Oman’s $2.6bn road project comprised of 11 packages

Oman’s major Al Batinah Expressway project is to cost around $2.6bn and will be completed in 11 packages, according to an official...

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Bahrain awards $45m contracts in two months

Ten tenders have been awarded during the months of July and August by Bahrain’s Works Ministry with a total value of $45m....

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KSA penalises 451 late projects

Contractors implementing more than 451 projects on behalf of the Saudi Ministry of Education have been penalised for failing to meet the...

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AAA expects favourable returns from GCC

Qatar and Saudi Arabia are the two countries with the most opportunities to attain a favourable return on investment, said Nabil Salim,...

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Former official gets 5 year jail term over Jeddah floods

The Third Administrative Circuit at the Administrative Court has found a senior mayoralty official guilty of accepting bribes, responding to mediation and...

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Oman road project attracts global firms

Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced the tender for dualising the Bidbid-Sur road has attracted major local and international contractors....

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GCC construction continues growth

Figures from online project tracker, BNC Network, indicate that $723.61bn worth of projects, or 43%, in the Gulf region continue to be...

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Rotana to open two new hotels in Dubai next month

Rotana Hotels & Resorts is set to open two new hotels in Dubai next month, adding 621 new rooms to the emirate’s...

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Egypt property website expands into KSA

An Egypt-based online real estate website is preparing to expand its operations into Saudi Arabia,after several months of market research and forming...

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Makkah awards flood project contracts

Saudi-based architecture firm, Al-Tamayoz Al-Makki Engineering Consultation Office has won a new contract from the Makkah Mayoralty to oversee the implementation of...