Permission granted for resumption of expansion works at Grand Mosque in Mecca

Saudi Arabia’s The Agency for Projects and Engineering at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophets...

Construction

Mecca projects ‘to complete in 3 years’ – mayor

Mecca’s mayor has said that construction projects to expand the capacity of the Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be...

Construction

‘World’s largest umbrella’ under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Mecca will be home to the world’s largest folding umbrella, reports The Saudi Gazette....

Property

Starwood Hotels to open Four Points by Sheraton in Mecca

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has inked an agreement with a Saudi Arabian company to launch the Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al...

Infrastructure

Ramboll wins district cooling contract for Mecca project

Ramboll Middle East has secured a contract to act as technical advisor for a 500 MW district cooling project in Mecca, Saudi...

Construction

Mecca crane collapse: Saudi king promises public investigation

Saudi Arabia is to open an investigation into the causes of the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, which killed at...

Construction

Drake and Scull JV ties up $720mn Saudi deal

[caption id="attachment_13393" align="aligncenter" width="421"] Arabian Construction Company and Drake and Scull Construction have been awarded a $720mn contract to build Phase III...

Construction

Jubail-Damman rail contracts to be awarded before year end

[caption id="attachment_3405" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Jubail - Damman rail link project will be awarded before the end of the year.[/caption] Saudi Arabia...

Construction

Jubail-Damman rail contracts to be awarded before year end

[caption id="attachment_12052" align="aligncenter" width="424"] The Jubail - Damman rail link project will be awarded before the end of the year, Saudi Railway...