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Dubai’s Drake & Scull reports lower profits, H1 revenues edge up
Operating profit for the first half was $15.8 million, down 27% compared to the same period in 2014. The Dubai-listed contractor Drake...
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Dubai Parks and Resorts’ expenditure tops $1bn
Second-quarter costs came to $218m as theme-park developer looks to meet October 2016 project deadline. Total expenditure by Dubai Parks and Resorts...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Railway linking six Gulf states ‘on track to open in 2018’
Line spanning Gulf Cooperation Council area, from Kuwait to Muscat, set to cost more than $15.4 billion, official says. A railway linking all...
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Abu Dhabi launches tyre inspection campaign
Abu Dhabi Quality Conformity Council to check the fitness of new and re-treaded tyres in the UAE capital. The Abu Dhabi Quality...
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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...
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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...
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Qatari drivers face more fines for bad lane discipline
Fifty patrols have been assigned to monitor trucks and trailers violating city rules. Motorists in Qatar face more fines under a clampdown on...
