• King Abdullah pledges US $266m medical centre in Bahrain

  Saudi Arabia King HH Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz has pledged to build a SR1 billion ($266 million) medical city as a gift...

• Aabar’s 70% acquisition of Arabtec called off

  Arabtec and Aabar Investments have called off their US $1.7 billion agreement for Aabar to take over Arabtec.. Arabtec and Aabar Investments...

• New nano-acrylic coating from Jotun

  Jotun Paints has launched its Jotafloor Rapid Dry WB; a new floor coating based on nanotechnology.. Jotun Paints has launched its Jotafloor...

• Kingspan opens first UAE office

  UK-based Kingspan insulated panels has expanded into the Middle East with the opening of an office in Dubai.. UK-based Kingspan insulated panels...

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  Three workers crushed by wall collapse

  Construction mistakes blamed for fatalities onsite. Three Indian labourers were killed and one was injured when a brick wall collapsed at a...

• CPC to open six factories in Al Ain

  Six new factories are to be opened in Al Ain this year by the Construction Products Holding Company (CPC). Six new factories...

• Qatari Diar partners with Bin Laden Group

  Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and Saudi Binladen Group (SBG) have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish the QD-SBG Group. Qatari...

• GCC construction contracts up 11.4%

  Gulf construction contracts reached a total of US $142.4 billion last year, with the fourth quarter (Q4) the most buoyant, reported Emirates...

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  RERA spares stalled construction projects

  As property prices fell last year, the agency was given the authority to cancel developments that do not begin construction within six...

• Dubai developer wanted in Germany over alleged fraud

  Authorities in Germany are seeking the arrest of a German national on suspicion of a multi-million-euro fraud in connection with a Dubai...

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