Mannai pulls out of Black Cat acquisition

Qatar major Mannai has withdrawn its offer to buy local EPC specialist Black Cat. The Qatar News Agency reported that Mannai had...

1 in 6 companies willing to make cash bribes

A new survey by Ernst and Young has revealed that one in six companies in the UAE and Jordan are willing to make cash payments...

Biased project managers blamed as ME disputes double in 2011

  Failure to administer construction contracts properly and employer-biased project managers were major contributors as the value of contract disputes doubled in...

Al-Fara’a and Amanah win hospital contracts

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler’s representative in the Western Region has hailed the awarding of contracts to build...

UAE dumping sparking cement price war in Oman

UAE companies exporting excess cement into Oman is creating a price war and threatening local production. According to a report by Kuwait’s...

Pinoy Middle East heavy machinery expats causing domestic brain drain

The Philippines is facing a shortage of heavy equipment operators as workers leave for higher pay in regions such as the Middle...

POV trip on the red line of the Dubai Metro

One fault in 53,620 journeys on the Dubai Metro

Mattar Al Tayer, the executive director of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has revealed that the fault rate on the Dubai Metro is...

Watch the SpaceX Dragon’s journey to space (animation)

SpaceX Dragon delivers the age of space freight

The commercial vehicles sector is officially now out of this world, with the historic first docking of the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station....