Dubai set to issue Al Maktoum airport tender

Tender expected on May 28 will be for works to expand the airport to handle some 120m passengers a year. A tender...

Qatar Rail cancels Doha Metro station contract

Consolidated Contractors to continue $1.4bn Major Stations project after previous agreement axed. Qatar Rail has terminated a contract to build key stations...

Dubai’s RTA approves contract for $28.5m Jafza Bridge

Road bridge to link north and south zones of Jebel Ali Free Zone. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with...

Oman to build new oil storage terminal near Duqm

First phase of facility will cost $300-400m. The state-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) plans to spend between $300-400 million on the first...

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar completes clean energy projects in Egypt

Four projects will power 25,800 homes. The Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has completed the delivery of 30 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale clean energy...

Qatar Rail and Alstom unveil Lusail tram designs

Traditional themes inspire look of 33m-long trams. Alstom and Qatar Rail have unveiled the design of the Citadis tram, which will circulate...

Japan’s JICA ‘set to secure second tranche of $340m Cairo Metro loan’

The first phase of Line 4 will be 17km in length. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is close to securing the second...

Doha Metro: 89% of tunnelling works complete

Lusail Light Rail Transit project also 35% complete, Qatar Rail says. The Doha Metro project crossed 112 million man hours of completed...

Dubai approves $354m sewage plant works

Second phase of Jebel Ali treatment plant gets go ahead. The second phase of a sewage treatment plant in Jebel Ali in...

Drake & Scull wins $93m Doha Metro contract

Rail division to carry out MEP works on depot buildings. The Dubai-listed Drake & Scull says it has won a QR340 million...

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