Galfar bags $78.2m grid station deals

Contractor to build three grid stations and lay 132km of cables across country. Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has awarded Galfar Engineering...

Bahraini workers see salaries jump 3.7%

Study sees employees getting increase in 2012, followed by a 'major' jump in 2013. Global management consulting firm Hay Group has said...

Saudi construction firm ties up JV with T5

New entity will work on projects that require thermal recycling and re-mediation across the region . Saudi construction firm, Gulf Consolidated Contractors...

Makkah-Jeddah highway to be open for Haj

Only eight kilometres of the 85km project left to be completed, project director says. [caption id="attachment_2801" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Jeddah-Makkah highway will...

KSA, Egypt pressing ahead with causeway project

Project revived after former Egyptian president had scrapped it over security fears. [caption id="attachment_2794" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The 32km causeway will run from...

Kuwaiti political issues causes concerns

Industry experts fear that delays and bureaucracy are scaring off global contracting firms. The political deadlock in Kuwait is raising concerns amongst...

Qatar approves new building law

Civil defence warns that new law could see violators faced with three years of jail time. The Qatari Cabinet has issued a...

$7.2bn Khalifa Port launches operations

Abu Dhabi based $7.2bn mega-project sees phase 1 of industrial zone also launched on Sept 1. In the world of maritime operations,...

Sharjah Ruler orders high-rise protection committee

Responsibilities include revising and updating current public protection provisions and issuing safety certificates. The Ruler of Sharjah, HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin...

Apache awards Foster Wheeler three-year deal

Swiss firm will provide design, engineering and project management to assist joint venture. Swiss-headquartered engineering firm, Foster Wheeler has secured a three-year...