GCC is South Korea’s largest EPC market

The Gulf Cooperation Council is South Korea’s largest engineering, procurement and contracting market overseas, the head of the Middle East team at...

Construction

Rashid Hospital tunnel 75% complete

One of Dubai’s biggest traffic obstacles, the roadworks on the Rashid Hospital Tunnel, are on course to be completed by June 2013. According...

Construction

Drydocks World begins building world’s biggest wind power HVDC offshore platform

Drydocks World, a unit of the Dubai World conglomerate, has started building DolWin Beta, the world’s largest wind power high-voltage, direct current...

Construction

Topaz Marine Engineering signs contracts with Sharjah government

Topaz Marine Engineering, the UAE based full service, ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, confirmed on Sunday that it had...

Construction

$118m construction contracts for UAE roads awarded

The Follow Up Committee of Initiatives of the UAE President has approved the awarding of two contracts worth $118.4m for the construction...

Construction

Arkan agrees $381m debt refinancing deal with UAE banks

Arkan Building Materials Company, the UAE based provider of integrated building products and construction materials, announced on Wednesday that it had completed...

Construction

Four Seasons to open new hotel in Dubai by mid-2014

Canadian luxury five-star hotel management firm, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, has unveiled plans to open a new resort in Dubai. To...

Analysis

Jurisdiction clauses of arbitration – hitting the ball in the right court

The UAE has always adopted a pro freedom-of-contract attitude when it comes to formation of contracts, including the freedom to decide the...

Construction

Market feels benefits of new legislation

Dubai’s long awaited real estate laws, covering owner associations, investments and transparency are restoring investor confidence in the Emirate’s real estate market....