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Mercedes-Benz marks Mena truck milestone

Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mena and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have reached a major milestone with the sale of the 100,000th Mercedes-Benz Actros in the Middle East and in North Africa (Mena) region over the past 20 years. A special event was held recently at the Regional Center of Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mena in Jebel Ali, Dubai, where the 100,000th Actros ...

Qatar pumps $200bn into infrastructure

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is working on projects worth $200 billion ...

$3.3bn allocated for 29 projects

Qatar’s government has allocated more than QR12 billion ($3.29 billion) to develop ...

$600m Saraya Bandar Jissah gears for launch

Oman’s $600-million mixed-used development Saraya Bandar Jissah is set to house its ...

Seven firms bid for Duqm terminal

Seven international firms have submitted final bids for the Phase One development of the ...





Pilgrimage expansion projects on track

Construction projects to expand capacity at Makkah’s Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be completed in about three years, enabling Saudi Arabia to accommodate more pilgrims. Osama bin Fadl Al Bar told Reuters the pilgrimage-related projects were a top state priority and would be finished on time, despite widespread delays in the Saudi ...

Chinese to build 100,000 homes

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing last month signed an agreement with the Chinese ...

$720m loan to fund port expansion

Saudi Arabia’s Emaar, the Economic City said that an affiliate had obtained a SR2.7 ...

Capital ‘lacks low-cost housing’

There is an increasing demand for affordable housing in Riyadh as the population growth ...

Yamamah Steel inks SEC deal

Al Yamamah Steel Industries Company has won a SR180-million ($48 million) contract from ...





ACO launches new floor drains

ACO Dubai, part of the global ACO Group, has recently launched the manufacture and supply of its new building drainage products. It now offers a range of cast iron floor drains to suit almost any application, from pedestrian areas to commercial or residential buildings. “Nickel bronze floor gratings and covers are available both as screw-fastened and...

Asians offer low bid for UAE solar plant

An Asian consortium comprising JinkoSolar Holding of China and Marubeni Corporation of ...

Dubai launches work on Route 2020

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched its Route 2020 project, ...

Khansaheb to expand Ajman mall

Khansaheb has won a Dh387-million ($105.3 million) contract from regional retail and ...

Dewa awards consultancy contracts

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has awarded consultancy contracts for two ...





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