WHY are dispute boards not more widely used in the Middle East, a region which should benefit more than most from them? The scope for high-cost disputes is greatest in international projects where the parties arrive with different commercial and cultural backgrounds and different approaches to the construction process. By this measure, there is nowhere more...
UK-BASED consultant WSP has won a contract from international contractor J&P Overseas for the 45-km New Orbital Highway in Qatar. The project in south Doha involves the construction of dual five-lane highways and a two-lane truck highway as well as four major grade separated junctions. It will also have footpaths and lanes for cyclists. WSP said it is ...
KUWAIT is likely to start work on its much-delayed $20-billion metro project soon, reports ...
A MAJOR strategic fuel storage facility will come into operation at Salalah Port, Oman, ...
KUWAIT has signed contracts worth $17.5 billion this year, with a number of large-scale ...
A BAHRAIN firm has won a contract to develop a huge industrial and logistics hub around ...
UAE-BASED Arabian Construction Company (ACC) has won the construction contract for a major commercial project being developed by Emaar Middle East in Jeddah. Work on Emaar Square will commence soon and ACC will build three buildings as part of the project. The project handover will start in 2016. Emaar Middle East is a subsidiary of the Dubai-based Emaar ...
SAUDI Railways Organisation (SRO) has signed a SR391.5-million ($104.4 million) contract ...
ESSAR Projects of India has bagged a multi-million-dollar maiden contract from Saudi ...
Region’s first Studio M hotel to open in Riyadh
MILLENNIUM and Copthorne Hotels Middle East and Africa (MEA) has unveiled plans to launch ...
SAUDI Aramco, the kingdom’s oil giant, is all set to start work in January on the ...
FLOORS and Decks (FND), a UAE-based flooring specialist, has opened a new concept showroom in Dubai. The outlet showcases a wide range of products for indoor application such as wooden design tiles, patterned flooring, random floors, customised design floors, and a combination of wood, stone and metal. It also offers floors for outdoor applications in...
DUBAI’S new tram system will be officially launched on November 11, following the ...
Renaissance-style city on way in Abu Dhabi
SIREI, a group of Italian architects and builders, is planning to construct an Italian ...
OMNIX International, the sole dealer for Autodesk in the Middle East, plans to offer ...
Go-ahead for Jumeirah beach resort Phase Five
THE fifth phase of Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel expansion plan, which is set for ...
THE second International Green Building Expo (IGB Expo 2014) is expected to gather 500 exhibitors from November 24 to 26 in Guangzhou, China. IGB Expo 2014, to be held at Poly World Trade Expo Centre Guangzhou, China, will be set up on a 23,000-sq-m exhibition space. The event will showcase 14 sections, two awarding ceremonies, and more than 20 conferences...
AL Muqarram Industry (AMI) will put the spotlight on its wide range of products at this ...
MORE than 1,400 exhibitors from 56 countries including debutants from Malta, Mexico, ...
THE OMANI Products Exhibition to be held in Dubai, UAE, this month (September 14 to 16), ...
250 exhibitors to take part in Light Middle East
MORE than 250 top players will look to tap into the lucrative market at Light Middle East ...
