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Arabtec expects UAE construction market to improve
Local contractor is part of the consortium selected for Abu Dhabi’s midfield terminal
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At least three bid for Das Island flare gas scheme
Commercial deadline set for 16 June for offshore Abu Dhabi project
Investment to continue in interim Abu Dhabi airport facilities
Expansion to include new passenger and bus gates ahead of opening of midfield terminal in 2017
Doha evaluates metro management proposals
Firms compete to manage new urban rail network
Kuwait delays deadline on major refineries project
Cut-off date for Clean Fuels Project prequalification pushed back to 4 July
Riyadh receives bids for technology complex
The project will involve building second phase of information technology (IT) park
Second ferrochrome smelter to be built in Sohar
Omani chrome ore miner Gulf Mining Materials Company to set up 50,000 t/y facility
Saudi stock exchange sets submission date for MEP deal
Companies have until 10 June to submit tenders for the contract
Bemco wins $1.25bn Saudi Arabia power plant contract
Local company to build 2,175MW power plant near Riyadh
Foulath plans stainless steel mill conversion
Bahrain plant to close and be refitted as a 600,000 tonnes-a-year rebar mill
Nakheel launches new project on Palm Jumeirah
Palm Views is the third scheme that Nakheel has launched on the development this year
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Libya to start political system from scratch
The elections will give the state the chance to build a system that provides a voice for all its citizens. This will be greatly challenged by the deep divisions present in society
Deep water oil exploration to test Aramco
Firm used to working in the warm shallow waters of the Gulf. It now plans to explore the oil-rich, deep waters of the Red Sea
GCC summit hints at disunity in ranks
Moves towards closer political integration between the six GCC member states fall flat at summit
Middle East port projects advance
Governments in the region are continuing to invest heavily to develop port and logistics sectors
Analysis
Greece crisis pulls region's bourses down
Eurozone troubles dampen investor sentiment on regional stock marjets
Slow progress for GCC's industrial sector
Heavy industry and manufacturing still dominated by the petrochemical and metals sectors
Morocco's leaders face hard economic struggle
Rabat’s dependence on European trade could be its undoing, as Morocco’s leadership must contend with a failing economy and high unemployment
Middle East at the ballot
Twelve elections of varying significance held after the Arab uprisings began in December 2010
Riyadh Refinery
The plant produces about 30 per cent of the kingdom’s premium gasoline
Sulphur processing becoming inevitable for the region
As hydrocarbons become more sour, national oil companies need to adapt their downstream facilities
Airports lead for transport construction awards
Governments continue to invest in infrastructure to support economic growth
Gulf Projects Index
Qatar only market to record growth
Seven out of the eight Gulf markets record drop in value of projects under way
Egypt Special Report
Election Special: Egypt in transition
A special report looking at Egypt as it prepares for elections in the post Hosni Mubarak era
Special Report
Qatar Special Report: Hotel occupancy comes under pressure
Committed to supplying 90,000 hotel rooms in time for hosting the World Cup in 2022, Doha is making good progress in getting new hotels built
Construction Costs
Pick-up in project activity predicted across the Gulf
There are plenty of signs to indicate that the GCC’s long-term prospects outweigh the short-term slump in contract awards
New Research
Saudi Arabia Projects Market Report 2012
A comprehensive data, research and analysis into the region’s largest projects market
Edmund O'Sullivan
A Libyan miracle emerging from the Arab uprising
MEED’s Libya Focus Day highlights the business and project opportunities arising in the post-Gaddafi era
Latest Tenders
Digital Library
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MEED Blogs
GCC steel industry preparing itself for growth
At the height of the Dubai construction boom in 2006-07 building a plant to supply the local building trade with steel products must have seemed like one of the least crazy ideas being mooted.
