$7-million factory extension by Zeenni Steel in Lebanon
Zeenni Steel, a manufacturer of structure steel and tubes, will introduce a new line of nails, coat hangers, and mesh...
Construction
GCC Cement Market to Grow at a CAGR of 6% To 2019
To keep up with the augmented demand for construction materials, new cement production facilities are being built in and around...
Qatar highway project on track for 2019 launch
With nearly 40 per cent of the work on Dukhan Highway East development already competed (including the construction of bridges,...
Dubai Wonderland project revived, to cost up to $490 million
Ento Capital, a Dubai International Financial Centre-based investment company, has announced that construction on the mixed-use Wonderland project in Dubai...
Construction tender for Kuwait's $1 billion Olympic Village to be issued in Q1 2017
Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) is expected to publish the main construction tender for its 306 million-Kuwaiti-dinar project...
Growing demand for energy-efficient HVAC systems
This Special Report examines the growing demand for energy-efficient HVAC systems in the region. Buildings consume 53% of the world’s...
Fighting cybercrime gets into the construction industry
Cybercrime comes with significant cost. It was been estimated that the global economic cost of combating cybercrime could reach $400...
CDR supervising $3.4 billion worth of public work in Lebanon
The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) is actually supervising $3.4 billion worth of public works that will start or...
Ghana’s housing needs to hit two million by 2018
Ghana’s housing needs are expected to rise to two million by 2018. The incoming Government has therefore been urged...
Damac hands over $300 million luxury tower in Beirut
Damac Properties has completed and commenced hand over of a $300m 28-storey luxury tower in Beirut, the Dubai-based property developer...
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