China plays catch up with the West

Chinese manufacturers growing exports of machinery, but remain behind Western manufacturers. [caption id="attachment_11404" align="aligncenter" width="451"] Chinese companies have a way to go...

Sobha City sparks return of mega-projects

Mixed used project in Meydan City to be developed by Indian real estate developer. Sobha City, the 743,224m2 mixed use development in...

Contractor coordination helps Yas Waterworld

World's biggest water park to be handed over early because of close coordination between contractors. Yas Waterworld, Abu Dhabi's newest attraction, will...

Emaar to build Egyptian mega-mall

Dubai Mall developer launches Cairo project. The Egyptian subsidiary of Dubai based developer Emaar has launched Egypt’s largest open mall project in...

Abu Dhabi plans $2.94bn expansion to airport

International airport will see capacity grow to 40m passengers by 2017. Abu Dhabi announced on Monday the launch of a $2.94bn project...

Container transfer “two months ahead”

Khalifa Port now home to 30% of Mina Zayed containers. The transfer of containers from Mina Zayed Port to the recently inaugurated...

Arabtec subsidiary wins $74m in contracts

Four projects spread across Abu Dhabi and Qatar won by Qatar based Target Engineering Construction Company. Target Engineering Construction Company, the Qatar...

Aldar and Sorouh merger likely within a month

Sourouh managing director says that discussions well underway after due diligence began in June . A potential merger agreement between Aldar Properties...