US-BASED food giant Mondelez International has laid the cornerstone for the construction of its new $90-million biscuit plant in Bahrain. The factory is the centrepiece of a food manufacturing complex being built in Hidd by the world’s leading maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy as it seeks to tap rising demand in the Middle East and Africa ...

10 firms vie for key road deal

TEN construction companies have submitted technical offers for packages seven, eight and ...

Qatar’s $12bn Sharq crossing to be delayed

QATAR’S ambitious Sharq Crossing Project, the 12-km series of underwater tunnel and ...

Oman to invite bids for two segments of railway project

OMAN is planning to float tenders for building two more segments of the railway network ...

Bahrain plans ‘desert oasis’

A DESERT oasis of hotels, resorts and shopping malls and family attractions is being ...

KiCE Construction Equipment, a leading manufacturer of batching plant and components, has become the exclusive distributor in Saudi Arabia for the China-based Sinomach Heavy Industry Corporation following the signing of a licensing agreement. A top manufacturer of engineering vehicles and heavy equipment, Sinomach is a wholly owned subsidiary of China ...

Solar-powered desal plant on the way

ABENGOA, a Spanish multinational corporation, has joined hands with Saudi-based Advanced ...

Infrastructure projects to touch $1.1trn

INFRASTRUCTURE investments worth $1.1 trillion are envisaged on a range of high-profile ...

Tatweer to build 3,200 schools over five years

TATWEER, a Saudi holding company specialising in education, has announced plans to ...

Al Jaber to build Abha Airport

ABU DHABI-BASED conglomerate Al Jaber Group said it has been awarded a contract to develop ...

UAE-BASED renewable energy firm Masdar has announced the successful completion of the new global headquarters of International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), a 31,983-sq-m multi-use complex located in Abu Dhabi. The Irena global headquarters complex, which comprises three connected buildings, will be the permanent home of Irena as well as other commercial...

Emaar launches boutique hotel in Dubai

EMAAR Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has ...

Rashid Hospital trauma unit on schedule

EXPANSION of the trauma and emergency centre at Rashid Hospital, a key hospital in the ...

Etihad Rail signs deal to build employee quarters

ETIHAD Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has ...

Mace is consultant for mall project

NATIONAL Real Estate Company (NREC), one of the leading Middle East and North Africa ...