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Abu Dhabi’s Bloom Properties begins work on JVC project

The developer has awarded the contract for the enabling works of its mid-income residential project, Bloom Towers

Saudi halts recruitment of foreign engineers with under 5 years’ experience

Expatriate engineers will also be required to undergo a professional test and a personal interview

Al Naboodah appointed main contractor for Creekside 18 project in Dubai

Creekside 18 residences is a two-tower apartment complex in the Dubai Creek Harbour project

Drake & Scull unit wins Dhs175m contract in Dubai

The contract has been awarded by Orion Real Estate Development to build the West Bay residential tower

GCC project awards fell in H1, but expected to pick up

Saudi was the only regional country where contract awards rose 12 per cent from a year ago

Saudi to restart work on $26.6bn Grand Mosque expansion

A crane collapse at the site killed 107 people in 2015

Drake & Scull to proceed with Dhs233m contract for Fairmont Abu Dhabi

The contract was initially awarded in July 2013, with the work scheduled for completion by June 2015

Dubai Lamp to become mandatory for new buildings by year-end

The government eventually plans for 80 per cent of buildings in Dubai to use the lamp

Dubai’s Drake & Scull terminates CEO after less than a year

The group also confirmed the resignation of former executive vice chairman and CEO Khaldoun Al Tabari

Nakheel to award contract for Dragon Towers this year

The developer is assessing five proposals for the construction of the residential towers

Workers at Dubai company behind Apple HQ roof go without pay – report

Premier Composite Technologies reportedly faced similar financial issues in January

Dubai’s Nakheel awards contracts worth Dhs430m for Deira Islands

The contracts are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for the 800-room RIU resort

Dubai builder Arabtec swings to Q2 profit

It was Arabtec’s second straight profitable quarter

Dubai’s Arabtec wins Dhs628m contract from Damac for Akoya Oxygen project

The contract covers the design and construction of the main works for 1,296 villas

Struggling construction firm Saudi Oger shuts down – report

The company, owned by the family of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, closed after 39 years in operation

Region’s largest semi-permanent exhibition hall takes shape in Saudi

The King Abdullah Exhibition Centre is being built by Dutch company De Boer

3D printing: Is the construction sector catching up?

Place like Dubai are leading the adoption of 3D printing in construction

UAE bank ADIB replaces exterior cladding at HQ over fire concerns

New national fire safety codes call for building material revision

Work progresses on world’s largest observation wheel in Dubai

Ain Dubai at the Bluewaters Island project will be the tallest and largest observation wheel in the world when it opens

Exclusive: Danube boss and UAE billionaire Rizwan Sajan on where next

Construction and real estate billionaire Rizwan Sajan details his journey to the top and where he plans to take Danube Group next

Dubai developer Azizi begins work on Dhs12bn Riviera project in MBR City

Azizi Riviera comprises of 69 mid-rise residential buildings, a retail district and two hotels

Construction contract worth Dhs353m awarded for UAE pavilion at Expo 2020

A subsidiary of Dubai contractor Arabtec won the contract

Abu Dhabi to undertake infrastructure projects worth Dhs908m

The projects will include integrated residential complexes

Arabtec unit wins Dhs113m contract for project at Dubai Creek Harbour

EFECO will undertake the execution and completion of the MEP works of the Creekside 18 development

Dubai contractor Arabtec completes recapitalisation programme

The company raised Dhs1.5bn in equity and “extinguished” accumulated losses of Dhs4.6bn

Dubai’s DSI says capital reduction to be completed by end of Q3

Acting CFO Feras Kalthoum said DSI’s business has not been affected by Qatar’s rift with some of its Gulf neighbours

Dubai’s Nakheel releases construction tender for Nad Al Sheba Mall

The mall is the centrepiece of the developer’s under-construction Nad Al Sheba community

UAE midday work ban to begin this week

Violating companies will be fined Dhs5,000 ($1,361) per worker

Oman extends visa ban for foreign construction workers

The sultanate’s Ministry of Manpower said the extension would begin on June 1

Saudi construction firm abandons nearly 100 workers in the desert

The men said they had been left in their remote desert camp for the last two months with no food, water and other basic necessities