Orascom consortium to build new wind farm in Egypt

500MW wind farm is now the country’s largest renewable energy project. A contract for the development of a 500MW wind farm in...

Why residency law changes are a positive for developers

Experts discuss how the residency laws can increase home ownership and keep people in the UAE longer. Last May, the UAE Cabinet...

Ready for new challenges – Hamish Tyrwhitt interview

Gavin Davids sits down with Hamish Tyrwhitt, CEO of Arabtec Holding, to talk about how the homegrown construction giant is re-energised. Back...

ANCG $204m contract wins include ‘leading’ airline HQ

New contracts also include construction of a new emergency services building and roadworks . Al Naboodah Construction Group (ANCG), a subsidiary of...

LuLu’s chairman Yusuff Ali M.A.: ‘We’re investing $266.8mn in KSA’

Expansion strategy includes new $53 million wholesale and logistics centre in KAEC. LuLu Group’s chairman Yusuff Ali M.A. revealed that the company...

Nakheel completes $16.3mn retail Pavilion at Dubai’s Badrah community

A second Pavilion retail destination is also underway at Al Furjan. Nakheel says it has completed a new Pavilion, a $16.3 million...

GFH awards EPC contract to CMEC for California Village project

Project will also secure financing from Chinese banks under an insurance policy to be used by Chinese state government agencies. Bahrain’s GFH...

Ghantoot and Al Bayt Mitwahid Association to build walkway in Samha Abu Dhabi

Project is expected to open to the public within a year. Ghantoot Group and Al Bayt Mitwahid Association (ABM) plan to build...

Acciona Agua signs $234m contract to build desalination plant for SWCC

Facility is expected to be completed within two years and will be one of the largest desalination facilities in Saudi Arabia. Acciona...

UAE success helped drive ABB growth in Q2, says CEO Spiesshofer

Global utility performance mixed but industrial, transport and infrastructure all positive. Strong demand from the UAE helped ABB's Asia, Middle East and Africa...

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