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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.

Build Greener To Tackle Climate Change, Arab Cities Urged

The speed of the urbanisation process has put additional stress on social services and infrastructure in a region already deeply vulnerable to climate change.

RAK Ceramics To Exit Sudan Business, Boost UAE Capacity

In November, chief executive Abdallah Massaad told Reuters that the company was working to exit its non-core businesses.

Dubai’s Drake And Scull Mulls Share Buyback

The company’s shares have plunged 42 per cent since the end of October as part of a panic sell-off in the Gulf.

Oman Cement Firms Say Gov’t To Double Gas Prices From Jan 1

Cement firms in Oman have also warned that the price rise will lead to an increase in their production costs.

Saudi Builder Khodari Gets $360m University Housing Contract

The contract, awarded by the government, covers the construction of staff housing at King Khaled University.

Saudi Builder Al Khodari Proposes $133m Capital Hike

The capital increase will require the approval of the bourse regulator and an extraordinary shareholder meeting, a bourse statement said.

Pictures: Dubai’s Mega Theme Park Project Starts Taking Shape

Upto 35 per cent of overall infrastructure work on the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex is completed, confirm officials.

KBW Investments, Owned By Prince Alwaleed’s Son, Buys 50% Of Arcadia

Engineering firm Arcadia will now seek to expand into Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Dubai’s Arabtec Q3 Net Profit Falls 32% As Costs Rise

The builder reported a profit of Dhs68.7 million ($18.71 million) in the third quarter of 2014, down from Dhs100.8 million in the corresponding period of 2013.

Dubai’s Drake & Scull Q3 Net Profit Falls 10%, Beats Estimates

The firm made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs21.4 million ($5.83 million) in the third quarter of 2014, down from Dhs23.8 million in the year-earlier period.

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Lifts Arabtec Stake To 34.9%

The trade, which made Aabar the biggest shareholder in Arabtec, was done at a price of Dhs5 per share, compared to the stock’s closing market price of Dhs4.26.

Abu Dhabi’s Bildco Tumbles After Q3 Loss Widens

Bildco posted a loss of Dhs10.8 million ($2.9 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, compared with a loss of Dhs7.7 million in the same period a year earlier.