RTA aim to complete 105 footbridges by 2016

Construction of 13 bridges already under way across various districts in Dubai. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is planning to raise...

Oman floats tender for 256km expressway

Four companies have expressed their interest in the contract so far, transport ministry says. A tender has been floated by Oman’s Ministry...

Emirates Steel appoints first Emirati CEO

Move is part of a 'well defined strategy' to increase the number of UAE nationals within workforce. Emirates Steel, a subsidiary of...

Empower posts 23.2% rise in July consumption

Increase in district cooling consumption a result of higher occupancy rate in major areas. Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling...

Saudi financing for machinery imports hit $3.5 billion in six months

Saudi Arabia’s central bank has revealed that financing for machinery imports increased to $3.6 billion in the first six months of 2012....

GASCO awards Dodsal $450m pipeline deal

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company (GASCO) has awarded Dubai-based engineering, procurement and construction firm, Dodsal Group, the contract to build two pipelines...

Ajman revamps roads network to woo investors, tourists

Growing business activity prompts municipality to launch several projects. Growing business activity in the UAE emirate of Ajman has prompted the municipality...

Bahraini government stops mall project in Isa Town

Ministry is considering several options to resolve dispute, including exchanging the plot. Bahrain’s Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry has cancelled a...

US seeks Zack Shahin’s deportation from Yemen

Embassy officials in talks with Yemeni authorities to send absconding prisoner back home. US authorities are in talks aimed at convincing the...

Carillion posts mixed H1 results

UK contractor says re-scaling of UK construction contributed to revenue decline. UK-based contractor, Carillion has posted a rise in net profits for...