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Healthy demand for hospital construction in the Gulf
How the complexities of building hospitals have changed over the years. Amidst the glitz and glamour of shopping malls and luxury hotels...
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Dubai’s Limitless awards $77.5m contract for Downtown Jebel Ali works
Arco General Contracting to complete infrastructure works by end of 2017. Limitless, the Dubai-based master developer, has awarded a $77.5 million contract...
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Qatar allots plots to build five hospitals
New hospitals in Doha set to be built through partnerships with the private sector. The Qatari government has allotted five plots in...
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Saudi Arabia likely to review Nitaqat scheme amid ‘work paralysis’
Employers say it is difficult to fill quotas for the recruitment of nationals required under the controversial Saudisation programme . Saudi Arabian...
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Top 10 Gulf healthcare projects
A look at some of the region’s biggest healthcare construction projects. 1. KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL AZIZ SECURITY FORCES MEDICAL COMPLEXESClient: Ministry...
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Consultants eye Iran construction market as nuclear talks intensify
Chief executive of Hill International said his consultancy is ‘ideally positioned to enter Iranian market’. International consultancies are making plans to target Iran’s...
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Dubai property market near bottom of world ranking as prices fall 6.1%
Emirate placed 53rd among 56 countries ranked by Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index. Dubai property prices were down by 6.1% in the...
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Nakheel approves ‘floating islands’ project at The World in Dubai
Kuwait’s Oqyana Real Estate, Dutch Docklands to develop 33 luxury private islands in the shape of Australasia. Dubai’s Nakheel has given the...
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Dubai’s DIFC plans to triple in size by 2024
Dubai International Financial Centre says it will increase office space to 511,000sqm to support expansion. The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is...
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Egypt sees ‘complications’ in $45bn plan for new capital city
Contract negotiations with Capital City Partners, led by UAE’s Mohamed Alabbar, are still ongoing, according to Egypt's housing minister. An ambitious plan...
