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GCC project awards to stay steady

The total value of contract awards in the GCC projects market in 2017 is expected to reach $117 billion, roughly the same as last year, a report said. The GCC projects market had a muted performance in the first half of 2017, but it is expected to perform better in the second half of the year as the region’s economies continue to adjust to lower oil ...

Nama seeks consultants

Oman-based Nama Group has invited consultants to take part in a competitive process for a ...

$2.8bn wastewater project gathers pace

The Omani government is set to award a consultancy services contract for the development ...

Euro Auctions set for first Mideast sale

Euro Auctions of the UK is set to make a dramatic impact on the construction, agricultural ...

Cultural centre wins top award

Kuwait’s Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Cultural Centre (JACC) is to be bestowed with an ...





Work on Grand Mosque expected to resume

Saudi Arabia is expected to restart work on the $26.6-billion expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah this month (September), nearly two years after work was stopped on the project, a Reuters report said. Saudi Binladin Group, the main contractor stopped the work in the wake of a crane collapse at the site that killed 107 people in September 2015. Work ...

De Boer to instal exhibition hall

De Boer Middle East has won the contract to build a high-specification semi-permanent ...

Haramain rail’s first trip slated for January

The Haramain High-Speed Rail project, also known as the Western Railway, will operate its ...

New city to have 995,000 homes

Saudi Arabia is to build a new city covering an area of 2,450 sq km from Makkah to the Red ...

Riyadh Metro makes progress

Work on the Riyadh Metro is proceeding at a steady pace and so far 57 per cent of the ...





New City Centre mall for Abu Dhabi

Construction work on the Dh1.4-billion ($381.15 million) City Centre Al Jazira, located between the Airport Road and Al Muroor Road in Abu Dhabi, is set to begin next month (October) and is scheduled for completion in early 2021. City Centre Al Jazira is a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim, the Middle East, Africa and Asia’s leading shopping ...

Al Naboodah wins Creekside 18 contract

Al Naboodah Construction Group, part of Al Naboodah Group Enterprises, has been awarded ...

Active projects’ value soars to $288bn in H1

The combined value of 7,488 active building projects in the UAE reached a whopping $228 ...

Empower to cool Bluewaters

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district ...

UAE H1 contract awards hit $22bn

The first half of this year saw an improvement in construction contract awards across the ...





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