Omran picks AECOM for hotel cost management contract

Hotel will be completed by December 2015. Oman’s government-owned tourism development company, Omran, has awarded AECOM Technology Corporation the contract for the...

Contractors set Dec 1 deadline for Riyadh metro project

Contractors to submit their bids for the project's five main construction contracts. Saudi authorities has set the submission date for the five...

Volvo-Eicher to sell Indian JV trucks in Middle East

Volvo and India joint venture partner Eicher plan to sell their revamped truck range across second tier and emerging markets, including the...

Port of Duqm to have cement, bitumen terminals

Port operator in advanced talks to develop a cement import terminal at the port. Oman’s Port of Duqm Company has revealed plans...

Bahraini investor runs into trouble over $63.6m park

Government officials threaten to revoke approval after development plans get out of hand. The Municipal Council of Bahrain’s Muharraq has threatened to...

The Final Countdown

With a little over one week to go until the official inauguration of Khalifa Port, The Big Project catches up with Abu...

Bahrain’s Mina Salman Interchange ahead of schedule

$66.3m project to be completed four months ahead of schedule in August 2013, Minister says. Bahraini Works Minister Essam Khalaf has announced...

Indian demand pushes Gulf Extrusions growth

Subcontinent is a key destination in the UAE based company's global expansion strategy. UAE-based aluminium extrusion specialist, Gulf Extrusions has raised its...

UAE invests $2.72bn on power, water projects

FEWA says second phase of the project will cover Ajman, UAQ, RAK and Fujairah. Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, director general of the UAE...

Saudi to award construction contracts for 871 schools

Ministry of Education currently has 2,340 school projects worth $5.6bn under construction. The Saudi government is set to award contracts worth hundreds...