Dubai
Visionary growth plans with human touch
While many will assert that Dubai has now got it all in terms of the most advanced infrastructure, vast airports, well-designed...
Dubai
Dubai
Luxurious and beachfront icons lift city’s real estate
Property developers in Dubai are rubbing their hands in anticipation of yet another record year, building on a historic 2025...
Dubai
Dubai Loop: Shaping the future of urban mobility
When the World Governments Summit convened in Dubai last month, it provided the backdrop for a tunnelling announcement that...
Dubai
DIFC launches ‘The Residences’ in $27.2bn Zabeel expansion
Having announced a massive expansion of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in late January, Dubai has already gone...
Dubai
Supercar-inspired tower set to take shape in MBR City
Few residential towers attempt to translate the language of high-performance automotive engineering into built form. Mansory...
Dubai
Why the Blue Line will be Dubai’s ultimate co-developer
When the first underground train rumbled beneath London in 1863, few could have imagined it would redraw the city’s social...
Dubai
Kuraray boosts regional reach with Dubai hub
Kuraray’s Advanced Interlayer Solutions (AIS) Division, the global leader in PVB and ionoplast interlayers, has announced the...
Dubai
Al-Futtaim Contracting tackles Al Waha’s transformation
As a cornerstone of the UAE’s first Green Innovation District, Expo City Dubai’s transformative Al Waha Residences project is...
ALUPCO: Architectural Systems Unit
ALUPCO: Architectural Systems Unit
Engineered, local, fast: ALUPCO redefines its competitive edge
In an era of global supply-chain volatility and tightening project timelines, responsiveness has emerged as a critical...
Fire Protection
Fire Protection
Regulation, technology and urban growth to shape equipment market
The market for fire safety equipment in the GCC is projected to reach $3.2 billion by 2034, fuelled by a massive infrastructure...
Fire Protection
BSI to roll out revised BS 8214 fire door standard
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is set to release a major update to its fire door safety standards, expanding the scope...
Fire Protection
Addressing the complexities of high-rise fire containment
Fire safety in tall buildings presents one of the most complex challenges in modern urban development. As cities around the...
Drainage & Sewerage
Drainage & Sewerage
Engineering efficient drainage for high-rise developments
As skylines across the GCC continue to soar, drainage infrastructure has become a critical component in high-rise design...
Drainage & Sewerage
Pam Building targets mega projects with EPAMS
Pam Building, a European specialist in cast iron drainage solutions, is stepping up its expansion in the Middle East with the...
Excavators
Excavators
Bobcat launches limited-run R2-Series units for EMEA
Bobcat has officially commenced full-scale production of its highly anticipated R2-Series one- to two-tonne mini excavators...
Excavators
JCB unveils its largest tracked model for mega-projects
JCB has launched the 520X, its largest tracked excavator to date from the X Series, targeting high-load, high-output...
Excavators
Volvo CE unveils its largest demolition excavator
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is raising the bar in demolition with the launch of the EC950 High Reach, the largest...
Excavators
Liebherr boosts crawlers with smart, efficiency features
Liebherr is pushing the boundaries of earthmoving technology with a series of significant updates to its Generation 8 crawler...
Next-Gen Communities
Next-Gen Communities
How Tiger Downtown Ajman is helping reshape community living
Community living in the UAE has changed a lot over the past 20 years. It is no longer enough to deliver a tower with a pool and...
Next-Gen Communities
Sekra targets GCC with lifestyle-led rental model
The GCC’s rapidly evolving residential sector is poised for a significant shift with the introduction of Sekra, a lifestyle-...
German Expertise
German Expertise
Würth mobilises humanoid robots to automate construction in Dubai
Würth Professional Solutions, a Germany-based provider of advanced construction, automotive, and manufacturing solutions, is...
German Expertise
DMT deploys gyroscopic tech for Cairo Metro Line 4
DMT, a member of the TÜV Nord Group, has been appointed to conduct high-precision surveying for two underground tunnels on the...
