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$13.8bn new projects announced across GCC

Projects worth $13.8 billion (Dh50.6 billion) were announced across the GCC in July 2019, a 140 per cent growth month-on-month, according to BNC Projects Journal. The energy sector registered the highest value in terms of new project announcements worth $9.2 billion, a Khaleej Times report quoting the journal said. The energy sector also led with $3.7 ...

Galfar wins KEC first construction contract

Khazaen Economic City, the master developer of the largest public-private-partnership ...

RMDK tells how to boost productivity

RMD Kwikform (RMDK) has launched a white paper that offers recommendations on how ...

Oman to spend $7bn on wastewater treatment

Oman has pledged investments of around $7 billion to advance the development of a ...

UAE, Saudi firms plan higher spend on IIoT

More than 70 per cent of medium-to-large organisations in the buildings and cities sector ...





$11.6bn tourism projects under way in kingdom

Saudi Arabia has a number of tourism projects in the pipeline worth $11.6 billion as the kingdom seeks to draw more international and GCC tourists, says a report. In February 2019, the kingdom unveiled major tourism initiatives, including a world-class resort and a nature reserve in the ancient city of AlUla in a bid to make it a global tourist ...

KEC signs Madinah Gate design deal with IBI

Saudi Arabia’s Knowledge Economic City (KEC) has signed a SR13.59-million ($3.63 ...

Red Sea begins work on Coastal Village homes

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), a master developer, has commenced development of ...

$830m water projects start operation in Makkah

A number of water projects in Makkah and other holy sites of Saudi Arabia worth over SR3.1 ...

Saudi Arabia leads GCC with $1.6trn projects

Saudi Arabia currently holds the greatest potential for the construction sector within the ...





Dubai developers fast track project delivery

Despite a sustained correction in prices across nearly all communities in Dubai, developers are completing construction and handing over projects with speed, said Property Finder, a leading property portal in a new report. According to data in the ‘Property Finder Trends’ report for H1, a total of 20,978 residential units were completed in the ...

Rakez seals deal with Smart4Power

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) said it has signed a contract with Smart4Power, an ...

New Al Hosn children’s library, theatre to open

Abu Dhabi Children’s Library and a new theatre at the Cultural Foundation are set to ...

Contracts signed for Sharjah homes

The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) has signed contracts with two UAE developers to ...

Reportage to deliver five projects by 2022

Abu Dhabi-based Reportage Properties, a leading real estate developer, said that it is ...





Abu Dhabi poised to host World Road Congress

Abu Dhabi will showcase its world-class infrastructure and technology achievements in the transport sector to global experts as part of a series of technical visits during the World Road Congress Abu Dhabi 2019. Now open for registration, the free technical visits will offer delegates valuable insights on how Abu Dhabi deals with the day-to-day operations ...

Firms from Gulf finalists in Bentley awards

Bentley Systems, a leading global construction software provider, has announced the ...

Euro Auctions Dubai sale to build on success

The upcoming sale being held in Dubai, UAE, by Euro Auctions, the global auctioneers of ...

Cityscape Global to highlight PropTech

PropTech – the technology that is transforming the real estate and development ...

Reynaers to steal show at WDF

Using several modes of digital engagement, Reynaers Middle East will enable visitors to ...





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