Project profile: Central Bank of Kuwait headquarters

Late last November, the winner of the 2015 Big Project Middle East Project of the Year Award was announced at a black-tie...

Analysis

Gulf infrastructure on road to growth

The regional infrastructure market is expected to see tremendously increased activity over the coming years as GCC governments look to increase budgetary...

Construction

Oman subsidy cuts could boost PPPs – Cluttons

Oman’s removal of fuel subsidies and other measures to tighten spending could boost public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the sultanate’s real estate market,...

Construction

Work starts at $1bn ICD Brookfield Place in Dubai

The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Brookfield Property Partners have started work on a $1 billion office tower within the emirate’s main...

Infrastructure

Transport growth to extend beyond Dubai Expo, Qatar 2022 – expert

The Gulf transport sector will create ongoing opportunities for the construction industry beyond major events like Dubai Expo 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup...

Infrastructure

WFES: Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to invest $300mn in Jordan solar project

The Abu Dhabi-based Masdar is investing around $300 million in a solar power project in Jordan, and plans more investments across the...

Infrastructure

Saudi, Korean firms in $2.2bn Vietnam power deal

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and South Korea’s Taekwang Power Holdings have inked a $2.2 billion thermal power plant investment deal with Vietnam’s...

Property

Dubai Parks and Resorts exceeds Riverland leasing target

Dubai Parks and Resorts says it has leased out about two-thirds of the available units at the Riverland area of its under-construction leisure development, exceeding...

Meraas set to open rainforest ‘bio-dome’ in Dubai

The Dubai-based developer Meraas has announced that it will be opening the region’s first bio-dome in the first half of the year.The...

Consultant

Bahrain’s Ithmaar signs design deal for Dilmunia island bridge

Bahrain’s Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) has inked an agreement with design firm Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to design the Dilmunia Gateway Bridge.A statement...