Underwater hotel looking likely for Dubai

A semi-submerged hotel in Dubai, UAE has been given the green light. The Water Discus hotel is expected to be the largest...

Construction

Kuwait plots $6bn airport expansion

Kuwait’s civil aviation directorate announced on Tuesday that the Gulf Arab state would spend $6bn to expand its international airport to handle...

Construction

Leighton Holdings regrets JV with Al Habtoor

Stephen Johns, the chairman of Australia's largest construction firm, Leighton Holdings has said he believes his company should never have agreed to...

Construction

Global steel production up 1.2% in April 2012

According to figures by The World Steel Association (Worldsteel), global growth of crude steel production in April rose by 1.2% year-on-yearto 128...

Construction

Abu Dhabi cracks down on HSE violations

Companies operating in the Abu Dhabi construction sector will have their transactions suspended if they are found violating health, safety and environment...

Construction

$155m project launched in Riyadh by Maskan

Saudi property developer, Maskan Arabia for Real Estate Development has announced the launch of excavation work at the company’s new residential project...

Construction

Qatar crisis: “delays and cost overruns” by 2015

Qatar’s construction programme could face “cost overruns and massive delays”, due to the European financial crisis and regional supply issues, according to...