Fire at Saudi Aramco oil workers’ compound kills at least 10

259 injuries reported after blaze involving 130 cars in basement of residential complex in Khobar city. At least 10 people have been...

UAE: $35m power station opens in Umm Al Quwain

Inauguration part of the second phase of power-station expansion plan in the Northern Emirates. A $35 million power station has opened in...

Oman-India venture in $20m Duqm SEZ waste treatment deal

Hasan Juma Backer and Tatva Global Environment to construct waste-treatment storage and disposal facility in Oman. Contractor Hasan Juma Backer (HJB) and...

Qatar’s Kahramaa awards $535m substation contract to Siemens

German firm to deliver 18 turnkey substations to meet Gulf state’s growing power needs. Germany’s Siemens has bagged a €470 million ($535.3m)...

Gulf airport construction set to grow by almost 8% a year

Big events like the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar give boost to airport construction, says report. Airport construction in the Gulf...

Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port to be distribution hub for Dow Chemicals

Terminal operator DP World strikes agreement with affiliate of The Dow Chemical Company . Logistics giant DP World has struck a deal...

Oman’s Duqm Refinery floats tender for service corridor

Tender documents for the project will be available to contractors from August 24. The Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZAD) in Oman...

Modi visit: UAE, India aim to raise $75bn infrastructure fund

Two countries look to fund railways, ports, roads and airports in India; PM presents a total of $1 trillion in investment opportunities....

Dubai-based Altaaqa Global signs new CCO

Julian Ford appointed chief commercial officer effective July 1. The Dubai-based Altaaqa Global, a provider of temporary power services, has appointed Julian...

Railway linking six Gulf states ‘on track to open in 2018’

Line spanning Gulf Cooperation Council area, from Kuwait to Muscat, set to cost more than $15.4 billion, official says. A railway linking all...

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