Oman’s Gulfar Engineering wins $300m contract

Galfar Engineering, the Omani contractor, has been awarded a $299.21 million construction contract by the Sultanate’s top oil and gas producer, it...

Infrastructure

Egypt, Kuwait Fund sign $100m power plant loan

The Kuwait Fund Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a loan with Egypt worth 30 million Kuwaiti dinars ($100m) to fund a...

Infrastructure

Dubai exhibition to host railways career zone

The Middle East Rail exhibition will for the first time feature a Rail Career Zone, which will enable current and future engineering...

Consultant

Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall appoints Funtastic for retail design work

Reem Mall, the $1bn retail development under construction in Abu Dhabi, has appointed a consultancy to manage retail design and delivery.Funtastic –...

Infrastructure

Dubai unveils plans for $8.2bn ‘Wholesale City’

Dubai is to be home to a AED30 billion ($8.2bn) ‘Wholesale City’ spanning over 550 million square feet, according to plans unveiled...

Infrastructure

UAE’s Al-Futtaim to develop Saudi logistics facility

The UAE conglomerate Al-Futtaim has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) to buy a 325,400sqm plot in...

Infrastructure

DP World signs contracts for Dubai port expansion

Dubai’s DP World has signed two contracts for construction work at its new Container Terminal 4 on a reclaimed island at Jebel...

Infrastructure

District cooling firm Empower ‘halts plans for IPO’

Dubai-based district cooling firm Empower has halted plans for an initial public offering (IPO), citing adverse market conditions, Reuters reported.The company’s chief...