Tag: Infrastructure

Construction & Real Estate

SSH named lead consultant for key phase of Madinat Al Irfan Business Park

SSH, one of the leading masterplanning, infrastructure and project management firms in the Middle East, has been awarded the lead design and construction supervision consultancy contract for the third phase of the Madinat Al Irfan Business Park project in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. ...

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Safe Dubai 2026 signals new era of structured infrastructure monitoring

Senior infrastructure leaders, regulators, consultants and technology experts from across the Middle East were in Dubai for a major forum - Safe Dubai 2026 - to accelerate the region’s shift toward a more structured and unified infrastructure intelligence ecosystem. ...

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Saudi Arabia, UN working towards new national urban policy

Saudi housing ministry, in partnership with United Nations Development Programme and UN-Habitat, aims to set up the National Urban Policy that can serve as a cohesive framework linking economic diversification, housing, infrastructure and environmental sustainability across cities and regions in the kingdom. ...

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Khazna, Presight sign long-term AI facility management contract

Khazna Data Centers, a global leader in hyperscale digital infrastructure, has signed a long term, commercially significant contract with Presight, a leading big data analytics company, to deploy an AI optimised facility management (FM) solution and a centralised command and control centre. ...

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$15 trillion infrastructure gap to boost role of PPPs, says report

Global infrastructure faces a $15 trillion financing shortfall by 2040, driving increased reliance on public-private partnerships to fund projects ranging from energy transition to digital connectivity, as fiscal space tightens and investment needs rise, said a new report. ...

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Kuwait Petroleum signs deal for power, steam co-generation project

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said it has signed a strategic agreement to explore the development of a power and steam co-generation plant in the country's Ratqa area, in a move aimed at improving efficiency across Kuwait’s oil and power sectors....

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Groundbreaking of Expo 2030 Riyadh country pavilions likely in Q3

With the early award of a critical infrastructure contracts to Nesma & Partners and the mobilisation of global giants Bechtel and Buro Happold, the Expo 2030 Riyadh project is now accelerating toward its October 2030 opening. Work on the mega event's country pavilions is likely to begin in the third quarter, said media reports. ...

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Combined Group Contracting lands $210m Kuwait Oil contract

Combined Group Contracting (CGC), a leading infrastructure specialist, has secured multiple high-value contracts worth $210 million from Kuwait Oil Company. The scope of work includes development of complex oil and gas infrastructure developments in Kuwait. ...

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Saudi Arabia completes world's first tokenised property deed transaction

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved a global milestone in the digitisation of capital markets with the successful execution of the world’s first sovereign-native tokenised property title deed transfer. This infrastructure reduces property settlement times from days to mere seconds. ...

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Mace-Suez JV starts Qatar West Drainage maintenance work

Mace Qatar, a specialist in infrastructure construction and district cooling service, has joined hands with French utility major Suez to start the operation and maintenance of Qatar West Catchment Zone. The scope of work covers 1,375 km of foul sewer network, key treatment facilities as well as 43 pumping stations. ...

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Dubai completes key infrastructure projects package for Al Quoz Creative Zone

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has completed the package of infrastructure projects in Al Quoz Creative Zone in a bid to enhance its soft mobility and transport integration. The work includes construction of a 45-m pedestrian and cycling bridge as well as 4 km of dedicated walking and cycling tracks. ...

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Tabreed signs up for Sustainability Forum Middle East 2026

Tabreed, a global leader in energy-efficient district cooling and sustainable cooling infrastructure, has announced that it has signed up as a lead partner for the fourth edition of the Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME), a major industry event being held this week in Bahrain. ...

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Dubai invites bids for strategic sewerage tunnels project

Dubai Municipality has issued requests for proposal (RfPs) for the Phase II Links Package of the Dubai Strategic Sewerage Tunnels (DSST) project. The project scope for the winning bidder includes development, funding, design and EPC services as well as operation and maintenance work. ...

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Parsons lands New Murabba infrastructure lead design consultancy contract

Parsons Corporation has secured the infrastructure lead design consultancy contract from Saudi PIF-owned New Murabba Development Company for its mega project in the kingdom. The scope of work includes provision of design and construction technical support for New Murabba project. ...

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RCRC awards Riyadh Metro’s Red Line extension contract

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has awarded a contract for the design, implementation and completion of an extension to the Red Line of the Riyadh Metro network. On completion, the Red Line network will span 33.7km covering a total of 20 stations. ...

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Design phase begins for key bridge project in Bahrain

Bahraini authorities have announced that one of the kingdom's major infrastructure projects - Muharraq-Arad Bridge - has entered the preliminary design phase. The scheme is intended to boost access to East Hidd Town while easing traffic congestion across Muharraq, said a report. ...

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RTA completes traffic expansion works on key Dubai street

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has announced the completion of traffic expansion works on Al Warqa’a 1 Street, covering a total length of 7 km in both directions. The scope of works included conversion of four roundabouts into smart signalised intersections. ...

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Saudi Arabia tops globally in Road Network Connectivity Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ranked first worldwide in the Road Network Connectivity Index, and also ranked fourth among G20 countries in the Road Infrastructure Quality Index, thus reflecting the continuous development of the road sector, said a report. ...

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Jumeirah Beach 1 project set for February launch after revamp

Work is nearing completion on Jumeirah Beach 1 project, a fully integrated coastal destination in Dubai featuring modern recreational and sports facilities including dedicated pedestrian, cycling and jogging paths. It is set to reopen to the public next month following revamp. ...

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Work in full swing on new phase of Bahrain Airport roads plan

Work is in full swing on the Bahrain International Airport Roads Development Project aimed at improving traffic flow on key routes leading to the newly-expanded airport. The scope of work includes construction of a two-lane bridge on Khalifa Al Kabeer Avenue as well as widening of Arad Highway, said a report. ...