Dubai approves 15km metro expansion for Expo 2020

Discovery Gardens, Dubai Investment Park, and Furjan among communities to be served by Red Line extension. The Dubai Metro is set to...

Louis Berger wins $100m transport contract in Madinah, Saudi Arabia

US firm to be project management consultant for Madinah transport plan. Louis Berger, the international engineering consultancy, has won a $100 million...

Dubai Airports investing $1.2bn to upgrade DXB terminals

Concourse D is scheduled for opening later this year, with construction work on track. Dubai Airports is investing $1.2 billion in new...

Saudi Arabia to open bidding for Jeddah Metro construction

First public trains set to run on $12bn rail system in 2020. Saudi Arabia plans to open bidding for the construction of a $12bn...

Qatar ‘may not require cooling systems at winter World Cup’

World Cup Organising Committee exec reportedly said holding event in winter could negate need for sophisticated cooling systems. Qatar may not require...

France’s Egis lands contract for Um Alhoul Economic Zone in Qatar

French engineering group to oversee construction of 27 sq km development south of Doha. Egis, the French engineering group specialising in infrastructure...

Saudi port seeks to lure freight shipments from Jebel Ali in Dubai

King Abdullah port looking to attract Riyadh cargo currently shipped via the UAE. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port is looking to give the...

Gulf’s ‘stagnating’ district-cooling sector must evolve or die, expert says

George Berbari, chief executive of DC Pro Engineering, says industry has to make use of renewable energy. The Arabian Gulf’s “stagnating” district-cooling sector...

Saudi rail plan to be updated after $750m deal

Dornier Consulting signs six-month contract to revamp rail master plan. Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) has signed a six-month contract worth $757,161 with Dornier...

Saudi firms strike deal to fund Riyadh industrial park

Blominvest, SinoGulf in agreement over 1,112,000sqm Al Sharq industrial project in Eastern Riyadh. Blominvest, a Saudi Arabian investment company specialising in asset...