Shurooq names Yousef Al Mutawa as chief executive of Sharjah Sustainable City

Al Mutawa was previously director of operations at the authority. The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has elevated Yousef Al Mutawa...

Eagle Hills Diyar signs $374mn financing agreement for Marassi Al Bahrain

Funding will cover the construction of several key projects, developer says. Eagle Hills Diyar, the developer behind Marassi Al Bahrain, the waterfront...

Al Faris completes over-sized Dubai move and lift project

Company safely transports and assembles 12 components of giant shiploaders and stacker wheels at Jebel Ali port. Middle East heavy lift and...

KSA to develop three new entertainment destinations in Eastern Province

Amusement parks, cinemas and entertainment destinations to be developed by Saudi Entertainment Ventures. Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven), a unit of the Public...

Acwa Power-led consortium to develop Oman’s largest utility scale solar project

Plant will generate enough power to supply 33,000 homes with electricity and will offset 340,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. Saudi...

Opinion: Mordernise or become obsolete

Neil Shackleton, executive director at ALEC, urges the regional construction industry to take the leap into the future. Steering anything in the...

Site Visit: ICD Brookfield Place

Gavin Davids joins project manager AECOM at one of the most eye-catching towers in the DIFC area. Early in 2016, at the...

Eaton’s Ashraf Yehia: Storage can ease energy demand concerns

Energy system is moving rapidly and the transition to renewable energy is accelerating, says Yehia. Ashraf Yehia, managing director at Eaton Middle...