Saudi projects faltering due to poor expertise, inefficiency

A Saudi government watchdog has said the subpar technical and administrative expertise of government agencies and the inefficiency of project management personnel...

Construction

Land auctions in KSA Eastern Region delayed due to “market saturation”

Land auctions in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia have been suspended for three months by real estate developers until all statutory...

Construction

Saudi Arabian construction to achieve 5.4% growth in 2012

Saudi Arabia’s construction sector is expected to achieve a 5.4% growth this year due to elevated government spending into social and economic...

Construction

Saudi-led consortium set to win Moroccan solar plant deal

The Moroccan government is set to name a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s International Company for Water and Power (ACWA) as the...

Construction

Dar al-Arkan inaugurates Riyadh’s largest shopping mall

Saudi Arabia’s largest developer by market value, Dar al-Arkan (DAAR), has announced the opening of the largest shopping complex in the capital,...

Construction

Ewaan to showcase villas at Alfareeda for prospective buyers

Saudi real estate firm, Ewaan Global Residential Company, has opened four prospective homebuyers show villas at its Alfareeda residential project in northern...

Construction

Court rules Haramain Rail compensation “unfair”

A Saudi court has overturned a group of verdicts in lawsuits filed by Saudi citizens over compensation for properties expropriated by the...

Construction

Iraq to be the next big thing, Dewan Architects head predicts

Iraq’s construction market will provide a lifeline for international construction firms as the government scramble to release multi-billion dollar projects that will...

Construction

Sadara awards Jacobs EPCM contract

US based construction services firm, Jacobs Engineering Group, has won an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract from Sadara Chemical Company...