German Expertise
SMS deepens footprint with Saudi aluminium complex
German engineering expertise continues to play a defining role in the Arabian Gulf’s industrial expansion, with SMS group...
Focus: Navigating 2026
Focus: Navigating 2026
Agility to define project success in 2026: Currie & Brown report
Construction costs globally are set to rise by 2.4 per cent in 2026, but growing uncertainty is the real challenge to project...
Legally Bound
Legally Bound
Court clarifies repeat breach termination
Many mainstream construction contracts provide for termination of contract on grounds of repeated breach as well as for...
Regional News
Regional News
Acwa group seals $4.1bn Kuwait Az Azour IWPP deal
Saudi utility giant Acwa Power last month (February) announced that its consortium – Gulf Alliance for Power and Water...
Regional News
Omran launches bids for eco-tourism project
Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran Group) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from experienced contractors to...
Regional News
Qatar announces tenders, award of $3bn projects
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced progress on 20 new projects with a total estimated value of QR11.5...
Regional News
Al Osool unveils Muscat freehold residential project
Leading Omani real estate group Al Osool has launched a new freehold residential project at Muscat Hills in Al Irfan City...
Regional News
Egis secures key contract for Mubarak Al Kabeer Port
Egis, a global leader in the architecture, consulting, construction engineering and operations and maintenance sector, has...
Regional News
Final phases of Al Mouj Muscat residences launched
Al Mouj Muscat, the sultanate’s leading oceanfront lifestyle and leisure destination, has launched Azura Beach Residences III...
Regional News
Saudi-Qatar rail link wins cabinet approval
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet last month (February) approved an agreement with Qatar to establish a 785-km high-speed railway linking...
Regional News
Al Adrak to develop $420m mixed-use project in Oman
Al Adrak Group, a leading engineering construction company in Oman, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and...
Saudi Focus
Saudi Focus
King Salman International Airport signs deals for seven mixed-use projects
King Salman International Airport, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, has signed seven MoUs with a group of leading...
Saudi Focus
Expo 2030 Riyadh pavilions likely to break ground in Q3
With the early award of a critical infrastructure contract to Nesma & Partners and the mobilisation of global giants...
Saudi Focus
Elsewedy clocks Rabigh 1 milestone with $1.4bn deal
A consortium of Elsewedy Electric and Siemens Energy has achieved a major milestone in the expansion of Saudi Arabia’s Rabigh 1...
Saudi Focus
488-key all-inclusive resort opens in KAEC
Saudi Tourism Development Fund (TDF) has joined hands with Emaar Economic City to celebrate the opening of the kingdom’s...
Saudi Focus
$26bn waterfront city to come up in Dammam
Saudi real estate group Adel has announced the launch of a new seaside residential project being developed at Dammam in the...
Saudi Focus
Contractor picked for Diriyah hotel project
Indian infrastructure group Ashoka Buildcon said its joint venture with BEC Arabia Contracting has secured the main works...
Saudi Focus
PIF unit to build mega staff accommodation complexes
Smart Accommodation for Residential Complexes Company (sarcc), a unit of Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF, has signed two non-...
Saudi Focus
Roshn inks deals to develop Sedra plots
Roshn Group, a leading Saudi developer powered by sovereign wealth fund PIF, has signed agreements worth SAR1.191 billion ($317...
Saudi Focus
Hassan Allam launches $880m community
Hassan Allam Holding’s development arm, Grova Developments, and Tilal Real Estate, in partnership with the National Housing...
Saudi Focus
Talgo snaps up $1.5bn order for high-speed trains
Talgo, a leading company in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of high-speed lightweight rail vehicles, has secured an...
Saudi Focus
Qiddiya unveils horse racing venue, awards key deal
Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has announced plans for a landmark new horse racing venue in Qiddiya City, celebrating Saudi...
Saudi Focus
Bidders shortlisted for One-Stop Station project
Saudi Arabia’s Roads General Authority (RGA), in collaboration with the National Center for Privatisation & Public-Private...
