ACTS awarded geotechnical survey contract for Riyadh Metro

Consultancy has already deployed 65 people on the megaproject. [caption id="attachment_21177" align="aligncenter" width="485"] ACTS has been appointed to carry out geo-technical survey...

L&T wins $102m infrastructure contract in Oman

Larsen & Toubro wins $102.1 million contract to provide infrastructure and utilities for the Samayil industrial park in Oman.. [caption id="attachment_21162" align="aligncenter"...

Better generation

Derek Duggan, Local Business Unit Manager, UAE and Regional Execution Centre Manager, Arabian Peninsula, Southern Gulf and Pakistan, ABB, speaks to Infrastructure...

MENA to spend $200bn on rail and metro projects

From Africa’s first high speed rail network in Morocco to Oman’s first ever rail scheme, billions of dollars are being invested in...

$8.7 billion Expo 2020 budget is realistic

Infrastructure tenders for Expo 2020 to be released Q1 2015. Tenders for infrastructure developments to be undertaken for the World Expo 2020...

Etihad Rail signs MoU with Fujairah-based National Quarries

Fujairah construction supplier partners with Etihad Rail to distribute its products across the UAE and GCC. [caption id="attachment_21107" align="aligncenter" width="560"] National Quarries...

Bentley announces ‘Be Inspired 2014’ competition finalists

Fifty four nominations, including three from the Middle East, make it to the shortlist; winners to announced in November. Bentley Systems has...

Middle East unrest keeps oil and gas commodity prices high

Geopolitical unrest has curtailed oil and gas production, keeping prices relatively high during the first half of 2014. According to a new...

DANS’ career programme for emiratis graduates first batch

Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) celebrated the graduation of its first batch of emirati employees in a comprehensive one-year career development programme....

Gulf Capital invests in Amak Petroleum

Egypt-based integrated petroleum services provider gets $25m fund infusion from Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Capital. [caption id="attachment_21035" align="alignleft" width="362"] (L-R) Ayman Abbas, founder...