Taiba appoints Al Saad General Contracting as main contractor for $101mn Riyadh hotel

302-key hotel is being built in the Al Olaya district of the Kingdom’s capital. Taiba Investments Company, the Saudi-based real estate investment...

Four stations on Route 2020 achieve LEED Gold Certification says RTA

The rating comes as part of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) programme. Seven metro stations on Route 2020 have...

Masdar signs strategic agreement to develop five solar PV projects in Iraq

Projects will have a combined capacity of 1GW; Masdar wants more partnerships in country. Masdar, the global renewable energy company, has announced...

Mace announces completion of works on Ain Dubai

The Ferris Wheel is expected to take over the title of the world’s tallest observation wheel from the High Roller in Las...

Etihad Rail inks deal with Herrenknecht for new tunnel design

Deal will also see young Emirati engineers undergo training on tunnel engineering at Herrenknecht’s headquarters in Germany. Etihad Rail has announced a...

Dar Al Arkan launches $218mn residential tower in Dubai

Construction of the tower is already underway and is expected to be complete before the end of 2023. Developer Dar Al Arkan...

Diyar Al Muharraq completes key project for its integrated city in Bahrain

Developer says construction work on main entrance junction has been completed. Diyar Al Muharraq, the Bahraini real estate development company, has announced...

KSA and Egypt sign $1.8bn worth of contracts with consortiums to connect the nations’ power grids

Electric grid interconnection project between the two countries aims to exchange electrical capacities amounting to 3,000MW with a 500kV HVDC technology. Saudi...

Autodesk holds virtual annual global design and make conference

Company’s ‘University 2021’, held online for second consecutive year, to explore the possibilities of its software solutions in several spheres related to...