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Doha Metro tunnel work on target
Qatar Rail said the work at the Doha Metro line was progressing well with the tunnelling phase on track for completion by 2017...
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Arcadis secures $22m deal
Arcadis, one of the world’s leading natural and built asset design and consultancy firms, has won a €20-million ($22.5 million) contract to provide...
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Qatar building material costs to surge
The cost of construction materials in Qatar is likely to jump as the host nation intensifies infrastructure building ahead of...
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Top European firms vie for $1bn Oman project
Leading international companies including French group GDF Suez, Singapore-based Hyflux, leading Spanish water technology...
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Work to start on new UK naval base
Work is due to start on a new British naval base in Bahrain, which aims to deter regional threats and maintain security in the...
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Oman to build first sugar refinery
Work on Oman’s first sugar refinery will begin soon, setting in motion the development of an ambitious food cluster at...
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Jahra Road project marks key milestones
The Jahra Road Development Project in Kuwait City has marked key milestones under its various phases of construction, according...
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Oman Rail to award key consultancy deal
Oman Rail has issued tenders with a view to appointing an independent safety assessment (ISA) consultant for delivering a safe...
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Stadium marks milestone
Qatar Foundation Stadium, one of the proposed host venues for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, has achieved the one-million-man-hours safety mark without lost time injury...
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Qatar invites bids to build 250-bed hospital
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has invited bids from leading contractors for the construction of a new 250-bed...
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Siemens signs $9bn Egypt contract
German industrial group Siemens has signed an €8-billion deal ($9 billion) with Egypt to supply gas and wind power plants designed to boost the North African country...
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Nine vie for Oman dry port deal
Nine local and international consortiums, led by leading port and logistic services providers, are in the race to prequalify for a high-profile contract to operate and...
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Foundation stone laid for 5,000-unit housing scheme
The Crown Prince of Bahrain, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, last month laid the foundation stone for a housing project...
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Oman signs deals to build 176 houses
Oman has signed agreements worth around RO11 million ($28.4 million) for construction of 176 residential units for citizens in...
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Go-ahead for Alba’s $3.5bn Line 6 expansion
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has received government approval for its Line 6 expansion project, which will cost $3.5 billion and on...
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Qatar in global search for museum designer
A three-stage international design competition was launched last month in Qatar in a global search to pick a designer for a...
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Autodesk software used to design Doha Expressway
Hyder Consulting, which has been commissioned by Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to design and supervise a new...
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SSH wins design deal for South Mall
SSH Qatar has been awarded a contract by E’emar Development & Real Estate Investment to provide professional design...
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Cardiac centre a step closer
The foundation stone was laid last month for the Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre in Awali, Bahrain...
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Airport road to be a highway
Plans are under way to turn a highly congested road leading to Bahrain International Airport (BIA) into a highway...