Egypt to float international tender for nuclear station

Egyptian nuclear programme was frozen after Chernobyl disaster. After freezing its nuclear programme following the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, Egypt will launch...

Amnesty report reveals labour abuse in Qatar

Migrant workers face widespread abuse at the hands of employers, human rights group finds. Senior officials from Amnesty International have released a...

Qatar FIFA World Cup construction to start in 2014

Qatar to issue first tenders for Al Wakrah Stadium in Q1 2014. [caption id="attachment_5818" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Five stadiums are expected to be...

Worker killed after fire at under construction tower in Dubai

Workers were seen climbing down access ropes, cranes and scaffolding. [caption id="attachment_5813" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Workers were trapped between the 20th and 30th...

PMV Live Roundtable pt 4: The GCC

The PMV Live Roundtable looks at the GCC market outside of the UAE and KSA. [caption id="attachment_5848" align="aligncenter" width="300"] CMME previews the...

Qatar to issue first tenders for Al Wakrah in Q1 2014

Hassan Al Thawadi says that enabling works contract for the first new-build stadium will be released then. Qatar will issue tenders for...

Abu Dhabi announces 150,000sqm destination at gateway to capital

Project will be built on the Abu Dhabi waterfront, opposite Al Maqtaa Tower. The Abu Dhabi Municipality has announced that a 150,000m2...

JCCI official admits Saudi contractors wary of new tenders

Government's crackdown on illegal immigrants has contractors worried about getting enough workers to complete projects. The Saudi government's crackdown on illegal immigrants...

Qatar releases cooled pitch design for World Cup 2022

Design to feature shaded spectator stands cooled between 24ºC and 28ºC and a natural grass pitch cooled to 26ºC. Qatar has begun...

Emaar denies that it plans to surpass the Burj Khalifa

Company says that media reports misinterpreted quotes from chairman Mohamed Alabbar. Emaar has denied that it plans to construct a building that...

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