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Arabtec Chairman, Founder To Leave

The departures, revealed via a filing last week, come following a turbulent year for the construction company.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Wins $91m Hotel Engineering Contract

The hotel is part of a development that also includes two residential buildings, Drake said in a bourse statement.

Dubai’s Arabtec Says Appoints CEO For Its Construction Unit

Raja Ghanma has been promoted from chief operating officer to CEO of Arabtec Construction, Arabtec Holding said in a bourse filing.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Proposes No 2014 Dividend

The company’s profit fell to Dhs100.7 million ($27.42 million) in 2014 from Dhs166.5 million a year earlier.

French Builder Vinci To Sue Over Claims Of Forced Labour In Qatar

The statement comes as human rights group Sherpa filed a complaint against the company violated the rights of workers in its Qatar projects.

French Builder Vinci Denies Claim Of Forced Labour In Qatar

The statement comes as Sherpa NGO submitted a claim in a French court against Vinci Construction Grand Projects for “forced labour” in Qatar.

Dubai Builder Arabtec Wins $283m Contract From Saudi Aramco

Arabtec said it would complete the project in Al Dhahran within 28 months.

Dubai’s Arabtec Seeks To Sell Four Saudi Units, Eyes Kingdom Expansion

Arabtec’s board has approved disposing of Arabtec Saudi Arabia, Arabtec Construction Machinery, Saudi Austrian Arabian Ready Mix Co and EFECO Saudi.

Dubai’s Arabtec Swings To Q4 Loss, Blames High Expenses

Non-recurring general and administrative expenses jumped 75 per cent to Dhs749.9 million last year.

Etihad Rail To Begin Commercial Operations In 2015

The first phase of the network that is currently under testing is scheduled to begin operations soon, an official said.

Dubai Water Canal Project’s Phase 1 Almost 40% Complete- RTA

Phase II and III of the project are 25 per cent and 15 per cent complete respectively, a senior official said.

Dubai’s Deyaar Awards Construction Contract For Atria Project

The contract was awarded to construction firm Al Rostamani Pegel.

GCC Rail Completion Date Could Be Pushed To 2020 – UAE Minister

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are thinking of beginning their partial operation of the network by 2018, said the country’s minister of public works

Orascom Offers 115 Of Shares In $185 Million IPO

The firm expects its new shares to start trading on the Egypt exchange between March 9 and March 11.

Egypt, Arabtec To Resume Talks On Housing Project -Source

The two sides agreed terms late last month, but the contract which Arabtec subsequently received included less attractive terms for the company.

Louis Berger JV Bags $79m Project Management Deal For Doha Metro

The contract involves providing management consultancy services for all elevated and at-grade sections of the metro project.

UAE’s Arabtec Wins $253m Of Saudi Oil And Gas Work

The projects include upgrading liquefied gas and refinery facilities for national oil firm Saudi Aramco, the company said.

GCC Sees Construction Projects Worth $67.6bn Completed In 2014

Around 42 per cent of the completed projects were residential buildings while 16.9 per cent were commercial buildings, a new study shows.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Q4 Profit Falls 70%

The contractor made a profit of Dhs13 million ($3.54 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Saudi Builder Khodari Gets $170m Contract From Ma’aden Unit

Saudi Arabian builder Abdullah Abdul Mohsin al-Khodari and Sons said on Thursday it had been…

Dubai’s Arabtec Says Wins Contracts Worth $102m

Both contracts are for construction of residential villas in Dubai to be delivered in 2016, the company said.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Wins $54m Engineering Contract

Drake & Scull Engineering will provide MEP services for an under-construction hotel and apartment complex.

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Gets Nod To Buy 100m More Shares In Arabtec

Should it buy the permitted number of shares, Aabar’s stake would rise to 37.27 per cent.

Unit Of Dubai’s Drake & Scull Wins $49m Contract

Gulf Technical Construction Co will provide civil, architectural and MEP services for a high-rise residential tower in Dubai.

Dubai Builder Arabtec Wins $152m Contracts In Abu Dhabi

The contracts, awarded by ADNOC and ADCO, were awarded to Arabtec’s Target Engineering unit.

Saudi’s Al Khodari Posts Five-Fold Q4 Net Profit Hike, Project Pipeline Grows

The company made a profit of SAR45.6 million ($12.2 million) in the last quarter of 2014.

Revealed: World’s Most Expensive Construction Markets

Qatar was the most expensive construction market in the Middle East region in 2014, according to a study by EC Harris.

GCC Rail Projects To See Investments Worth $200bn

Rail projects across the GCC are expected to fuel intra-regional trade while helping reduce fuel consumption.

Arabtec Denies Reports Of Immediate Acquisitions

The company’s statement follows reports that it had assigned a consultant to advise on potential take over bids.

UAE’s Al Jaber Group Wins Contract To Build New Airport in Saudi Arabia

The project will include a new passenger terminal covering an area of 86,000 square metres and will be built to accommodate around five million passengers annually.