Kuwait freezes final stage of Port Mubarak

Kuwait has suspended construction works on the fourth and final stage of a controversial Kuwaiti port following the signing of a recent...

Construction

RTA chief confirms that Trade Centre Bridges Project 50% done

Almost half of the Trade Centre Bridges Project has been completed and is well on track to be finished by its scheduled...

Construction

Turkish firm completes Bodrum International Airport project

Tabanlioglu Architects, the Istanbul firm, have recently completed their latest design project, the Bodrum International Airport, the company said in a statement....

Interviews

Life begins

“Gentlemen, let me tell you something. You’re babies. In architecture you are babies, it’s infantile that you should have licences. You will...

Analysis

Into Iraq

On May 23 Iraq’s construction and housing minister, Mohammad Al Darrajsaid, addressed a packed hall of industry professionals in Abu Dhabi, urging...

Construction

JGULF clinches $15.42m Bahrain EPC deal

Saudi-based JGC Gulf International (JGULF) has been awarded a $15.42m engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by the Bahrain National Gas Company...

Construction

Alfanar commissions two gas turbine units in Hail

Saudi-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm, Alfanar has commissioned ahead of schedule the first two Siemens SGT-6 2000E gas turbine units...

Construction

New Tier 4 Interim Pipelayer from Volvo

Volvo Construction Equipment, a subsidiary of Sweden’s AB Volvo, has launched a new pipelayer, which can swap booms to convert to a...

Construction

Mideast construction contracts delayed by euro woes

Carillion Plc, the UK-headquartered support services and construction firm, has said that market conditions within the six months of this year, caused...

Construction

Qrail mulls metro pre-qualification bids

Pre-qualification entries are currently being evaluated by the Qatar Railways Company (Qrail) for its multi-billion dollar Doha metro scheme, it was announced...