Sky City, China’s most ambitious development, has faced criticism over its nine-month deadline.
The UAE rail network, which will form part of the planned Gulf-wide network, is expected to cost $10.9 billion with a 1,200 kilometre route.
The new development will consist of commercial and residential towers as well as the Sheraton Dubai Tower Hotel.
Tea Ros, managing director at Strategic Hotel Consulting, examines the challenges developers face in underwater construction.
The factory, located in Yanbu, is being developed by a joint venture of Kuwait’s Alghanim and Saint-Gobain.
Despite an abundance of construction projects in Qatar, local real estate developers constitute a fraction of those benefitting from the boom.
China State Construction Engineering Corporation will make its first-ever Middle East investment in the Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah project.
The closing date for subscriptions has been extended to July 4 from June 23.
The Saudi prince is inviting Dubai’s biggest real estate developer Emaar Properties to team up with his investment firm Kingdom Holding.
Construction of the Kazakhstan project is expected to be completed by 2017.
Fraudulent lift companies are risking lives in the UAE and costing the industry millions of dirhams, say industry insiders.
The contract to build Saraya Aqaba was awarded to a consortium of Arabtec, Drake and Scull and Consolidated Contractors Co.
The new project, named Dubai Creek Harbor, will include a business district, shopping, sporting and entertainment facilities.
A Jubail plant would have processing capacity of 1.5 million tonnes a year and the other, in Rabigh, one million tonnes a year.
The project will include four rail lines and will link stadiums for the 2022 World Cup tournament.
The Dubai contractor expects a series of recent contract wins to boost its 2013 earnings.
L&T will build a plant with a processing capacity of 75 million standard cubic feet per day.
Up to 25 per cent of the construction work on the Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque has been completed.
Regional firm KEO International has been appointed project manager and LA-based Aecom Technology Corp was named as design consultant.
Barwa Real Estate unveiled plans for Oryx Island, which would feature luxury villas, a water park and five floating hotels using cruise ships.
Two Arabtec employees said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday and stayed in their accommodation.
The Dubai-based contractor is currently bidding for projects worth about Dhs15 billion.
The project will be within the developer’s Jumeirah Village Circle community. Work is expected to start immediately with an estimated completion date at the end of 2014.
The contractor reported a net profit of Dhs63 million ($17.15 million) for the quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of Dhs37.6 million in 2012.
Emaar’s Alabbar has suggested Dubai may build a tower taller than the Burj Khalifa.
The Taj project, which will be constructed by the Link Global Group, will be one of the focal points in the huge FCW development.
The complex is to be a cornerstone of the huge Mohammed bin Rashid City, announced last year by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
Emirates Falcon Electromechanical Co specializes in the electro-mechanical building services sector.
What was it like being in the Burj Khalifa during the earthquake? Our structural design expert explains.
The new company will focus on large energy and power-related projects in the region.