Turkmenistan unveils Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion design

The Central Asian country’s pavilion will occupy a little over 1,500sqm of space. The Turkmenistan pavilion design for the Expo 2020 Dubai...

INEOS signs $2bn agreement to build three new plants in Saudi Arabia

Agreement signed with Saudi Aramco and Total to build its first ever plants in the Middle East. UK-based INEOS has a signed...

Oman’s DRPIC awards FEED contract to Wood UK

Duqm Refinery is part of a strategic partnership between the Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International. The Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals...

Saipem-led JV wins onshore LNG project in Mozambique

JV consists of Saipem alongside US-based McDermott International and Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation. Italy’s Saipem has won a joint venture (JV) engineering, procurement,...

The Middle East hospitality industry in focus

Angitha Pradeep speaks to Bastien Blanc, VP operations – ME, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), about the region’s hospitality boom. According to the...

Interview: How retail developers can win fight against online

Mark Grinis, EY Global Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction leader, on the Dubai’s real estate market and the challenges facing retail. Over...

France’s POMA wins sub-contract to deliver 48 high-tech capsules for Ain Dubai

Contract worth between $50 and $100 million has been awarded for EPCI of the capsules for the world’s largest observation wheel. Hyundai...

Rebuilt Cathedral of Notre-Dame will be a monument to advances in construction technology

Andrew Skudder, CEO, CCS on how technology will help contractors streamline the restoration of the historic building. The world watched in horror...

Emaar signs MoU with China’s BNA

The mixed-use project will be located within the Aero-Economic Area of China’s latest airport. Dubai-based developer Emaar is partnering with Beijing New...