Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing base to expand significantly
With the first phase of the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) projected for completion in the fourth quarter of...
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Turkey's UB Holding bags $500 million steel plant rehabilitation project in Iraq
Iraq's cabinet agreed to award Turkey's UB Holding a project to rehabilitate a steel plant in the south of the...
Fast food chains boom in Baghdad
Baghdad's residents can finally get their milkshakes, chili-cheese dogs and buckets of crispy fried chicken. A wave of new American-style...
Saudi Arabia 'best place for seeking jobs'
Saudi Arabia's financial situation is stable and is the best place for seeking jobs, according to a consumer confidence survey...
JD5 million Lebanese investment at Jordan’s Muwaqqar industrial city
Jordan Industrial Estate Corporation (JIEC) signed a JD5 million contract with a Lebanese investor to set up a plastic manufacturing...
Dubai voted 13th most important city in the world
Dubai has been voted as the 13th most important global city and the eight fastest growing city in importance for...
GCC petrochem capacity set to rise to 113MTPA
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) petrochemical capacity is estimated to increase from 77.3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 113MTPA...
JGC wins Aramco, Sumitomo JV contract
Japan’s JGC Corp. signed a deal to expand an ethane cracker for a petrochemicals complex owned by Saudi Aramco and...
The Lebanese cement industry: strong ground and promising prospects
2011 was a year of challenge for the Lebanese economy. Domestic and regional events were on the downside with the...
Saudi Ma'aden’s gold output to rise by 30% in 2014
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. ( Ma'aden )'s gold production is expected to rise 30 percent by 2014 because of the...
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