Fire at Dubai Mall days after launch of fire safety campaign

Middle East's largest shopping mall evacuated after fire scare. Shoppers at the Dubai Mall had to evacuate the building after a fire...

Kingspan sees trading profit up 19% in H1 2012

Irish firm also acquired Thyssenkrupp Construction and UAE’s Ridigal Industries. Kingspan, the Irish insulation and building envelope firm, has presented its half-yearly...

Oman moves to support construction sector

New borrowers to receive a 75% reduction in bank fees, with the government bearing cost of cuts. Oman Housing Bank (OHB) has...

Oman awards $320m contract for Batinah Expressway

Sultanate's first dual four-lane expressway will connect the Muscat Expressway to Khatmat Melahah. Oman's Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded...

Jeddah lifts construction ban on 2,746 plots

Ban had been imposed to prevent a repeat of the massive flooding from November 2009. A ban on construction in thousands of...

Balfour Beatty sees Mideast growth in H1 2012

UK's largest construction firm says volumes growing in markets like Qatar and KSA. The UK’s biggest construction firm Balfour Beatty has reported...

UAE’s first eco-friendly building to be ready soon

DEWA says that new green building will generate 600kW of electricity using solar power. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has...

The Aerofex bike in action. We want one!

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Star Wars-style speeder bike could be suitable for heavy-lift

Californian company Aerofex’ hover vehicle may look like a speeder bike from Star Wars but its real-world applications include heavy-left utilisation, according...