Kuwait plans new airport terminal amid delays in wider expansion

Stop-gap terminal set to take 15 months to build, official says. Kuwait is planning to build an additional passenger terminal amid delays...

GCC roads ‘in need of drainage’ despite lack of rain – expert

Roads and open spaces should be able to handle greater rainfall in anticipation of climate change, says drainage firm. GCC countries should...

UAE, New Zealand to build solar plant in Solomon Islands

Power plant will see 600kW funded by the UAE and 400kW by New Zealand. The UAE and New Zealand have signed an...

Tanzania begins work on $10bn port backed by China, Oman

Port at Bagamoyo, 75km north of Dar es Salaam, is set to be Tanzania’s biggest. Tanzania has begun construction work on a...

Dubai’s DEWA names preferred bidder in $1.8bn clean coal project

Consortium including Saudi’s ACWA Power and China’s Harbin Electric set to deliver first phase of 1,200MW project, subject to final contract. The...

Saudi Aramco ‘considers new $20bn Red Sea refining complex’

New Yanbu refinery would have expected capacity of 400,000 barrels per day and completion date of 2023, says report . State-owned energy...

Dubai’s DEWA awards consultancy contract for solar park R&D centre

Centre will enable DEWA to stay up-to-date with advancements in renewable energy. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded Stantec...

Qatar Rail floats tenders for 12 Doha Metro stations

Company will accept tender forms from October 11 to 25, officials say. The tendering committee for Qatar Rail has floated tenders for...

Parsons wins design contract for new Dubai Creek bridge

The US-headquartered construction consultancy will also evaluate the existing Shindagha tunnel . Parsons has won a contract to design a new bridge...

FAST Riyadh Metro tunneling work reaches milestone

Consortium’s tunnel boring machine arrives at Salah Al-Din Station, completing 1.2km stretch of Line 5. The FAST Consortium has announced that the...

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