Infrastructure
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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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Dubai’s RTA awards $68m contract for theme park roads, bridges
Roads and Transport Authority awards contract in cooperation with Dubai Parks and Resorts parent company Meraas Holding. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)...
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Qatar’s Ashghal awards sewage tunnel contracts worth $613m
Work awarded to joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics and UrbaCon Trading & Contracting. The Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has awarded...
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Dubai’s DEWA to release tender for phase three of solar park
Next phase of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to have capacity of 800 megawatts. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority...
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Oman to float $259m tender for Duqm fishery harbour
Fishery sector in Oman currently contributes $3-4.5 billion per annum to the economy. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman has...
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Japan’s NYK inks deal for RORO terminal in Saudi Arabia
The first phase of the new terminal is expected to be operational next year . Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), an automotive...
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AECOM set to design world’s largest airport in Turkey
Istanbul New Airport is due to open in 2018 and will eventually have capacity for 150 million passengers a year. AECOM says...
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680km road linking Oman and Saudi Arabia set to open in October
About 130 million cubic meters of sand was shifted as part of the project. The first road linking Oman and Saudi Arabia...
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UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant marks world first in construction
Abu Dhabi energy plant reaches milestone of having four identical reactors being built simultaneously on one site. The UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant...
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Abu Dhabi Airports begins ‘de-propping’ Midfield Terminal Building
Building’s curved roof will look like it is floating on steel arches. Abu Dhabi Airports says the ‘de-propping’ of the centrepiece of...