Kuwait said about 73 per cent of the work on its ambitious $3-billion Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Causeway project (also known as the Subiya bridge) has been completed and the 36-km-long engineering marvel is on track for launch in 2018. Once completed, Subiya – one of the world’s longest causeways – will cut the driving time between ...

Siemens celebrates Egypt milestone

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi symbolically ...

$2.2bn pumped into Sezad

Oman’s Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (Sezad) last year attracted a record ...

New Genies well received

Genie’s revolutionary new all-electric Z-33/18 and Z-60/37 DC boom lifts offer new ...

Hempel inaugurates new factory in Kuwait

Hempel, a leading paint manufacturer, has inaugurated a new factory in Kuwait to meet ...

Cayan Group has signed an architectural contract with Japan’s Nikken Sekkei for its upcoming SR1.2-billion ($320 million) mixed-use waterfront at Obhur in Jeddah. Cayan’s new project, which will sprawl over an area of 140,000 sq m, will boast two towers: one a five-star hotel and the other branded residences offering high-end living. Unveiling ...

Karcher opens first saudi showroom

Germany’S Kärcher has opened its first showroom in Saudi Arabia in ...

Alstom hands over first metro trainset

Alstom, a French multinational company operating in the worldwide rail transport markets, ...

Kone wins contract

Kone, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won a major order to ...

Hempel opens showroom

Hempel Paints has opened a flagship showroom in Jubail as part of its strategic regional ...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, last month inaugurated the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at Seih Al Dahal in Dubai. The solar park is being developed by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) in co-ordination with a consortium led by Saudi-based Acwa Power, ...

Dubai to build giant park

Dubai Holding plans to develop the largest public park in the emirate over a sprawling ...

EDF joins consortium

EDF Group, an integrated electricity company, said it has joined a consortium led by Abu ...

Al Futtaim breaks ground on mall

Al Futtaim has broken ground on a new mall located on a 78,500-sq-m site in Jebel ...

Omran invests $672m in Sharjah

UAE-based Omran Properties has announced plans to launch three real estate projects worth ...