Philips Lighting appoints Middle East and Turkey chief

Philips Lighting has announced the appointment of Goktug Gur as the new regional head for its Middle East (excluding KSA) and Turkey...

Construction

Qatar, UK firm launch ‘sustainable’ building blocks

UK transport and mobility firm TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) and Qatar’s Ministry of Municipalities and Environment (MME) have announced the launch of...

Infrastructure

Oman’s SEZAD awards infra contracts worth $220m

The Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (SEZAD) has awarded contracts for infrastructure works to four local companies in Oman, according to...

Construction

UAE records 31% drop in fire accidents in 2016

The UAE Ministry of Interior has recorded a 31% drop in fire accidents in buildings and establishments in 2016, compared to the...

Construction

ALEC wins contract to build Dubai airport data centre

ALEC has been awarded the contract to build the world’s first Tier 3 certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC) at Dubai International...

Construction

Danube says Dubai ‘Miraclz’ project almost sold out

Developer Danube Properties says 95% of its recently launched Miraclz project in Dubai has been sold. The announcement was made by Rizwan...

Construction

Saudi Arabia approves two airport locations

Saudi Arabia has given the green light to the location for two domestic airports set to be built in the Riyadh region,...

Construction

Qatar: 90% of World Cup 2022 projects awarded

About 90% of FIFA World Cup 2022 projects, across all sectors, have been awarded and are expected to be executed on time,...

Infrastructure

Sharjah and L&T in talks over smart energy projects

Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) held talks with leading Indian construction group Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on its future developments and...