Qatari Diar partners with Bin Laden Group

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and Saudi Binladen Group (SBG) have signed a shareholders’ agreement to establish the QD-SBG Group. Qatari...

GCC construction contracts up 11.4%

Gulf construction contracts reached a total of US $142.4 billion last year, with the fourth quarter (Q4) the most buoyant, reported Emirates...

RERA spares stalled construction projects

As property prices fell last year, the agency was given the authority to cancel developments that do not begin construction within six...

Dubai developer wanted in Germany over alleged fraud

Authorities in Germany are seeking the arrest of a German national on suspicion of a multi-million-euro fraud in connection with a Dubai...

New Concrete Admixture to Boost Efficiency

Company develops product line in response to a 40% cut in concrete production in the UAE. A reduction in uae concrete-production figures...

Cement plant opens in Fujairah

Emirates Cement Company has opened its 3.2 million-ton annual-production capacity plant in Fujairah, UAE. Emirates Cement Company has opened its 3.2 million-ton...

Building suppliers request secure payments

Middle East suppliers have stressed the importance of secured payment methods when dealing with client requests for longer payback periods.. Middle East...

Factory in a can launched in Dubai

Framecad, in conjunction with New Zealand trade and enterprise, has launched its fully-contained mobile factory for producing steel frames for construction in...

Qatar?s US subsea tunnel to go ahead

Qatar will go ahead with plans for a 12km subsea tunnel linking Doha’s new airport with the financial centre at a cost...

Limitless seeks to revise payments

Limitless, one of Dubai World’s property units, is renegotiating payment schedules with construction companies on three big Dubai developments ahead of a...