Tender floated for design of Omani National Railway network

Ministry of Transport invites international consultants to bid for provision of consultancy services. A long awaited tender for the preliminary design of...

Saraya Bandar Jissah signs earthworks contract with Nagarjuna

Contract marks the next stage of the leisure and residential development. Saraya Bandar Jissah, the company developing an integrated residential and leisure...

Qatar construction industry facing soaring costs

Report warns that Gulf Arab state could see 18% price rise by 2017. Qatar’s construction industry could be faced with soaring costs...

KSA lends Philippines $99.9mn for roads

The Saudi Arabian government has made a first payment of $20mn of an expected $100mn loan for various road projects in the...

Developers blackmail officials for construction contracts

Developers filmed Chongqing officials in compromising situations and then blackmailed them to obtain lucrative construction deals in the south-western city. [caption id="attachment_4053"...

GCC Railway Authority may be established by 2014

Issue of customs one of the biggest challenges facing GCC integrated railway project. [caption id="attachment_4048" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Gulf States will decide...

Work underway on Oman luxury resort

Luxury resort is being developed by Muriya and Omran. Work is well under way on the luxury Maisons Cheval Blanc on Al...