Saudi Focus
RSG opens new adventure, entertainment district
Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind The Red Sea and AMAALA, has announced the launch of ADRENA, a new adventure and...
Saudi Focus
ilmi’s Misk City Innovation Centre topped off
The ilmi Science Discovery and Innovation Centre has reached a major construction milestone with a topping-off ceremony...
UAE Focus
UAE Focus
$1.1bn Blue and Green Spaces Roadmap unveiled
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, last month (February...
UAE Focus
Ssangyong E&C lands $250m towers contract
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction (Ssangyong E&C) has won a $250 million contract to build two high-rise residential...
UAE Focus
Work to start on Dubai Loop passenger tunnel
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority last month (February) signed a strategic partnership agreement with the US-based The...
UAE Focus
Beyond unveils Marjan Beach development
Beyond Developments has unveiled its first fully masterplanned project, Evermore, on Marjan Beach in Ras Al Khaimah featuring...
UAE Focus
Etihad Rail awards high speed rail contracts: report
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of UAE’s national railway network, has awarded multibillion-dollar design-and-build...
UAE Focus
BNW launches Radisson Blu branded homes in RAK
BNW Developments, a leading real estate developer in Ras Al Khaimah, has unveiled plans to set up the first Radisson Blu Hotel...
UAE Focus
$4.1bn Manchester City Yas Residences launched
UAE-based Ohana Development has announced the official launch of Manchester City Yas Residences, a AED15-billion ($4.1 billion...
UAE Focus
Al Layan Oasis development unveiled in Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai has approved the...
UAE Focus
Ras Al Khaimah in deal to develop largest WWTP
The Government of Ras Al Khaimah, represented by the Public Services Department, has signed a long-term Sewage Treatment...
UAE Focus
Samana acquires land for $735m Al Zorah City hub
Al Zorah Real Estate, the joint venture between Ajman and Solidere International, has signed a land acquisition agreement with...
UAE Focus
Aldar, Dubai Holding in $10bn expansion of JV
Leading Abu Dhabi developer Aldar and Dubai Holding have expanded their landmark joint venture, adding two strategic land plots...
UAE Focus
Havelock One completes work on ‘social jungle’
Havelock One, a leading interior fit-out contractor in the region, has completed the full fit-out of SOCO, the newest family...
UAE Focus
Contractor picked for Karl Lagerfeld Villas project
UAE-based Yas Holding has announced that its real estate development arm Taraf has signed up Hassan Allam Construction as the...
UAE Focus
Turner & Townsend in PMC deal for RAK Central
Turner & Townsend, a global professional services company, has been appointed by RAK Central to provide project management...
UAE Focus
Wynn Al Marjan bridge, resort marks key milestones
Wynn Al Marjan Island has reported strong construction progress across the integrated resort, marked by the advancement of Wynn...
UAE Focus
Dubai Creek Harbour towers design unveiled
RMJM, a leading global architecture and design network, has unveiled the concept design for a key plot at Dubai Creek Harbour...
UAE Focus
MOON masterplan unveiled, UAE seen as possible location
Moon World Resorts, a Canadian-based design studio, has announced the debut of its revolutionary MOON Smart City masterplan...
UAE Focus
Arada inks $422m contract for Dubai luxury project
Leading UAE developer Arada has awarded the main construction contract for W Residences at Dubai Harbour to UAE-headquartered...
Events
Events
$2bn investment pipeline signals new era for Saudi heavy manufacturing
Investment opportunities worth SAR8 billion ($2.13 billion) set the tone for a high-impact debut of Heavy Equipment Connect...
Events
Mideast’s top energy expo returns, bigger at 50
As the global energy industry navigates intensifying delivery pressures, rapid technological change and accelerating renewable...
Events
Diary of events
MARCH24-26: digitalBAU, at Cologne, Germany. www.digital-bau.com/en/trade-fair/24-27: MCE – Mostra Convegno Expocomfort, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy. www....