New 3,500 home residential community project announced for Liwa in Oman

Seven infrastructure projects have already been completed at a value of $196 million. An upcoming new residential community project in Oman’s Liwa...

Construction of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi reaches 40% mark

Yas Island-based marine life theme park to be completed in 2022, Miral says. Miral, the Abu Dhabi-based destination creator, has announced that...

Digital Twins: A high benchmark

Dr. Anas Bataw, director of the Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai discusses the importance of...

KSA construction industry contracted by 2.8% in 2020 – GlobalData Report

Contraction in line with expectations of a severe decline in construction output in Saudi Arabia in Q2 2020. Saudi Arabia’s construction industry...

Atkins white paper outlines recovery path for transport in post-Covid world

SNC-Lavalin Group company says current crisis an opportunity to reshape GCC transport and mobility beyond pandemic by using data analytics and digital...

Siemens Energy wins substation contract in Iraq

Substation will support homes and businesses in the governorate of Al Anbar. The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has awarded a contract to...

Hill International awarded contract for $4bn Egyptian monorail project

98.5km monorail system is the first in North Africa and will be longest in the world when completed. Hill International, the global...

UK-based cable certification body BASEC outlines post-Brexit plan

BASEC will operate in both the UK and EU via separate Notified Bodies (NB) from the start of 2021. Independent accredited certification...

Empower begins operations at new Mirdif district cooling plant

Plant has already been connected to Empower’s Command Control Centre which is based on the Scada system. Emirates Central Cooling Systems (Empower)...