Dubai transport building fast-tracked for Expo 2020

Dubai ruler approves plan for $91m Roads & Transport Authority Enterprise Command & Control Centre. Designs have been approved for a AED335...

Kuwait National Assembly passes public tenders law

One of the most important provisions of the law obliges the Central Tenders Committee to accept the decisions of the petitions committee....

Developer Dar Al Arkan ‘in housing talks with Saudi government’

The Ministry of Housing is set to spend a total of $15.8 billion through to 2020. The Saudi Arabia-based Dar Al-Arkan Real...

Dubai’s Union Properties signs $79m project finance deal

Ajman Bank and National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah acted as joint lead managers for the deal. Dubai-based Union Properties has signed...

Dubai tower to soar ‘100m taller than Burj Khalifa’

Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Alabbar reveals new details about $1 billion megastructure. The Tower, set to be the centrepiece of Dubai Creek...

Qatar’s Aljaber Group planning IPO – report

Construction firm could offer $800 million initial public offering on Doha stock market, says Reuters. The Qatar-based construction firm Aljaber Group is...

L&T ‘wins Qatar World Cup stadium contract’

Indian conglomerate in deal to build $135m 40,000-capacity Al Rayyan stadium – report. The Indian construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has...

Midday break: UAE plans 60,000 inspections

Violations of summer working rule will be reported electronically directly from construction sites - report. Government officials in the UAE will conduct...