Riyadh Metro project 75% complete

Work is progressing steadily on the Riyadh Metro development, and the mega project is now said to be 75% complete, according to...

Bahrain to tender for metro project in Q4 2019

Bahrain’s government has said it will look to attract bids from leading construction firms for the construction of its metro railway project...

RICS announces new Working Group in KSA

Approved Content The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is pleased to announce the introduction of the RICS Working Group in the...

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...

Depa wins ‘significant’ Saudi transport project

Interiors specialist Depa Interiors says it has won a $21.3 million contract for the fit-out works at a 'significant' and 'large scale' transport...

Made for the Middle East: Visiting Alstom’s French HQ

Earlier this year, MECN's sister publication Big Project ME was invited to visit Alstom’s facilities in La Rochelle, France, showcasing the work that...

Alstom conducts initial dynamic tests for Riyadh Metro

French engineering major Alstom has started initial dynamic tests for the Riyadh Metro at the project’s Line 4 depot test track in...

Riyadh Metro to use Otis people-moving products

The builders of the Riyadh Metro have selected Otis for providing people-moving products to lines 4, 5 and 6 of the Saudi...

In pictures: Riyadh Metro carriages roll off production line at Alstom plant

Riyadh Metro carriages on track at Alstom plant in Poland

In November 2015, French multinational rail transport solutions provider Alstom announced that it had begun production on the trains from the Riyadh...