Parsons announces Andrew Bevan as smart mobility director

Bevan has worked on several rail projects throughout the region. Andrew Bevan has joined Parsons as smart mobility director for the Middle...

Emaar unveils ‘Collective’ community living concept

Focus of project is to provide residents with ‘rich array of amenities’. Emaar Development has announced the ‘Collective’, a new project that...

KSA and SoftBank to build world’s largest solar project

Project could create 100,000 jobs and save $40bn in power generation costs. Saudi Arabia and the SoftBank Group have signed a MoU...

KEO to bring industry insight to board of EmiratesGBC

KEO said it will be represented by Holley Chant, executive director of corporate sustainability. Design, engineering and project management firm KEO International...

Pinsent Masons promotes Luke Tapp to partner

Pinsent Masons: promotion boosts Middle East Employment practice . Law firm Pinsent Masons says it has further enhanced its employment capabilities with the...

Gulf economies vulnerable to cyberattacks

Bloomberg report follows Siemens estimating cyber attacks cost $1bn in 2017 . Bloomberg Intelligence believes that "cyberattacks pose a significant threat to...

IRENA to work with Chinese city for low-carbon Winter Olympics

Agreement will support Zhangjiakou’s establishment of low-carbon Olympic zone. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will provide a renewable energy roadmap that...

ADNOC signs offshore deals with CNPC

Agreements are for 40 years and backdated to March 9, 2018. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed agreements with...

FTA/DLD: Most property transactions will be VAT-exempt

Authorities clarify that tax system is designed to support real estate sector. The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and Dubai Land Department (DLD)...

Insight: Why 2018 will see an uptick in tender prices

MACE looks at how global growth and oil price recovery will boost MENA activity. Fergus Rossiter, director of Mace Cost Consultancy –...

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