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ADFD-funded projects make progress
A technical delegation from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) visited Bahrain recently to review the progress made on...
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BASF now offers BioClad system
BASF Construction Chemicals has won exclusive sales rights for the BioClad antimicrobial PVC wall cladding systems in the GCC apart from Kuwait...
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Qatar opens Lusail Expressway project
Qatar has opened its ambitious Lusail Expressway project following the completion of all its main work including the arches at...
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Alba’s Line 6 smelter work in full swing
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Gulf region, has been making steady strides in the construction of...
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GE to study power station expansion
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), which has launched the Line 6 expansion of its smelter, has appointed General Electric (GE) to...
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Barr Al Jissah breaks ground on ‘smart homes’
Barr Al Jissah, the developer of a key luxury destination in Oman, has broken ground on its Al Mina Waterfront Residences and...
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GCC transport projects value tops $392bn in 2017
The Gulf countries continue to invest in transport projects to diversify the region’s $1.4 trillion economy and...
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$4.2bn Bahrain refinery deal awarded
Bahrain has awarded the multi-billion-dollar engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract for the...
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Petrofac wins $808m gas project deal
British oilfield services firm Petrofac has been awarded a lump-sum contract worth $800 million by BP for the development of a...
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Acwa consortium to develop Salalah IWP
Acwa Power, a major developer and operator of power and desalinated water plants, said its consortium with French water and...
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Mazaya to deliver Oman luxury homes in mid-2018
Mazaya Real Estate Development, a leading regional developer, has announced that 59 per cent of the work on the first phase (...
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Msheireb Downtown enters final phase
Work is in full swing at the Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD) project, a new smart city being developed at a cost of around $5.5...
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Doha to get $274m facelift in five years
Qatar’s government plans to pump in QR1 billion ($274 million) over the next five years towards beautification of...
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Ford Trucks names Alghanim Auto as dealer
Ford Trucks, one of the largest international heavy truck manufacturers in the world, has appointed Alghanim Auto as the...
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Sany lands $86m order
Sany Heavy Industry, a manufacturer of concrete, road and port machineries and excavators, said it has won a $86-million order – its largest in the Middle East &...
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Positive outlook for infrastructure growth
The outlook for Middle East infrastructure investment remains positive as the region increases focus on public-private...
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YBA Kanoo, Hyster mark 57 years of partnership
Senior officials from Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and Hyster recently met in Bahrain to discuss their exclusive 57-year...
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Egypt invites bids for two monorail projects
Egypt has invited preliminary bids from national and international companies interested in building two monorail projects in...