Dubai’s Arabtec denies withdrawing from $40bn Egypt housing project

The Dubai-listed builder Arabtec has denied reports it is withdrawing from a $40 billion scheme to build a million homes in Egypt.The...

Egypt’s New Suez Canal, and the machines essential for development

The New Suez Canal project featured in this month’s issue of Construction Machinery ME may not be the most expensive infrastructure project in...

“Egypt’s gift to the world” is here – as the $8bn New Suez Canal opens today to great fanfare, and some doubts.The...

The new waterway, set to open on August 6th, marks a significant achievement by men, machines and dredging vessels.

When the New Suez Canal is officially opened early this August, it will represent not only an important project for the nation...

Works on the $1.5 billion New Suez Canal project in Egypt have been completed and a successful trail run held on July...

For most residents in the Middle East, the thought of weathering a summer in the region without electricity and air conditioning is...

Negotiations to build a new $45 billion capital city in Egypt are ongoing, authorities say, following a report that a deal with...

An ambitious plan to build a $45 billion administrative capital city in Egypt has hit stumbling blocks, a senior official has said.Mustafa...

German energy firm Siemens AG says wind power is the way forward for renewable energy in Egypt and the wider Middle East, and...