New Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway 60% complete

Construction of a new 62km highway linking Abu Dhabi with Dubai is 60% complete, with the AED2.1 billion ($572 million) project running...

Infrastructure

Dubai’s DP World to build logistics free zone in Senegal

Dubai’s port operator DP World has signed an MoU with Senegal to build and develop a logistics free zone outside the capital...

BIM

National BIM standards needed in UAE, contractor says

The UAE needs a national building information modelling (BIM) standard to ensure the technology is adequately implemented on local projects, says an...

Construction

Jumeirah Golf Estates awards contract for Alandalus project in Dubai

Dubai developer Jumeirah Golf Estates has awarded the piling contract for its Alandalus project to Al Habtoor STFA Soil Group, according to...

Construction

Dubai’s Nakheel awards $96m Circle Mall deal to Drake & Scull unit

Developer Nakheel has awarded a $96m contract to build The Circle Mall in Dubai to a subsidiary of Drake & Scull, it...

Construction

Habtoor Leighton wins $127m contract for Dubai ‘smart hospital’

The UAE-based Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has bagged an AED468 million ($127 million) contract for the construction of the first phase of...

Construction

Saudi Arabia ‘plans to develop 17 cities’

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs intends to develop 17 small and medium-sized cities across the country, according to a...

Construction

Drake & Scull wins $61m MEP contract for Dubai hotel, mall expansion

Drake & Scull International says its engineering division has secured a $61 million contract related to work on a hotel complex and...

Infrastructure

UAE, New Zealand to build solar plant in Solomon Islands

The UAE and New Zealand have signed an agreement to develop a jointly funded 1MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the Solomon...

Construction

Dubai’s Nakheel awards construction contracts worth $626m

Nakheel, the Dubai-based real estate developer, has announced three major construction contracts worth $626.3 million for its retail developments, including the appointment...