Bechtel launches women empowerment programme in KSA

Bechtel, the US-based global construction giant, has launched a woman’s empowerment programme in Saudi Arabia which will focus on increasing women’s participation...

Infrastructure

Oman to build new oil storage terminal near Duqm

The state-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) plans to spend between $300-400 million on the first phase of a major oil storage terminal...

Infrastructure

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar completes clean energy projects in Egypt

The Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has completed the delivery of 30 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale clean energy projects and 7,000 solar home systems...

Infrastructure

Qatar Rail and Alstom unveil Lusail tram designs

Alstom and Qatar Rail have unveiled the design of the Citadis tram, which will circulate on the four-line Lusail tramway network north...

Infrastructure

Japan’s JICA ‘set to secure second tranche of $340m Cairo Metro loan’

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is close to securing the second tranche a $340 million financing agreement for the fourth line of the...

Infrastructure

Doha Metro: 89% of tunnelling works complete

The Doha Metro project crossed 112 million man hours of completed work in the first week of April, with 89% of tunnelling...

Infrastructure

Dubai approves $354m sewage plant works

The second phase of a sewage treatment plant in Jebel Ali in Dubai has been given the go ahead, according to the...

Infrastructure

Drake & Scull wins $93m Doha Metro contract

The Dubai-listed Drake & Scull says it has won a QR340 million ($93.4m) contract for work on rail depots linked to the...

Infrastructure

Jordan’s $10bn nuclear plant to be operational by 2025

Jordan’s first nuclear plant is expected to be operational by 2024-25, state-owned Jordan News Agency reported. Ahmed Hiyasat, director general of the...