KONE wins contract for Qatar light rail system

Manufacturer to supply 139 elevators, escalators and moving walkways for transportation project in Lusail. KONE, the global elevator and escalator supplier, has...

Dubai ranked leading smart city in the Middle East

Huawei and Navigant report studies Gulf cities’ strategy and execution of smart city campaigns. Dubai has emerged as the Middle East's leading...

UAE’s Empower records 8.9% energy saving over summer

District cooling provider says campaign was implemented to reduce consumption during peak times. The UAE-based Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) says...

Work on 140km road project commences in Abu Dhabi

Al Fay-Razeen-Al Quaa highway to link the UAE capital with southern parts of the emirate. The Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada,...

Dubai Canal pedestrian bridge works begin – RTA

Work on other projects progressing well, Roads and Transport Authority says. Installation works have begun on a major pedestrian bridge over the...

Oman: Turkish firm wins $277m Duqm Port contract

Serka Taahhut Insaat awarded contract to build infrastructure of the commercial quay – report. A Turkish engineering firm has been awarded a...

Abu Dhabi’s ADAC, Seychelles ink MoU for airport works

Preliminary agreement involves airport on island of Mahe, the largest in the Seychelles archipelago. Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has signed a...

Dubai’s RTA inks metro contract with Expolink Consortium

The $2.9bn project includes the extension of the existing Red Line to the Expo 2020 site and the purchase of 50 Alstom...

ALEC Energy to build Mideast’s ‘largest private solar plant’

Firm wins contract to design, construct, operate and maintain 70,000sqm, 6.8MV solar plant for Al Nabooda Automobiles. ALEC Energy has announced the...

$68 million Dubai Parks road bridges completed

New bridges are designed to meet the transportation needs of major theme park destination. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says it...

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