reported ONA.
IN A major move, Kuwait has issued a new decree regulating real estate ownership by companies, investment funds, and portfolios, including those with foreign partners, under specific conditions, reported Arab Times. citing the official gazette (Kuwait Alyawm).
MUSSTIR, the real estate development arm of the Mohammed Al Barwani Group, has signed an agreement with the Oman Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning to develop a landmark ‘wellness village’ project in the sultanate at an investment of RO200 million ($520 million).
QATAR’S Public Works Authority (Ashghal) last month began implementing the roads and infrastructure development project in the West Umm Salal Mohammed area, at a total investment of more than QR1 billion ($271 million) as part of its comprehensive plan to develop infrastructure services across the country.
SEMBCORP Industries has announced that its key subsidiary, Sembcorp Salalah Power & Water Company (SSPWC), has secured a new 10-year power and water purchase agreement from Oman’s Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP).
CONSORTIUMS led by utility majors including French group EDF Renouvelables; Hong Kong-based Jinko Power and Chinese group Tianjin Zhonghuan New Energy as well as regional giants Saudi-based Acwa Power and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) have been shortlisted as qualified bidders by Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects for the Al Dibdi
THE International Code Council (ICC) highlighted the need for speedy implementation of building codes, regulations, and sustainable construction practices for safer and more resilient communities at the Urban October 2025 expo held in Muscat.
