DP World signs contracts for Dubai port expansion

Fourth terminal at Jebel Ali will add 3.1 million TEUs by 2018. Dubai’s DP World has signed two contracts for construction work...

District cooling firm Empower ‘halts plans for IPO’

Market conditions not favourable for listing, CEO says. Dubai-based district cooling firm Empower has halted plans for an initial public offering (IPO),...

Construction starts on $1.1bn Bahrain airport expansion

Project funded by $919m grant from the UAE. Bahrain has started construction work on a $1.1 billion airport expansion project which is...

Fire at Kuwait oilfield ‘under control’

National oil company’s firefighters taking precautionary measures. A fire at a Kuwait oil well site in the north of the country has...

Firefighters battle blaze at Kuwait oil site

No hazardous gases leaking, officials say. Firefighters in Kuwait are battling a blaze at an oil well site in the north of...

New Muscat airport ‘on track for completion in 2016’

Project was 86% complete at end of last year, Oman official says. Construction of the new Muscat International Airport will be completed...

Oman ‘may focus on domestic rail rather than GCC network’

Sultanate might use railway system to facilitate sea exports. Oman may focus on building its domestic rail system rather than connecting to the...

Dubai’s RTA: $2bn budget includes 12 new road projects

Transport authority to develop 55 major infrastructure projects in 2016. The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has announced that it has...

Dubai’s DP World looks to invest $1bn in India

Operator already holds six port concessions in the country. Ports operator DP World is seeking to invest over $1 billion in India...

New $572m Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway to be ready by end of 2016

Construction work is 70% complete. The Abu Dhabi General Service Company (Musanada) has announced that construction on the new AED2.1 billion ($572m)...