Egypt has awarded contracts worth more than $14.2 billion in the Phase One of New El Alamein City, one of the new generation of millennium cities coming up on the North Coast of the country, government officials have announced. Spread...
Wasl Properties has launched the first building within its ‘wasl port views’ development. The unveiling is part of the developer’s ongoing focus to add residential, commercial and hospitality accommodation to the market, and meet demands from those interested in living...
AECOM and the Princess Nourah University (PNU) have signed an agreement that enables both organisations to collaborate on activities such as teaching and learning, internships and graduate recruitment. The agreement is valid for four years and is said to outline...
Work on the 167,000sqm Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is progressing at a steady pace, with structural works fully completed and the surrounding road network almost ready, it has been announced. According to a report by Egypt Today, Egyptian Prime Minister...
Two new resolutions on the classification rules of general contractors and consultancy services have been issued by Kuwait’s Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT). According to a report by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), companies are now divided into construction contractors,...
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that it has broken the world record for inspection outage durations by re-engineering the overhaul process for Siemens’ SGT5-4000F gas turbines. The utility firm says the work at its Jebel Ali...
Sharjah Municipality has issued 418 warnings against violations at construction sites, an official has said. In a report by Khaleej Times, Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarwan, director of the building inspection department at the municipality, said that the civic body...
Kuwait’s property market witnessed solid growth in in April 2019, with the value of real estate transactions for the month increasing to $1.26 billion, up 33% over the previous year, off the back of the sales of commercial, residential and...
Construction work on the Kalba Corniche and Khor Fakkan road projects is progressing at pace according to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MoID). The projects, which are being developed at a cost of $57m, are part of the MoID’s efforts...
The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has opened tenders for main works at the Sharjah International Airport Expansion project. The project is projected to cost $408m and will increase the airport’s handling capacity to 20m passengers by 2025. In addition to...