Abu Dhabi JIIC awards enabling works for $1.4bn Jubail Island
Jubail Island Investment Company (JIIC) has signed up Gulf Contractors Company to carry out enabling works for its Dh5-billion ($1.36...
Infrastructure
Egypt allocates $75mn for construction of two desalination plants
Egypt has allocated $75mn to construct two desalination plants. This budget is part of the $463mn package allocated to the...
Kuwait to open up causeway islands for investment
Kuwait is opening up two 280,000-sq-m artificial islands connected to the newly-launched Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Causeway for...
Architectural masterpiece – Al Rayyan Stadium tells the story of Qatar
Al Rayyan Stadium, one of the key venues that will host matches of 2022 FIFA World Cup, is named after...
Egypt awards contract for construction of $739mn water treatment plant
The Egyptian government, through the country’s Armed Forces Engineering Authority, has awarded Arab Contractors and Orascom Construction a $739mn contract...
Suez, Samsung, Orascom in race for big Saudi sewage plant
Saudi Arabia's Water & Electricity Company (WEC) said 10 global industry giants have been prequalified to bid for the development...
Kahramaa, Umm Al Houl Power sign pact to increase water desalination capacity
Under the patronage, and in the presence of HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy...
Pre-built properties at Ras Bufontas Free Zone to be completed this year
A number of pre-built properties at Ras Bufontas Free Zone including the $110m ‘Oasis’ building which will serve as Manateq’s...
China to invest $5 billion in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Government of Tianjin and the General Authority of the Economic Zone of...
Bahrain’s $1.6bn mixed-use project Dilmunia on fast-track
Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) said work is in full swing on its Dilmunia Grand Canal & Marina project with the...
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