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Dubai’s Drake & Scull records Q2 net loss

DSI had reported worsening earnings in eight of the preceding nine quarters

Dubai’s Arabtec Q2 reports seventh straight quarterly loss

The contractor made a net loss of Dhs186.4m in the second quarter

Saudi Oger owes $800m to workers, banks – reports

The troubled firm has been the subject of thousands of complaints by workers

Saudi govt discussing rescue of construction company Oger

Oger has been hit hard by a slowdown in the Saudi construction sector

Saudi’s Binladin appears to have dodged financial collapse, but what next?

Facing a severe cash squeeze, it has been forced to halt work at a string of projects and lay off thousands of staff

Dubai’s Drake and Scull wins Dhs 226m contract for Iraq’s Zubair oilfield

Drake and Scull will construct a water injection network project at the Zubair oil field

Saudi Binladin seeks loan extension after Grand Mosque payment delay

The company has been hit by government spending cuts and its suspension from receiving new state contracts

Mandatory for UAE construction firms to hire Emirati health officers

The new rule will be applicable from 2017 on companies with a 500 plus workforce

Arabtec secures $109m loan from shareholder Aabar

The loan comes after the firm posted a $12.63m net loss for the first three months of the year

1,300 workers protest in Ajman following non-payment of salaries

Police forces attended the scene but no arrests were made

Saudi regulator forms interim committee to oversee builder MMG

MMG’s board quit last week when the CMA sentenced three of its executives to jail

Dubai Expo 2020 site infrastructure work to begin this summer

Major construction on the site is expected to be complete by October 2019

Saudi contractor Khodari to book multi-million riyal loss

Khodari has been pressured by a severe slowdown in the construction sector

Saudi contractor MMG says its board has resigned

Last week, Saudi’s stock market regulator fined MMG SAR 1.6bn and sentenced three people to jail

Dubai’s Nakheel awards Dhs 4m contract for Deira Islands

The contract is for work on a sewage treatment plant at the Deira Islands development

DP World to build $1bn port in Ecuador

Ports developer wins 50-year concession for multi-purpose project

Qatar awards 2022 stadium contract to Al Balagh, Larsen & Toubro

The stadium is the fifth to be launched by Qatar so far

Saudi Binladin Group selling off property, other assets to pay workers

Workers reportedly protested outside Saudi Binladin’s offices again this week following non-payment of their dues

RTA awards Dhs 703m contract for Dubai Water Canal project

The contract covers phases four and five of the project, set for completion by end-September

In pictures: Dubai opens world’s first 3D printed office

Called the ‘Office of the Future’, the building is located in the Emirates Towers premises

Emaar awards construction contract for project in Jeddah Gate

ACC has won the deal to build the three-tower Emaar Residences project, which includes 283 units

Saudi’s Binladin gets bank loan to ease finance crunch

The amount will reportedly be used to cover redundancy costs for workers it is laying off, back salaries and severance costs

Emaar unit acquires stake in UAE firm Leaders Fort Contracting

Emaar said it was exploring potential partnership opportunities with the company on its mega developments

Dubai’s Arabtec Q1 net loss narrows as revenues rise

In April, its chairman said Arabtec could break even this year and should return to profit in 2017

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Q1 net profit falls 61%

DSI has reported worsening earnings in seven of the preceding eight quarters

Saudi Binladin Group to pay 10,000 workers in May

Earlier this month, workers at the company set fire to buses after more than 50,000 were laid off

Saudi labour minister: Binladin crisis to be resolved

On Monday, al-Watan newspaper reported that Binladin had laid off about 77,000 foreign workers

Binladin latest: Firm cuts 77,000 jobs, could lay off Saudis

Between 12,000 and 17,000 Saudi employees are expected to be laid off

Saudi workers set fire to buses after ‘50,000 sacked’

Binladin Group employees also say they have not been paid for six months

Saudi builder Binladin terminates 50,000 jobs – newspaper

The company employs 200,000 people, according to its LinkedIn page