RAK to get $120 million road investment

The UAE has awarded contracts totaling $120 million for road construction in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The two contracts...

Abu Dhabi fines 5,470 companies over worker rights

The government of Abu Dhabi says that it has fined 5,407 companies for infringement of worker rights over the past two years....

ADNOC awards Samsung Engineering $2.84bn Ruwais project

Korean giant will provide project management and engineering expertise for major project. Samsung Engineering, the engineering and contracting arm of the Korean...

Drydocks World begins building world’s biggest wind power HVDC offshore platform

Platform will be ready for sail-away from Dubai Drydocks at the end of 2013. Drydocks World, a unit of the Dubai World...

Topaz Marine Engineering signs contracts with Sharjah government

Omani owned marine service engineering firm to provide a catamaran ferry boat for Sharjah emirate. Topaz Marine Engineering, the UAE based full...

$118m construction contracts for UAE roads awarded

Ras Al Khaimah and Khor Fakkan roads will be built within the next two years. The Follow Up Committee of Initiatives of...

Lebanese cement sector to see solid future despite decline

Regional instability and eurozone economic woes hamper demand for Lebanese cement. Lebanon’s biggest cement producer, Cemmenterie National has said it remains upbeat...

Bloom Properties begins handover of flagship development

Master developer announces the completion of the first phase of construction works for Abu Dhabi project. Abu Dhabi-based master developer, Bloom Properties...

Dubai government expands freehold areas

Decree issued by Ruler of Dubai sees two plots of land released in Dubai Investments Park. The government of Dubai has added...

UK firm seeks Middle East expansion

Engineering solutions provider appoints new regional development head to implement strategy. UK-based Costain, which has a well-established presence in Abu Dhabi, focussed...