Railway linking six Gulf states ‘on track to open in 2018’

Line spanning Gulf Cooperation Council area, from Kuwait to Muscat, set to cost more than $15.4 billion, official says. A railway linking all...

Doha Bank, Leighton Contracting sign $604m finance deal for Qatar reservoirs

Finance agreement is for construction of world’s largest reinforced concrete water reservoirs. Doha Bank has signed a project finance deal with Leighton...

Plans unveiled for $195.7m desalination plant in Ras Al Khaimah

Plant is to have one of the lowest power-consumption levels in the region, executives say. A desalination plant is to be built...

Oman floats tender for temporary water desalination plants

Demand for potable water in Oman’s northern region expected to grow by 6 percent annually over the next five years. The Oman...

Tunnel excavation completed for Qatar drainage project

Two tunnel boring machines complete excavation of 10km tunnel. Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have completed excavation work on the 10km long main...

Dubai’s RTA to open road linking E311 and E611

About 55,000 vehicles and 4,000 trucks are expected to use the new traffic corridor daily, easing movement along Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed...

Opening of $8bn New Suez Canal brings high hopes for Egypt

Massive infrastructure project undertaken in just one year, with canal’s annual revenues forecast to rise to $13bn by 2023. “Egypt’s gift to...

Saudi Arabia approves 168 municipal projects worth $266m

Projects include storm-water drainage systems, environmental health projects and walkways. Saudi Arabia has approved contracts worth $266 million to implement 168 municipal...