British firm bags design contract for Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport

The UK-based Leslie Jones Architecture has been commissioned to carry out design work at Al Maktoum International Airport as it undergoes a $32 billion...

Construction

Dubai’s Arabtec scoops $283m Saudi Aramco housing contract

Arabtec has won an AED1.04 billion ($283.1 million) contract to build housing for Saudi Aramco, the Dubai-listed builder said in a statement.The contract won by...

Property

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar raises $163m from Khalifa City plot sales

Aldar Properties, the Abu Dhabi-listed property developer, says it sold all 281 land plots in its Al Merief development within a week, raising...

Construction

Saudi Arabia’s CPC to invest $500m in Egypt ‘SME cities’

Saudi Arabia's Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), a building-materials provider, says it has signed an MoU to build five industrial cities for...

Construction

Al Hamra breaks ground on $272m Falcon Island in RAK

Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Hamra Real Estate Development (AHRED) has broken ground on its AED1 billion ($272.3 million) Falcon Island residential project,...

Features

Labour of love: The Palace Residences in Jordan

With rays bouncing off stainless steel handrails and pristine Jerusalem stone, the Palace Residences gleams in the Jordanian winter sun. Surrounded by embassy...

Construction

Dubai’s Arabtec nears agreement on $40bn Egypt contract

The Dubai builder Arabtec is set to sign the final contract on a stalled $40 billion housing project in Egypt, according to Reuters....

Property

Towell Construction wins $55.8m contract for Oman residential projects

Towell Construction and Co LLC (TCC) has been awarded two contracts worth $55.8m by Saraya Bandar Jissah, an Omani holding company, for...

Infrastructure

Saudi firms strike deal to fund Riyadh industrial park

Blominvest, a Saudi Arabian investment company specialising in asset management and financial advisory services, has signed an agreement with SinoGulf to work...