Tag: Saudi Arabia

Construction & Real Estate

Roshn inks $293m deal to develop Sedra community plot

Roshn Group, Saudi Arabia's leading developer powered by sovereign wealth fund PIF, has signed a SAR1.1 billion ($293 million) agreement with Arabian Dyar, a pioneering real estate group in the kingdom, for the development of a 55,000 sq m land plot within the Sedra community in Riyadh. ...

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MYCRANE appoints new Director of Sales & Marketing for Saudi Arabia

MYCRANE, the first global platform for crane rental and purchase, has appointed Aziz Amri as Director of Sales and Marketing for Saudi Arabia, strengthening the company's commercial leadership as it expands operations across the Gulf region....

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Saudi - Qatar high-speed rail link wins Cabinet approval

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved a landmark agreement with Qatar to establish a 785-kilometre electric high-speed railway linking Riyadh and Doha, paving the way for one of the Gulf’s most ambitious cross-border transport projects....

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Construction costs climb worldwide; Saudi Arabia leads regional rise at 4pc

Construction costs globally are set to increase by 2.4% in 2026, but growing uncertainty due to the phasing and procurement, is the real challenge to project delivery, said an industry expert. In the Middle East, the costs will rise by 4% in Saudi Arabia driven by reliance on imported and specialist materials and 3% in the UAE....

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Saudi TDF, Palladium Hotel Group sign tourism development pact

Saudi Tourism Development Fund (TDF) signed a MoU with Palladium Hotel Group to explore development opportunities across several regions of Saudi Arabia. The agreement focuses on strengthening cooperation, assessing potential projects, conducting feasibility studies, identifying suitable investment structures, and reviewing technical and operational frameworks. ...

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Nemetschek partners with Prince Sultan University to boost AEC innovation

Nemetschek, a leading software providers for the architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AEC/O) industry, has entered into a partnership with Saudi-based Prince Sultan University to support the development of future-ready talent and accelerate innovation across the kingdom. ...

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ROSHN, Agility unit in deal to develop Grade A logistics park facility

ROSHN Group, Saudi Arabia's leading multi-asset class real estate developer powered by sovereign wealth fund PIF, has signed the Heads of Terms to form a joint venture with Agility Logistics Parks to develop a Grade A facility over a 1 million sq m area in the kingdom. ...

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NWC completes two key Saudi water, wastewater projects

Saudi Arabia's National Water Company (NWC) has announced that it has completed work on two water and wastewater projects in the Qassim Region. Additionally, NWC has also installed sewage networks and lines in Al Rass Governorate, totaling more than 40km area. ...

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Ashoka Buildcon–BEC Arabia JV lands Diriyah hotel project contract

Indian infrastructure group Ashoka Buildcon said its joint venture with Saudi-based BEC Arabia Contracting has secured the main construction works contract for a hotel project within Saudi Arabia's giga development - Diriyah, The City of Earth, coming up near Riyadh. ...

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Top firms in deal to invest in KAEC tourism, lifestyle projects

K Hovnanian ME Investments (KHME), a subsidiary of Hovnanian Enterprises, and the majority shareholder of Al Tahaluf Real Estate Company, CJSC, has signed an MoU with Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Development Fund (TDF) and Emaar, The Economic City (EEC) to enable high-quality tourism investment and lifestyle-focused residential opportunities in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). ...

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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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Saudi TDF gears up for the opening of mega Rixos resort at KAEC

Saudi Arabia's Tourism Development Fund (TDF) has announced that Rixos Murjana is set to open in King Abdullah Economic City on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, positioning itself as the country’s largest ultra all-inclusive resort featuring 488 rooms and suites as well as 33 villas. ...

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GFH acquires majority stake in Byrne Equipment Rental

GFH Financial Group (GFH) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Byrne Equipment Rental, one of the GCC’s leading industrial services and equipment rental providers with an investment and capex programme valued at approximately $400 million....

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Saudi Arabia announces qualified bidders for landmark One-Stop Station project

Saudi Arabia's Roads General Authority (RGA) has announced the list of qualified bidders for the country's pioneering One-Stop Station Project. A key public-private partnership project for Saudi Arabia, it will be implemented on a design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) model. ...