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...

10 Qatar projects forging ahead

With Qatar boasting one of the largest economic growth rates in the world in 2009, The Big Project discusses what's in store...

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...