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Kuwait awards $4.3bn contract for terminal

Kuwait’s government said it had awarded a contract to build a new terminal at the country’s international airport to the same consortium that had its earlier more-expensive bid dismissed. Turkey’s Limak Holding and local construction firm Kharafi National won the deal after bidding KD1.312 billion ($4.34 billion) for the work at Kuwait ...

Bahrain airport deal by year-end

A contract for the $815-million expansion of Bahrain International Airport is expected to ...

$10bn infrastructure projects get go-ahead

Kuwait has approved the construction of a series of power plants, desalination facilities ...

Oman mulls sites for new airport

Oman has named four potential sites for the establishment of a new domestic airport in ...

Qatar growth ‘to continue regardless of World Cup’

Qatar’s construction sector growth will continue regardless of the status of the ...





Four Makkah, Jeddah roads under expansion

Saudi Arabia is expanding four highways linking Makkah and Jeddah, which will benefit 35 million people, a report said. The projects include the Makkah-Jeddah Highway, the Old Makkah-Jeddah Road, the Breman-Hada Al-Sham-Makkah Road, and a road for cargo and freight trucks that links the Second Ring Road in Jeddah and Hada-Al-Jamoum Roadway, according to ...

Aramco eyes industrial city

State oil giant Saudi Aramco is considering whether to build a new industrial city in the ...

Hill in Living Communities Programme deal

US-based Hill International, a leader in managing construction risk, has received two ...

Municipal projects worth $282m get go-ahead

Saudi Arabia has approved contracts worth SR1.06 billion ($282.27 million) for 168 ...

ABB wins $150m substations deal

Grid components supplier ABB said it booked a $150-million order in Saudi Arabia to expand ...





Omniyat plans to build $273m Langham hotel

Dubai-based real estate developer Omniyat has revealed plans to build a $273-million hospitality project in the UAE, in collaboration with Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group. The new hotel will be the hospitality group’s first luxury city hotel bearing the Langham Hotels and Resorts brand in the UAE. Located in Burj Khalifa district, Langham ...

Fujairah airport seeks bids

Bids have been invited for the development of the airfield systems, air traffic control ...

Dubai invites designs for major football stadium

Dubai has launched a competition to design a 60,000-seater stadium that will be built in ...

Al Gharbia awards steel pipe plant EPC contract

A consortium comprising SMS Group and Larsen & Toubro has been awarded the ...

Bids sought to develop beach

Abu Dhabi City Municipality has invited developers to build and operate a partially ...





Case out in force at Bauma Conexpo Africa

Case Construction Equipment will showcase its full line of equipment and complete solutions for construction businesses at the second edition of the Bauma Conexpo Africa exhibition, which will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, this month (September 15 to 18). More than 20,000 visitors are expected to attend the event, where Case will line up its ...

GE Lighting backs Future Cities expo

GE Lighting has signed up as a ‘Smart Lighting Partner’ for the second annual ...

Cityscape Global sees surge in exhibitors

Cityscape Global, the Middle East’s largest property showcase upcoming in Dubai, ...

AHEC seminars focus on wood

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) plans to host two seminars for importers, ...

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Big names at materials handling expo The industry’s biggest names are exhibiting at ...





Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.   SEPTEMBER 8-10:   Cityscape Global, a property showcase, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. 10-12: The Big 5 Construct India, a building and construction show, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre – NSE Exhibition Complex, Mumbai,...





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