Coronavirus: Nakheel in process of precautionary disinfection of all 647 residential buildings in property portfolio

Master developer says it is carrying out deep disinfection of all its residential properties over a two-week period. Nakheel, the Dubai-based master...

Coronavirus: GobalData forecasts 0.5% growth for construction sector worldwide

Projection premises containment of pandemic by the end of Q2; predicts marginal growth in emerging markets. The global construction industry could narrowly...

Etihad Rail awards $230 million contract for O&M facility in Abu Dhabi

Etihad Rail has now awarded all civil works and construction contracts for stage two of the national railway network. Etihad Rail has...

Spanish consortium wins Saudi water desalination project

Abengoa, in consortium with Sepco III will construct a 600,000 cu. m per day desalination plant in the Kingdom. Spain’s Abengoa has...

Saudi’s Ministry of Housing launches two new residential projects comprising 8,083 units

Projects are part of the Sakani programme, which aims to increase the percentage of residential ownership by Saudis. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of...

Red Sea Gate Terminal invests $1.7 bn for the expansion of Jeddah Islamic Port

RSGT’s investment will boost Jeddah Islamic Port’s expansion as well as future renovation work. Saudi-based Red Sea Gate Terminal (RSGT) has announced...

Coronavirus: International Participants show solidarity with Expo 2020 Dubai

Countries from across the globe come together following agreement to explore postponing event because of global health crisis. International Participants from across...

AD Power to build two waste-to-energy plants in the UAE

Located in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, the facilities will have the potential to convert 1.5 million tonnes of municipal waste into...

Coronavirus: General Commissioner says France willing to come to a consensus on one-year postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai

Announcement comes following participation in Expo 2020 Dubai Steering Committee meeting. The general commissioner of the France Pavilion has said that France...

Saudi Arabia to build two petrochemicals units for $1.8 billion

SK Gas have formed a joint venture with Advanced Global Investment Company to setup the plants in Jubail Industrial City. Saudi Arabia’s...

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