KSA’s Binladin Group cuts thousands of jobs and slashes salaries due to COVID-19 crisis

Reuters report says thousands of staff have been let go or sent on unpaid leave. Saudi Arabia’s Binladin Group has cut thousands...

RTA to rename three metro stations by June 2, 2020

Red Line metro station formerly known as Sharaf DG Metro Station will now be known as Mashreq Metro Station following agreement with...

Kuwait construction sector facing mass closures due to COVID-19 lockdown

Kuwait Business Impact Survey finds that 39% of construction related businesses have shut down operations since lockdowns instituted. Approximately 39% of businesses...

Averda and SNS JV wins firm TRSDC waste management contract

Development targets include a 100% reliance on renewable energy, a total ban on single-use plastics, and complete carbon neutrality in the destination’s...

Etihad Rail begins construction of $4.9bn, 605km long second phase of rail network

Phase Two of the network will link Al Guwaifat on Saudi border, to Fujairah and Khorfakkan on the east coast of the...

Coronavirus: Sharjah Municipality completed 3,341 transactions remotely in April

Remote working system part of civic body’s comprehensive plan to continue providing services and engineering transactions via digital transformation and smart applications....

PDO says work on Miraah solar farm project will continue despite GlassPoint Solar liquidation

COVID-19 crisis causes solar energy pioneer to shut down. Oman’s energy major Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has announced that work will continue...

Abu Dhabi Economic Development department issues circular outlining COVID-19 precautions across several sectors

Move aims to enhance companies’ productivity and continue business and commercial activities in an appropriate and safe environment. A circular has been...

GlobalData: Saudi Aramco and Sabic committed to Yanbu megaproject

The project in Yanbu is said to be the first oil-to-chemicals scheme of its type in the Middle East. The Saudi Aramco...

Fluor Corporation to provide PM consultancy services for AGIC complex in Jubail Industrial City, KSA

Firm will perform project management consultant services for the front-end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement and construction phases of the project. Fluor...

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