Road to Libya

With year-on-year growth in Libya’s construction sector and large investments in tourism projects; opportunities are rife, but the unique business environment demands...

Championing Safety

How a Buildsafe UAE initiative currently being piloted by six international contractors in the MIddle East is engaging workers to boost health...

The World starts to take shape

We speak to Kleindienst Group chief executive Josef Kleindienst after the developer became the first to break ground on Dubai’s The World...

Masdar City update

An update on Abu Dhabis US $22 billion sustainable development following the exit of two top execs. News broke at the end...

Better Bridges

The trend for bigger bridges calls for the intelligent use of materials to guarantee a longer maintenance-free lifetime; not just to save...

Solar race

It is only a matter of time before the Middle East government bodies make solar power a necessity through incentives such as...

BCDR to boost investor confidence

Bahrain’s new dispute resolution centre deemed the world’s first arbitration “free zone”. The Bahrain Centre of Dispute Resolution (BCDR), recently launched by...

Saudi Arabia project update

With one of the world’s fastest growing populations and a high level of unemployment, Saudi Arabia is investing in massive industrialization programmes...

Construction industry urged to get serious about safety

Recent construction health and safety initiatives suggest that the UAE is leading the way in promoting best practice, but more collaboration is...

Investors flock to Abu Dhabi

HC Securities and Investment’s MENA real estate analyst Majed Azzam comments on the impact of Nakheel’s recent restructuring on Abu Dhabi’s property...