Alfanar signs MoU with Aramco to develop in-Kingdom initiatives

Initiatives align with Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) programme . Saudi-based Alfanar has signed a co-operation agreement with Aramco, which aims...

Nakheel Malls and DP World to launch Souk Al Mafra on Deira Islands

Retail and trading hub will provide a centralised trader experience and new stream of economic activity. Nakheel Malls, the retail arm of...

WES wireless fire alarm system selected for Germany pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai

System is designed specifically for construction sites and is certified to EN54 standard . Dubai-based Liberty Fire & Safety Equipment Trading has...

Arada awards $99.9mn contract for student housing complex at Aljada

Intermass Engineering and Contracting Company, a Sharjah-based contractor, has been appointed to build the 12 five-storey apartment blocks at Nest. Arada, the...

UAE’s implements 129 development projects worth $3.2bn

Projects are part of UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure’s five-year plan. The UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced the...

PIF says construction contracts in excess of $2.1bn have been awarded

Residential and commercial tenants have already taken up residence within the development. Construction works contracts in excess of $2.1bn have been awarded...

Project Profile: Al Khobar 1 SWRO desalination plant

Angitha Pradeep speaks with Ignacio Lobo, project director, ACCIONA, about how one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest reverse osmosis desalination plants was delivered...

Insight: Reassessing fire strategies

Sam Alcock, Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy’s Dubai director, speaks to MECN about how fire and life safety strategies need to evolve, so...

Aldar Properties sees 17% revenue growth to hit $2.28bn in FY 2020

Gross profit also rose 8% to $811.3m, while full year net profit steadied at $525.4m. Aldar Properties, the Abu Dhabi-based property developer,...

EWEC calls for bids for 150m imperial gallon per day desalination plant

Project is expected to begin commercial operations by Q1, 2024. Developers/developer-consortiums have been invited to submit expressions of Interest (EoIs) by the...