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Big 5 show sets new records

After breaking records of sorts this year, the largest ever construction trade show of the region, the Big 5 will be organised on an even bigger scale when it opens up...

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SteelFab to kick off in January

The second edition of SteelFab, Middle East's exclusive and established trade platform for the steel fabrication industry, will commence at Expo Centre Sharjah next month...

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$544m resort for Bahrain

Dubai International Properties (DIP) plans to develop a beach resort and spa in Bahrain at a cost of Dh2 billion ($544.5 million...

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Mazaya to sell tower for $44mKuwait City: Kuwait’s Al Mazaya Holding is to sell its Mazaya Tower, which is currently under construction, to Global Investment House for...

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Low-cost expat city on way

The Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) plans to build a city to house low-income expatriates, on the outskirts of Doha, in a bid to combat spiralling rents in...

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$1bn dredging deal at Ras Laffan

Dutch dredging group Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster has won a dredging and reclamation contract worth $1 billion over 36 months to help build a liquefied natural gas (...

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QDC puts airport on a firm base

In one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in the Middle East, the construction of the platform of the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) is on schedule...

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Saudis award $2.3bn IWPP

The Saudi Water and Electricity Company (SWEC) and a consortium of Saudi and Malaysian companies have signed a SR9.129 billion ($2.434 billion) agreement for the first...

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VTS launches new AHUs in Mideast

VTS, a leading European supplier of air handling units (AHUs), is launching a new line of units in the  Middle East following its successful debut across Europe...

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Galfar to build prison

The Royal Oman Police has awarded the local Galfar Engineering and Contracting an RO53 million ($136 million) contract to build a prison in Sumail Town in Dakhliya region...

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GCC grid deals awarded

The GCC has awarded 14 contracts worth $1.95 billion for the first phase of a planned regional power grid...

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TCM heavyweight the cargo king

When it comes to moving heavy cargoes, no load, weight or shape is too big for TCM’s heavy-duty diesel forklifts, says Aljomaih Equipment Company, the distributor for the...

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Cable firm expands

Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Specialised Cables (MESC) has inaugurated its newly expanded facility and training centre...

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Renaissance rises at Amwaj

Marriott International will manage a new 323-room, beachfront Renaissance hotel coming up in Bahrain, under an agreement reached with Ossis Property Developers, the owner...