Etihad Rail awards sleeper contract to Indian firm

Concrete manufacturer PCM Strescon wins AED40 billion contract to provide UAE’s railway sleepers. Etihad Rail has awarded a contract to a leading...

Habtoor Leighton to move 50% of operations outside UAE

Contract bids in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar. Al Habtoor Leighton is bidding on a string of contracts in a drive to...

MEFMA raises 20,000 AED for UAE charity

Children’s art auction and key note speeches mark WorldFM Day. The region’s first WorldFM Day celebrations were held in Dubai last week...

DSI’s new Qatar division wins first contract

AED 100 million for a private residential facility in Doha. Drake and Scull International’s newly acquired MEP specialist company Drake and Scull...

Islamic Development Bank Group To Hold 36th Annual Meeting Governors In Jeddah

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group in Jeddah is making preparations for its 36th annual Governors Meeting to be held under the...

Regional airport construction takes off

Industry leaders meet in Dubai to discuss projects. Preparations for US $90bn of airport development and expansion projects in the UAE are...

Middle East authorities address workers’ welfare

The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has launched a “Safety in the Heat Programme” to assist employers, managers and supervisors in preventing outdoor...

Estidama manual released by UPC

Manual and workshops to enhance awareness of rating scheme. The Estidama Pearl Villa Manual has been officially released by Abu Dhabi Urban...

Dedicated concrete show added to Big 5

Conferences and live demonstrations to be held alongside 2011 show. The Big 5, one of the region’s largest construction shows is to...

Qatar’s 2022 World Cup crisis

The legitimacy of Qatar’s World Cup bid has been called into question following allegations of corruption. British newspaper The Sunday Times, claims...

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