International companies bid for first phase of $6 billion Iraqi port
Port Technology reports that Daewoo Engineering & Construction and China Construction are among 16 bidders who have submitted tenders for...
Infrastructure
Dubai plans 400 new AC bus shelters
Around 400 new AC bus shelters as well as several more non-AC bus shelters will be set up at different...
SR18 billion investment in hotel infrastructure in Makkah
A report issued by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) said that a total of 100 towers are...
Saudi cement market 'prosperous'
The Saudi cement sector is fuelled by strong domestic fundamentals, namely: (1) the government's continued high expenditure on physical and...
Saudi Arabia approves $16.5 billion Mecca transport revamp
Saudi Arabia has approved a 62 billion riyal ($16.5 billion) plan to modernize the transport system in its holy city...
Cargo terminals planned in Oman
One of the last major packages in the multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernization of the Muscat and Salalah international airports was...
Baghdad to spend $300m on 15 new bridges
Baghdad is to build 15 new bridges worth at total of $300 million (360 billion Iraqi dinars), in an attempt...
Saudi construction sector to gather more steam
The Saudi construction sector will further gather steam in the second half of 2012, the National Commercial Bank "Construction Contracts...
SR505 million worth of projects slated for Saudi Al-Baha region
Water and sanitation projects amounting to SR505 million will be implemented in Al-Baha Region for this fiscal year. Mohammed Al-Udhaid,...
Denmark’s COWI to design Baghdad-Turkey highway
An official from Iraq’s Ministry of Housing and Construction has told Bloomberg that the ministry has signed a contract with...
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