Middle East
Construction margins affected due to low oil prices
May 17, 2017 This year’s annual International Construction Market Survey (ICMS), by property consultancy firm Turner & Townsend, has reported that the construction sector in the Middle East was af...
Korea plans $20 billion city project in Saudi
May 17, 2017 A Daewoo E&C consortium has made a proposal for a $20 billion city project in Riyadh. The Saudi government and the consortium comprising Daewoo E&C, Hanwha E&C and Saud...
$85.6 billion new building contracts expected in the GCC
May 17, 2017 The overall value of new building contracts awarded in the GCC in 2017 is expected to reach $85.6 billion, according to a new report. This GCC Building Construction Market Report, ...
SkyCargo adds SkyCell and Va-Q-tec
May 16, 2017 Dubai, UEA: Emirates SkyCargo has container-rental service agreements with SkyCell and Va-Q-tec, adding to the range of cool-chain container options available to its pharma customers. SkyCell’s temperature-controlled containers are designed to maintain products for several days at +2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C, even under extreme ambient temperatures ranging from -35°C to +65...
$1.7 billion megaproject to add 2 new islands in Dubai
May 15, 2017 Dubai Holding unveiled Marsa Al Arab, a $1.7 billion megaproject geared towards tourists that is set to be built on two islands on either side of the Burj Al Arab hotel. undefinedE...
Dubai secures $3 billion for airports expansion
May 15, 2017 The Dubai government has secured a $3 billion in long-term financing for the expansion of its airports. The expansion is one of 3 multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects that the Em...
Festival City's IMAGINE Show with Panasonic Projectors Recei
May 09, 2017 Dubai Festival City, InterContinental and Panasonic representatives receive the Guinness World Record at the public launch of IMAGINE’s new show, ’A Child’s Dream’ Dubai, United Arab Emi...
Showtime in Qatar
May 08, 2017 Supporting major events in Qatar such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Qatar Vision 2030, a brand new event has been launched, Building Services Qatar, set to debut in January 2018. Or...
Intersec Saudi Gets Underway
May 2, 2017 The first Intersec Saudi Arabia was inaugurated today (2 May) by HH Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Jalawi Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region for Security Affairs under the patronage of HRH P...
UAE project awards rise 42.6% in Q1
May 01, 2017 The value of UAE projects awarded in the first quarter of 2017 rose by a solid 42.6%, compared with the same period last year, with both Dubai and Abu Dhabi seeing significant increases. ...
