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Dutch firm to design Qatar metro stations

QATAR Rail has appointed Dutch architectural firm UNStudio as principal architect for the Qatar Integrated Railway Project (QIRP), which will see the firm design more than 30 stations in the first phase of the Doha metro network. The metro forms the key component of the QIRP, with Phase One to include around 35 stations and Phase Two around 60 stations, and...

Britons win $1.65bn contracts

BRITISH construction firms have won contracts worth £1 billion ($1.65 billion) ...

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Attiya Motors opens workshop ATTIYA Motors and Trading Company (AMTC), the exclusive ...

Arabtec presses ahead with $40bn Egypt project

DUBAI-BASED construction company Arabtec is close to completing the planning and design ...

Work on Dragon Mall on target

DIYAR Al Muharraq said it has completed the foundation work on the Dragon Mall and Dining ...





Mega lagoon part of $4bn Jeddah project

CRYSTAL Lagoons has launched a one-of-a-kind mega lagoon development in Saudi Arabia, which will be a key leisure component of a $4-billion mixed-used project north of Jeddah. The second project in the country for the company, the eight-hectare lagoon will be part of the ongoing 240-hectare development by the Prince Sultan Cultural Centre (PSCC). ...

Contract awards top $23bn in second quarter

THERE was a significant upswing in the value of awarded contracts in Saudi Arabia during ...

China wins $32.5m rail contract

SAUDI ARABIA has awarded a contract to China Railway Construction Corporation for the ...

Emerson’s regulator unit in Jubail expands

EMERSON Process Management has expanded the capabilities of its Jubail facility in Saudi ...

Visa crunch hits 40pc of projects

A VISA shortage has hit 40 per cent of projects in Saudi Arabia in the past two years, the ...





Cruise terminal designs unveiled

ABU DHABI Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi’s Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) have unveiled the design of a new cruise terminal in Zayed Port, which is expected to become the next big landmark for cruise tourism in the Gulf. Site preparation work for the new terminal, which will be capable of handling three cruise vessels ...

MAG to spend $3bn on six of the best

MAG Property Development is to launch six upscale projects worth a total of $3 billion, ...

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Turner wins Burj 2020 deal LEADING US construction company Turner has won a contract from ...

La Mer to redefine beachfront lifestyle

UAE developer Meraas Holding has launched its La Mer project, a mixed-use development ...

Luxury hotel for Culture Village

DUBAI Properties (DP) is to launch a luxury waterfront hotel in its Culture Village, a ...





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