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Mabani Aljazeera plans big investment in premium Kenyan residential tower

Mabani Aljazeera Holding Group, a leading Saudi construction and investment company, has announced plans to invest in Jabali Towers located at the heart of Tatu City SEZ in Kenya. A premier mixed-use project, it features a mix of studios and one- to three-bed apartments as well as premium amenities. ...

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Webuild starts operations at Aramco water treatment plant in Saudi Arabia

Italian construction giant Webuild has announced that operations have begun at a new water treatment facility built by one of its subsidiaries for oil giant Aramco’s offshore Zuluf oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia. At full capacity, the new plant will be able to treat 185,000 cu m of water per day....

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Abu Dhabi construction sector entering higher-value growth phase

Abu Dhabi’s construction sector is entering a new phase of growth, driven by advanced delivery models and increased PPP projects, said a new report, highlighting a clear shift away from volume‑driven construction toward more integrated, tech‑enabled and performance‑focused project delivery. ...

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L&T wins engineering contract for 2.5 Mtpa Oman green iron facility

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) said it has been awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Singapore-based Meranti Green Steel (MGS) for a major green iron project in Duqm, Oman, with a 2.5 million tonnes per annum capacity. ...

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Zoya breaks ground on its premium residential project in Dubai South

Zoya Developments has kicked off construction work at its latest residential project, Calisi, in Dubai South, just 30 days after its official launch. Set for completion in the third quarter of 2027, the key project will comprise fully furnished two-bedroom apartments along with premium amenities. ...

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Dubai Bus and Taxi Lanes Project 30pc complete

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that 30% of the work has been completed on its Bus and Taxi Lanes Project which is being implemented across six key streets in the emirate. Once completed, the length of dedicated bus lanes will increase to 20.6 km. ...

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Hassan Allam JV lands Waldorf Astoria superblock contract in Diriyah

Hassan Allam Holding, a leading engineering and construction company in the Mena region, said one of its key subsidiaries, in a joint venture with UCC Saudi, has secured the contract for Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Residences & Mixed Use Super Block located within the kingdom's mega development Diriyah. ...

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Dubai selects preferred bidders for key packages of $22bn sewerage project

Dubai Municipality has selected preferred bidders for the first two packages of its AED80 billion ($22 billion) Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project, said a report. The project scope includes construction of deep sewer tunnels linked to treatment units at Warsan and Jebel Ali, as well as laying of 200km of sewer links....

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Innovo completes work on Six Senses Residences Palm Jumeirah

Innovo Group, a UAE construction company, said it has completed the work on Six Senses Residences Palm Jumeirah, a sustainable ultra-luxury project in Dubai. The sprawling development boasts two Sky Villa buildings offering 32 keys, nine private villas as well as two penthouse buildings comprising 131 apartments. ...

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Saipem seals $1bn EPC contract for Saudi gas compression plant

Saipem has announced that its joint venture with Nasser Saeed Al Hajri has secured a key engineering, procurement and construction services contract worth €900 million ($1.03 billion) for the Uthmaniyah Gas Compression Plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The entire work will be completed within 42 months. ...

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GCC construction activity robust; building materials supply up: Report

Construction activity across the Gulf region remains robust, supported by strong project execution and rising demand for building materials with concrete works up 10-13% and reinforcement steel up 16%, said a new report. The GCC currently has about $951 billion worth of projects under active execution. ...

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Nemetschek unveils ‘Connected Construction’ vision at Project Qatar 2026

Nemetschek, a key software provider for architecture, engineering and construction industry, is showcasing its Connected Construction vision at the Project Qatar 2026, highlighting how digital solutions across the entire building lifecycle can help firms boost efficiency, sustainability and project delivery outcomes. ...

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L&T lands $992m Kuwait energy infrastructure development contracts

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has secured a major contract worth KD303.5 million ($992 million) from Kuwait Oil Company for the construction of export crude storage facilities as well as providing key upgrades to its key energy infrastructure. ...

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Kepco secures $1.4bn Saudi cogeneration project from Aramco

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has announced that it has secured contracts worth $1.4 billion from Saudi oil giant Aramco for the construction and operation of the second phase of the kingdom’s Jafurah cogeneration power plant which, on completion, will boast a 331MW capacity. ...

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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM scraps Webuild high-speed rail contract

Italian construction giant Webuild said that Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city project NEOM has terminated its contract for the Connector High-Speed Line project in Tabuk, in the latest development involving the kingdom’s flagship $500 billion mega-project....

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ALEC wins $1.7bn construction contract for Sphere Abu Dhabi

UAE-based ALEC Engineering has secured a $1.7 billion construction contract for Sphere Abu Dhabi, an iconic immersive entertainment venue, coming up on Yas Island. The project scope includes design, procurement and construction work of the world’s second Sphere arena which is set for completion by 2029. ...

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Dubai Investments explores investment opportunities in Oman

A delegation of Dubai Investments has held a high-level meeting with Dr Khalfan bin Saeed Al-Shuaili, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning of Oman, exploring potential investment opportunities in Oman....

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Kaiterra opens Dubai hub to serve regional GenNext buildings

Kaiterra, a global leader in indoor air quality monitoring and optimisation for commercial real estate, has announced the opening of its new regional hub in Dubai. It is the first of several Kaiterra offices planned across the Gulf, as regional demand continues to accelerate....