Eagle Hills Ethiopia announces first tower in ‘La Gare’ mixed-use development

La Gare is being developed on the former site of Addis Ababa’s main railway station. The first residential tower has been launched...

New 191km expressway opened in Oman

Al Sharqiya Expressway to run from Wilayat of Bidbid through to Wilayat Al Kamil wa Al Wafi. Oman has officially opened a...

Over 11,000 workers attended PCLA Awareness Programme in 2019

The programme’s intention was to educate workers over their rights and obligations according to the UAE laws and legislations. Major-general Obaid Muhair...

Al Dhafra Petroleum awards engineering services contract to SNC-Lavalin

SNC-Lavalin will provide FEED services for the second phase of the Haliba field development. SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has won an...

Metito wins 55 MW solar power plant project in Bangladesh – Exclusive interview

Metito MD tells MECN that they were able to achieve the lowest tariff ever reported in Bangladesh on the project. Metito Group...

Exclusive: Signify explores 3D-printed tailored luminaires

Kevin Raaijmaker tells MECN that a typical manufactured luminaire has a 47 per cent lower carbon footprint than a conventionally manufactured luminaire....

Nakheel’s Ali Rashid Lootah resigns and moves to Dubai World

Departing chairman thanked as HE Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Shaibani takes lead of expanded seven-member board. Nakheel has announced changes to its board following...

ADNOC, Eni sign MoU on carbon capture utilisation and R&D

ADNOC’s commercial scale facility for carbon capture utilisation and storage was set-up in 2016. ADNOC has announced that it has signed a...

JLL announces Dana Salbak as new head of research for MENA

Salbak rejoined JLL in Q4 2014 as an associate . Dana Salbak has been announced as the head of research for the...

ADFD signs agreement for $20m contribution to Arab Gulf Programme for Development

Contribution will fund strategic development efforts in key socio-economic sectors. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the national entity for economic...