DSI’s new Qatar division wins first contract

AED 100 million for a private residential facility in Doha. Drake and Scull International’s newly acquired MEP specialist company Drake and Scull...

Islamic Development Bank Group To Hold 36th Annual Meeting Governors In Jeddah

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group in Jeddah is making preparations for its 36th annual Governors Meeting to be held under the...

Regional airport construction takes off

Industry leaders meet in Dubai to discuss projects. Preparations for US $90bn of airport development and expansion projects in the UAE are...

Middle East authorities address workers’ welfare

The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has launched a “Safety in the Heat Programme” to assist employers, managers and supervisors in preventing outdoor...

Estidama manual released by UPC

Manual and workshops to enhance awareness of rating scheme. The Estidama Pearl Villa Manual has been officially released by Abu Dhabi Urban...

Dedicated concrete show added to Big 5

Conferences and live demonstrations to be held alongside 2011 show. The Big 5, one of the region’s largest construction shows is to...

Qatar’s 2022 World Cup crisis

The legitimacy of Qatar’s World Cup bid has been called into question following allegations of corruption. British newspaper The Sunday Times, claims...

Habtoor Leighton Group’s new look

Old branding replaced to modernise group identity. Multi-diciplined contractor the Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), has announced a new brand image, designed to...

Doha metro tenders due by September 2011

Qatar Rail Co official shares plans; an estimated 7000 jobs could be created across entire network. Tenders for the first phase of...

Burj Khalifa Architect wins competition to design Chinese supertall

Adrian Smith’s firm to design Wuhan Greenland Center. Chicago-based architecture practice Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architects, has won a competition to...