Dubai Route 2020 bridge work nearing completion

Work on all the bridges attached to Route 2020 will be complete by the end of November, according to Dubai officials. Route...

Consultant

Oman to develop four solar projects worth $1.6bn in five years

Oman intends to build four solar projects over the next five years. The utility-scale projects will cost an estimated $1.6bn and will...

Construction

Empower to build a 40,000 RT DC plant for Dubailand Residential Complex

Empower (Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation) has been commissioned to build its fourth district cooling plant at the Dubailand Residential Complex (DLRC)....

Construction

DAFZA to start work on the $871mn Dubai CommerCity

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) and wasl Asset Management Group have announced that early works have started on the $871 million Dubai...

Infrastructure

Bentley and Topcon deepen ties with integration initiative

Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning announced this morning that they have signed an agreement that will integrate the Topcon point cloud and...

Fleet

RTA launches region’s first autonomous taxi at GITEX 2018

Dubai's RTA (Roads and Transport Authority) is to test run the region's first ‘autonomous taxi’ at GITEX 2018. The taxi is designed...

Construction

Sika officially inaugurates $10.9mn production facility in DIP

Sika, the global chemicals and building materials manufacturer, has officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art production facility and offices in Dubai Industrial Park, which...

Construction

Saudi Arabia’s first high speed railway opens to the public

Saudi Arabia’s high-speed railway, The Haramain High Speed Rail system opened to the public on Thursday, transporting 417 passengers from Makkah to...

Construction

Sabic awards $150mn EPC deal to Wison Engineering

Wison Engineering Services Company has announced that one of its subsidiaries has won a $150 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract...