Drop in prices in Jeddah making property more accessible to Saudi nationals

Expatriate family departures could help housing to be more affordable. Approved Content Research by KPMG suggests there has been a price correction...

Nakheel awards $18mn contract to Chinese company for ‘spectacular’ fountains at The Pointe

Beijing Water Design to deliver and operate the 12,000sqm area of water. Nakheel has revealed that it has awarded a contract worth...

Alstom conducts initial dynamic tests for Riyadh Metro

Train trials test Metro system’s power supply, signalling and other system performances . French engineering major Alstom has started initial dynamic tests...

MOCCAE signs MoU with FCA to build world’s largest coral reef park

Project will protect the marine environment and aims to attract more diving lovers to Fujairah. The UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and...

SNC-Lavalin appointed by PDMI to deliver $1.5bn chemical plant in Oman

Firm will also support the operations and maintenance of the plant. SNC-Lavalin has signed an agreement with Project Development & Management International...

Majid Al Futtaim and Marriott International open region’s first cinema themed hotel

Aloft City Centre Deira is MAF's 13th hotel and fourth collaboration with Marriott. The Middle East now has its first cinema-themed hotel,...

Dubai Properties unveils ‘Living Green Wall’ at Dubai Wharf

Vertical garden expected to offset 4.4t of CO2 annually. Dubai Properties has unveiled what it calls the Middle East’s largest living green...

Hydra Village Zone 8 properties to be handed over this month

Abu Dhabi developer Hydra Properties also making headway on Hydra Avenue project . Hydra Properties LLC. has announced that it will begin...

Immensa becomes first UAE-based firm to file 3D-printing patent

New patent a 3D printing method of producing moulds for concrete and other aggregates. Additive manufacturing firm Immensa Technology Labs has submitted...

Durapipe UK lifts lid on new Bahrain International Airport pipework system

Rumco Group turns to Durapipe UK's specialist fuel conveyance system for Central Utilities Complex. A major new $1.1 billion modernisation programme at...