Qatar Foundation orders 19 sustainable trams

Siemens aims to build the “most energy-efficient tram” for the 11.5km Doha network. Qatar Foundation has placed an order for 19 energy...

CH2M HILL named fourth top architectural firm

IDC Architects branch honoured in a list of 250 complied by Architectural Record magazine. The architectural arm of CH2M Hill has been...

Oman postpones National Rail System design tender until October

Five consortia bidding for $13bn project have been asked to extend the validity of bid bonds. Oman’s Tender Board has once again...

Seven firms bid for Qatar’s Wakrah stadium

Bids are for the contract to provide project, design and construction management for the 45,000 seat stadium. Seven bids have been submitted...

3,605 accidents in 10 days as Ramadan rush starts in Dubai

Dubai Police has reported that two people were killed in three days over the weekend as the number of accidents totaled 3,600...

KAEC Seaport to contribute $2.6bn to Saudi GDP

Developer says the new port will create up to 15,000 jobs once operations start. The seaport which is part of the King...

Al Arrab is the lowest bidder for Arar airport

Contract is for the expansion of the airport, which currently services 140,000 passengers a year. Saudi-based Al-Arrab Contracting Company has emerged as...

Galfar posts growth in H1 net profit

Oman’s largest EPC contractor, Galfar Engineering and Contracting Company, has said its net profit for the first six months of 2012 rose...

ARRA undergoes restructuring

Ajman real estate body will now have three major departments, including support services. The Crown Prince of Ajman, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid...

$53.3m in Jeddah sewage network contracts awarded

Contracts to connect 18,000 properties across three districts to the city's sewage network. Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) has signed four...