KSA awards US $5.6b of contracts in Q1

KSA awarded contracts worth $5.57 billion for development projects in the Q1 of 2010. KSA awarded contracts worth $5.57 billion for development...

King Abdullah pledges US $266m medical centre in Bahrain

Saudi Arabia King HH Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz has pledged to build a SR1 billion ($266 million) medical city as a gift...

Aabar’s 70% acquisition of Arabtec called off

Arabtec and Aabar Investments have called off their US $1.7 billion agreement for Aabar to take over Arabtec.. Arabtec and Aabar Investments...

New nano-acrylic coating from Jotun

Jotun Paints has launched its Jotafloor Rapid Dry WB; a new floor coating based on nanotechnology.. Jotun Paints has launched its Jotafloor...

Kingspan opens first UAE office

UK-based Kingspan insulated panels has expanded into the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai.. UK-based Kingspan insulated panels...

Qatar?s US subsea tunnel to go ahead

Qatar will go ahead with plans for a 12km subsea tunnel linking Doha’s new airport with the financial centre at a cost...

Firms urged not to hike cement prices

The UAE Contractors’ Association has called on cement producers in the country to withdraw their decision of increasing the minimum price of...

Three workers crushed by wall collapse

Construction mistakes blamed for fatalities onsite. Three Indian labourers were killed and one was injured when a brick wall collapsed at a...

CPC to open six factories in Al Ain

Six new factories are to be opened in Al Ain this year by the Construction Products Holding Company (CPC). Six new factories...

Qatari Diar partners with Bin Laden Group

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and Saudi Binladen Group (SBG) have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish the QD-SBG Group. Qatari...

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