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Four TBMs join Doha Metro Phase One fleet

QATAR Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of Qatar’s integrated railways network, has received four more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for Phase One of the Doha Metro. The four TBMs – Al Mayeda, Al Khor, Lehwaila and Al Wakra – manufactured by Germany’s Herrenknecht, will join five other existing ...

Consortium to build $2.72bn tram system in Lusail

A CONSORTIUM including French industrial groups Vinci and Alstom has signed a ...

HLG wins $300m Doha mega reservoir contract

HABTOOR Leighton Group (HLG) has been awarded a QR1.09-billion ($300 million) contract for ...

Msheireb Downtown is ‘the best retail project’

MSHEIREB Downtown Doha (MDD), the flagship development of Msheireb Properties, has been ...

Mall of Qatar to open end of next year

CONSTRUCTION of the Mall of Qatar is on schedule and the mega project is expected to open ...





Emaar launches office development in Jeddah

EMAAR Middle East has unveiled its flagship Emaar Square, a dedicated commercial precinct in Jeddah Gate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,  which is designed to introduce a brand-new office experience blending luxurious lifestyle amenities with an ultra-modern business environment. The mixed-use project brings to Jeddah the well-known ‘Emaar Square’...

$1.6bn Festival City to go up in Riyadh

CONSTRUCTION of what is expected to be Saudi Arabia’s biggest shopping mall is to ...

Jeddah’s five-star learning centre!

ZAHID Learning Centre (ZLC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been certified as a Caterpillar ...

Saudi Arabia invites bids for Landbridge project

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) has invited pre-qualification bids for the construction ...

11 giant stadiums to be constructed

SAUDI ARABIA has embarked on an ambitious plan to build 11 giant sports stadiums across ...





$218m water canal contract awarded

BELHASA Six Construct Company has been awarded a Dh802-million ($218 million) deal to carry out the construction work on Phase Three of the Dubai Water Canal project. Dubai’s Road Transport Authority (RTA) has given the go-ahead for the contract, bringing the total cost of the three phases of the project to Dh1.76 billion ($479 million). The project ...

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UAE third in world CSP ranking THE UAE has been ranked third in the world in concentrated ...

RTKL begins design work on Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall

RTKL, the worldwide architecture, engineering, planning and creative services ...

Jewel of Creek work for HLG

HABTOOR Leighton Group (HLG) has been awarded a Dh1.45-billion ($395 million) contract by ...

Accor to operate Middle East’s largest economy hotel

CONSTRUCTION work is expected to start shortly in Dubai on what is expected to be the ...





Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.   JULY 2-4: Water Africa and West Africa Building and Construction exhibition and seminars, at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. 2-4: RAC, an exhibition dedicated to refrigeration and air-conditioning, at the Cape Town ...





Bobcat raises curtains on latest innovations

BOBCAT’S global partnership network and new investments were highlighted at a recent meeting of its top brass and dealers, where the curtains were also raised on the latest product innovations from this leading Doosan Infracore brand. The event also marked the production of Bobcat’s one-millionth loader – a very important milestone for the...

Bagnodesign reveals its expertise to dealers

BAGNODESIGN, the home of creative bathroom solutions, hosted its first international ...

Smart Living City sets expo date

SMART Living City (SLC) 2014 exhibition is expected to host leading experts from around ...

8,000 visit expo

MORE than 300 exhibitors from 28 countries recently showcased their latest products and ...





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