More focus on project planning needed in Gulf, says WSP exec

With several megaprojects in the pipeline, a structured delivery is necessary to avoid complications, says WSP’s Greg Kane. As development plans in...

Arab investors offered villa plots at $400m Sharjah site

First phase of Shoumous Residential Complex will see sale of 200 plots of land of up to 3,000sqm in size. The first...

Sobha plans global push for sales of $4bn Dubai project

Developer to open offices in London, Singapore, Riyadh, Doha and Kuwait after breaking ground on luxury villas and apartments in second quarter....

Construction boss calls for help with Saudi Nitaqat scheme

Al Rajhi Building Services executive says ‘major challenges’ remain in finding qualified Saudi nationals. Saudi Arabian authorities need to do more to...

AC Milan plans $350m ground ‘inspired by Emirates Stadium’

Architect says Italian football club’s proposed 48,000-seat stadium was partly based on the Dubai airline-sponsored ground in London. AC Milan, one of...

Beware Gulf construction ‘hype’, top contractor warns

There is much talk of a surge in projects – but the industry needs to be realistic about timelines, cautions ALEC’s Barry...

Kuwaiti real estate firms get 20% quota for employment of nationals

Property companies will need to recruit a fifth or more of their staff from the national population. Kuwaiti real estate firms must...

Egypt’s Arab Contractors Company stepping up Africa operations

Contractor eyes major infrastructure projects such as bridges, sewage and water plants. Arab Contractors Company, the Egypt-based contracting firm, plans to step...

Contractors ‘have not absorbed lessons of Dubai property crash’

Smaller, newer firms still vulnerable to contract disputes due to lack of awareness, says leading construction lawyer . Gulf-based contractors are still...