Dubai Parks and Resorts’ expenditure tops $1bn

Total expenditure by Dubai Parks and Resorts exceeded $1.03 billion as at the end of June, according to the latest filings by...

Construction

UAE’s Naresco bags construction contract for Danube’s Glitz 1 and 2

Dubai developer Danube Properties has awarded a contract to UAE-based Naresco Contracting for the main construction of its upcoming residential projects, Glitz...

Infrastructure

Railway linking six Gulf states ‘on track to open in 2018’

A railway linking all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is scheduled to be operational by 2018, according to press reports.The planned passenger...

Construction

Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim sets policy on construction workers’ rights

The Dubai retail giant Majid Al Futtaim has outlined details of a labour policy for construction workers on its projects, while announcing...

Construction

Gulf Related awards Abu Dhabi mall work to Brookfield Multiplex

The UAE’s Gulf Related, a joint venture between Gulf Capital and New York-based Related Companies, has awarded Brookfield Multiplex a $425 million...

Construction

FIFA turmoil unlikely to impact Qatar project pipeline – experts

The controversies surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup will not disrupt the pipeline of projects in Qatar, construction experts have told MEConstructionNews.com.Ever...

Construction

Structural work on Marina Bloom in Abu Dhabi complete – ASGC

The UAE-based Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC) has announced the completion of structural work on the Marina Bloom development in Abu Dhabi.Developed...