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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

Dubai’s troubled Arabtec hires AlixPartners for review, say sources

The construction company has lost about 77 per cent of its share value since May 2014

Sheikh Mohammed launches Dhs 30bn mega ‘Wholesale City’

The new development aims to tap into the global wholesale sector.

DP World to invest $1bn in India

Dubai ports operator says the investment could be in new terminals

RTA announces 12 new road projects

Authority announced a 14 per cent increase in spending this year

Dubai’s Mall of the World plans not scaled down; work to begin next year

The project still planned to have world’s largest shopping destination

Work begins on $1bn ICD Brookfield project in Dubai’s DIFC

The 1.5 million square feet mixed-use development is expected to be completed in 2018

Indian property developers confirm drop in demand from UAE NRIs

Depressed global economic conditions have caused a 15-20 per cent fall in demand from investors, say developers

Qatar opens new $825m labour city to house 100,000 workers

The city consists of a commercial market, 55 residential complexes and Qatar’s second largest mosque

Dubai’s Al Habtoor to sell stake in CIMIC construction joint venture

Habtoor Group is planning to focus on its 100-per cent-owned assets including hotels, real estate and schools as part of its strategy

Dubai’s Drake and Scull wins Dhs 224m deal for hotel, mall expansion

The contractor did not specify the name of the mall or the hotel it is building

Nakheel awards Dhs 2.3bn construction deals for retail projects

The developer has confirmed the builders of Deira Islands Night Souk, Warsan Souk and The Circle Mall

Egypt’s stalled $35bn housing scheme: big dreams to harsh reality

The project announced in March 2014 has stalled, highlighting Egypt’s habit of promising grandiose ventures and then struggling to deliver

UAE infrastructure projects not delayed by oil price drop – minister

The UAE has sufficient funding for all its planned infrastructure projects, says minister of Public Works

Opening of Abu Dhabi’s Louvre pushed back to 2016

Officials did not give a reason for the delay in building work at the $650m project

Drake & Skull secures Dhs 123m Dubai MEP contract

The company will develop over 72,000 square metres of food and beverage concepts and retail outlets in Jumeirah

Saudi’s United Cooperative Assurance says gets Mecca crane claim

The insurance firm said it had received the claim on September 13 and it had appointed evaluators to determine the damage caused by the accident

Saudi suspends Binladen group over Mecca crane disaster

King Salman also ordered that the group’s board members and senior executives be barred from travel abroad

GCC construction firms continue to hire despite oil slump

Previously awarded projects are continuing without impact, experts say

Egypt slashes affordable homes project with UAE’s Arabtec

The official did not give a reason for downsizing the project

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Burj2020 tower aims to be “diamond of Dubai” – Adrian Smith

Construction work on the tower is anticipated to begin next year