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Dredging work begins on Bahrain causeway

Leading Dutch dredging group Boskalis Westminster Contracting and its joint venture partner Saudi-based Boskalis Westminster Al Rushaid Company were due to start dredging and reclamation work for the North Manama Causeway Phase Two and Busaiteen Package Two late last month. The operations will run for the next four months, said Boskalis Westminster ...

Egypt plans to build 765,000 homes

The Egyptian government is building a total of 765,000 housing units across the ...

Signify to boost UV-C lighting portfolio

Signify (formery Philips Lighting), a global industry leader, has announced plans to ...

Kuwait scraps $1.4bn solar project over crisis

Kuwait has cancelled plans to construct the Al Dabdaba solar plant, which would have ...

Madayn setting up Ibri Industrial City

Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has officially begun ...





$800bn plan launched to transform Riyadh

Saudi Arabia is launching a SR3-trillion ($800 billion) plan to double the size of capital Riyadh in the next decade and transform it into an economic, social and cultural hub for the region, reported Arab News. The plan involves the creation of a mega industrial zone focusing on advanced technology such as renewables and automation, and biotechnology and ...

Energy Park Phase One work 60pc complete

Work is in full swing at the King Salman Energy Park (Spark) industrial city coming up in ...

$5bn green hydrogen plant planned in Neom

Air Products, Acwa Power and Neom have signed an agreement to set up a $5-billion ...

SWCC desal plant operational in record time

Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) said its mega development Al Shaqeeq ...

$20bn Diriyah Gate breaks ground

Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has broken ground on the first phase of the mega ...





Dubai launches $2.9bn Route 2020 project

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated the operations of Dh11-billion ($2.9 billion) Route 2020 project, which involves the 15-km extension of the Dubai Metro Red Line from Jebel Ali Station to Expo 2020 linking seven stations. It will be open to the public next month (September). ...

Modon awards $525m residential city deals

UAE-based Modon Properties has awarded the infrastructure development contracts for phases ...

Design for BPGIC terminal, refinery ready

Brooge Energy (formerly Brooge Holdings), through its subsidiary Brooge Petroleum and Gas ...

Taqa agrees financing for mega power plant

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has announced the successful financial closing of ...

Waste-to-energy facility nearing completion

Work is nearing completion on a solid waste treatment plant that will produce ...





Materials Handling Saudi postponed

This year’s edition of Materials Handling Saudi Arabia, a dedicated show in the region for professionals from every facet of the warehousing, intralogistics and supply chain sector,  has been postponed to November 2022. The third edition of Materials Handling Saudi Arabia was originally scheduled to be held this November. It will now take place ...

Informa AllSecure aims for safe events

Informa Markets, a leading exhibition organiser with several major global events to its ...





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