The cornerstone to new medical facility is laid in Beirut
President Michel Sleiman and American University of Beirut officials laid the cornerstone to a new medical building Tuesday, inaugurating a...
Infrastructure
Saudia plans largest green IT park in King Abdullah Economic City
Saudi Arabian Airlines ( SAA ) is planning to build the largest and most advanced green IT park at King...
Bahrain to study Saudi rail link proposals
Bahrain experts will begin studying proposals of the Saudi-Bahrain railway project by the middle of next year, said a minister....
$1billion medical city in Oman
A landmark integrated medical tourism project currently under development in Salalah has been officially named as the 'International Medical City'...
Qatar’s insurance companies tap into construction and infrastructure sectors
While the insurance sector continues to expand and post solid profits, Qatar’s policy writers are looking to improve profit margins...
$250bn investments in MENA rail projects until 2015
A project rail boom within the transport sector in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to materialize in...
GCC spending on road and bridge infrastructure to reach $121.3 billion
The Gulf region is forging ahead with plans to improve its regional transportation infrastructure, with $121.3 billion worth of road...
Abu Dhabi imposes new building permit rules
A new system established by municipal authorities now requires land boundaries to be fixed and approved before construction processes can...
Jordan's $1 billion Disi water transmission project nears completion
The Jordanian ministry of water and irrigation has completed 92% of the Disi Water Conveyance Project and the pipelines will...
New Saudi mega projects proposed to comply with green building requisites
The design, construction and operation of new mega projects in Saudi Arabia must comply with the environmental assessments and green...
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