Saudi Filipino group on “illegal recruitment” hunger strike

130 construction workers strike in protest of illegal recruitment, abusive employers and government neglect. More that 100 Filipino construction workers in Saudi Arabia...

Four consortia prequalified for Riyadh metro

Arriyadh Development Authority expected to short-list prequalified firms to bid for construction package. Four consortia have been prequalified by Saudi Arabia’s Arriyadh...

Dubai Municipality offers labourers free medicals until Aug. 4

Campaign includes integral medical programme for check ups and general awareness of diseases. The Clinic and Medical Services Section at the Dubai...

Archirodon wins $200m EPC deal for offshore Abu Dhabi oilfield

Deal is the first of four major contracts in the Sarb full field development project. Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has...

Fluor Corp seeks more offshore contracts in GCC

Engineering firm believes that there are offshore opportunities in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar. International engineering firm Fluor Corp is seeking to...

Aramco, Sumitomo award Petrofac two contracts

Contracts are the first major awards under Saudi Aramco's In-Kingdom EPC programme. Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Company have awarded British oil...

Bahrain sanitary works to be completed by 2014

$7.5m deal covers the extension of around 20km of main and secondary sanitary drainage pipes. The Bahraini cabinet said that work on...

KSA will lead regional construction boom, says BofA

Kingdom to take the lead in terms of construction spending after years of underinvestment. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) has said...

Qatar World Cup projects to attract 1.5m new workers

Construction of mega-projects behind the surge in job creation in the Gulf Arab state. Experts have predicted Qatar will need to recruit...

Parsons wins contract for 1,000km highway project in Oman

US firm will provide design and construction supervision services for dualisation of cross country road. Parsons, the US based engineering services firm,...