UAE’s Naresco bags construction contract for Danube’s Glitz 1 and 2

Shoring and excavation work on the residential developments is complete. Dubai developer Danube Properties has awarded a contract to UAE-based Naresco Contracting...

Samsung C&T exec on building super-tall structures in the Middle East

Interview with Ahmad Abdulrazaq, executive vice-chairman of Samsung C&T’s High-Rise division. As anyone who has visited the Burj Khalifa will tell you,...

Jobs advice: What Gulf construction firms look for when hiring

Top trends driving recruitment in the sector. Recruiting the right candidate for a vacant position is seldom an easy process. In the...

Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim sets policy on construction workers’ rights

Policy makes commitments on timely pay, annual leave and accommodation. The Dubai retail giant Majid Al Futtaim has outlined details of a...

Saudi royals ‘tour Silvio Berlusconi’s $545m mansion in Italy’

Former Italian Prime Minister reportedly selling 68-room retreat on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda. Saudi royals are looking to buy a $545 million mansion...

Dubai Properties Group appoints new chief executive

Abdullatif Al Mulla named chief executive; Naaman Atallah is now head of Dubai Properties Real Estate Company. Dubai Properties Group (DPG) has...

Gulf Related awards Abu Dhabi mall work to Brookfield Multiplex

Australian firm wins $425 million contract to build the Al Maryah Central shopping mall in the UAE capital. The UAE’s Gulf Related,...

Qatar installs weather station at World Cup stadium

Station set up near the under-construction Al Wakrah Stadium to provide meteorological data for cooling purposes. Qatar has announced the installation of...

FIFA turmoil unlikely to impact Qatar project pipeline – experts

Gulf state’s ambitious construction plans will flourish with or without 2022 World Cup, industry executives say. The controversies surrounding the 2022 FIFA...