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1,300 new homes to come up in Salman City

Bahrain has announced plans to build a total of 1,382 flats on Island 12 of the Salman City as part of a major residential development project worth BD123 million ($324 million). The project is likely to be completed by the second quarter of 2023. It is part of the Government Action Plan (GAP) which stipulates the construction of 25,000 flats to meet the ...

PIF mulls buying Dubai fit-out specialist Depa

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is ...

GE to set up ‘power plant on wheels’ in Oman

GE Gas Power has signed an agreement to build, own and operate a power plant equipped with ...

Qatar to add 105 new properties for World Cup

Qatar is adding 105 new hotels and hotel apartments to its already extensive portfolio of ...

Oman floats tender for Duqm container terminal

Omani authorities have launched an international competitive tender for the development ...





Riyadh mulls new airport in tourism push

Saudi Arabia plans to build a new airport in the capital Riyadh, to serve as a base for the proposed airline the  kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) is looking to launch as it targets a vast increase in tourist arrivals, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this year, the $430 billion fund ...

EoIs invited for Juranah water reservoir project

Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for the ...

Sumou to build 412 residential units in Jeddah

Saudi-based Sumou Real Estate Company has announced that it has awarded contracts to two ...

Fastest F1 street circuit being readied in Jeddah

Construction work is in full swing on the Formula 1’s fastest-ever street circuit, ...

Hill secures PM contract for Makkah project

Hill International, a global leader in managing construction risk, has announced that it ...





Midfield Terminal contract cancelled

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned airport operator has cancelled a contract with a consortium led by Turkey’s TAV Insaat – with the UAE-based Arabtec and Greece-headquartered Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) as its members – for a terminal at the airport, said a report. The deal for the AED10.8-billion ($2.94 billion) Midfield Terminal ...

DB Schenker breaks ground on third facility at Dubai South

DB Schenker, a global supply chain and logistics provider, has launched the construction ...

Contracts signed for community market projects

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in partnership with the Department of ...

Dewa picks Ghantoot-Microsoft for HQ job

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it has appointed a consortium comprising ...

EmiratesGBC to promote worker welfare

The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum promoting ...





Big 5 to be 2021’s only live construction event

Major global players are set to reconnect in the UAE next month at The Big 5, which will host the only live in-person event for the sector in 2021, thus playing a crucial role in supporting the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s $5.06 trillion future projects market, according to the organiser dmg events. The Big 5 runs from September 12 to ...

Global experts gear up for Light Middle East

UAE-based lighting suppliers and international manufacturers have survived, and in some ...

CDE seminars focus on silica sand market

The forecast for the silica sand market in Saudi Arabia, the potential offered by the use ...

Oman’s Smart Home & Workspace to debut next month

Oman’s first International Smart Home & Workspace Online Expo & Conference, ...





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