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Dubai’s DWTC drops free-zone licencing fees by up to 70% to encourage FDI
Move expected to 'spur' business and benefit multi-sector growth. According to a report by official UAE news agency WAM, the Dubai World...
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ADM calls on contractors to join OSHAD-SF to improve HSE standards
Unregistered contractors, consultants and developers urged to protect workers. Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has urged companies operating in the building and...
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Women drivers start work for Careem in Saudi Arabia
Three city launch; currently around 70% of Careem’s passengers in the Kingdom are female. Careem has revealed its new fleet of female...
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RTA announces 85% completion of works on two major road projects in Dubai
Both projects on track to open by September 15, 2018. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that 85% of construction...
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Five international firms bidding for $745m contract to build Saudi canal project
Deadline for accepting tenders to expire on June 25, 2018, with winner to be announced in 90 days. Saudi Arabia’s deadline for...
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Lamprell and Asyad Holding to set up JV in KSA
Lamprell Saudi Arabia is core part of UAE-based construction company’s growth strategy, official says. Lamprell, the UAE-based provider of fabrication, engineering and...
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Women in Construction: Coordination Control, Deira Islands site visit
An exclusive tour of Deira Islands with Shatha Al Suwaidi, director of Infrastructure Projects at Nakheel. To support the drive towards gender...
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Made for the Middle East: Visiting Alstom’s French HQ
Didier Pfleger reveals Alstom plans for the MENA region. Earlier this year, MECN's sister publication Big Project ME was invited to visit Alstom’s...
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FIFA World Cup 2018 stadiums built with Trimble technology
Tekla Structures BIM software used to construct venues with their own unique structural details in eight host cities. Eight of the 12...
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Doosan Bobcat announces backhoe loader plant in India
Compact specialist looks to replicate Middle East success with new manufacturing base . Compact equipment specialist Doosan Bobcat has announced a new...