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Bechtel to study Alba Line 7 feasibility

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, has signed up International Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) sector, to conduct a feasibility study for its Line 7 project. Expected to be completed by September 2023, the study will provide a comprehensive evaluation of all factors to ...

Freyssinet to complete Kuwait bridges project

Freyssinet, a specialist civil engineering company, has announced that steady progress has ...

Jindal Shadeed to set up $3bn green steel plant at Duqm

Jindal Shadeed Group, a pioneer in the steel industry, has entered into an agreement with ...

Work to start on stalled Bahrain Bay project

Bahrain-based developer Grnata Group, which had acquired the prestigious Golden Gate ...

RFQs issued for Oman green hydrogen projects

Hydrogen Oman company (Hydrom) has issued requests for qualifications (RFQ) to more than ...





Neom unveils tourism island; awards contracts

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of Neom, has unveiled plans for Sindalah, the first luxury island destination within the mega futuristic city on the Red Sea. Spread over an 840,000-sq-m area, Sindalah is one among a group of islands that will be developed within Neom. The mega project will boast an ...

PIF mulls 2-km megatall skyscraper near Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) plans to build a ...

Roshn launches Al Arous homes in Jeddah

Leading Saudi developer Roshn has announced the sales of all residential units within ...

Acwa, PIF unit to build largest solar PV plant

Saudi-based Acwa Power has signed an agreement with Badeel, a wholly-owned unit of the ...

Rafal-Citic JV to set up industrial complex

Saudi-based Rafal Real Estate Development has announced that its joint venture with Citic ...





Al Habtoor unveils $2.59bn mega projects

Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group (AHG) has unveiled plans to carry out three huge residential projects, in various areas of the emirate, in 2023 with a total value of AED9.5 billion ($2.59 billion). Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman of Al Habtoor Group, stated: “The new projects include residential towers, and one of them will be the largest in ...

Beeah to build Sharjah’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant

Sharjah’s Beeah Group has reached an agreement with UK’s Chinook Sciences and ...

Construction deals for Masaar homes

UAE master-developer Arada has awarded two contracts worth AED939 million ($256 million) ...

Damac launches Cavalli Couture, Ibiza cluster

Leading luxury project developer Damac Properties announced two major launches in Dubai ...

Dewa receives EoIs for Hassyan SWRO project

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that 29 major ...





Big 5 draws global industry giants

The 43rd edition of The Big 5, one of the largest construction events in the region, drew some of the biggest players in the building and construction sector, both regional and global, when it opened in Dubai last month.  The event kicked off on December 5, starting a four-day run at the Dubai World Trade Centre with six specialised events addressing ...

MB Crusher showcases its cost-effective range

Italy-based MB Crusher, which offers a comprehensive line of patented crusher buckets and ...

Top experts meet at Riyadh summit

Leading decision makers from Saudi ministries, senior government officials, ...

SteelFab attracts over 200 exhibitors

The 18th edition of SteelFab kicks off this month in Sharjah, UAE, drawing more than 200 ...

Diary of events

JANUARY 9-12:      SteelFab 2023, an event for the metalworking, ...





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