RTA completes all major tunnelling works on Route 2020

Tunnel will run for 3.2km, at a depth ranging from 12m to 36m. Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed all...

KEF Infra merger with Silicon Valley tech firm will expand regional presence

Indian prefab specialist joins forces with KEF Katerra. Indian prefabrication specialist KEF Infra has merged with Katerra, a tech company that serves...

Egypt’s Tamer El Khouly secures Ivory Coast government investment partnership

El Khouly's firm has already participated in projects worth $932 million in five years. Egypt's Tamer El Khouly has agreed a strategic...

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...

Haramain will carry 60mn passengers per year, says project’s head

Haramain remains on track to begin high speed service this year. The high-speed Haramain rail route between Makkah and Madinah is projected...

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...

Egypt: Chinese-led consortium offered lowest price to build coal power station

Egypt's Hassan Allam Construction to work with Chinese firms on $4.4bn plant. Local Egyptian media has reported that a consortium comprising Egyptian...

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...

Bentley Systems introducing time dimension to BIM with new acquisition

Synchro Software purchase will extend digital workflows for infrastructure projects through 4D modelling. Bentley Systems has acquired London-based Synchro Software, a specialist...

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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