All posts tagged "regional update"
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InfrastructureFirefighters battle blaze at Kuwait oil site
Firefighters in Kuwait are battling a blaze at an oil well site in the north of the Gulf state, according to the...
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InfrastructureNew Muscat airport ‘on track for completion in 2016’
Construction of the new Muscat International Airport will be completed this year, although work fell slightly behind schedule in 2015, a senior...
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InfrastructureOman ‘may focus on domestic rail rather than GCC network’
Oman may focus on building its domestic rail system rather than connecting to the wider GCC network due to uncertainty looming over the...
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InfrastructureDubai’s RTA: $2bn budget includes 12 new road projects
The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has announced that it has been allotted an annual budget of AED7.609 billion ($2.07bn), and...
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InfrastructureNew $572m Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway to be ready by end of 2016
The Abu Dhabi General Service Company (Musanada) has announced that construction on the new AED2.1 billion ($572m) highway linking the UAE capital...
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InfrastructureQatar Rail sets target to reuse 100% of excavated waste
Qatar Rail plans to reuse 100% of the excavated waste generated by its projects, as part of a push by the country’s...
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InfrastructureAbu Dhabi Ports procures new equipment for RORO, general cargo
Abu Dhabi Ports has procured a new range of equipment to handle general and roll-on-roll-off (RORO) cargo at the Khalifa Port and...
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InfrastructureTRANSCO wins UAE nuclear plant power line deal
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed with the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO) to allow the electricity from...
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InfrastructureRail projects worth $352bn underway in MENA
Sixteen major railway projects worth $352bn are underway in the Middle East and North Africa, according to Terrapinn Middle East. The organiser...
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InfrastructureEnergy sector makes up 75% of Q3 Saudi contracts
The oil and gas sector accounted for 75% of all contracts awarded during the third quarter of 2015, despite the crash in crude...