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News
Qatar Petroleum cancels tender for Ras Laffan office complex
Budget constraints hit state oil firm’s construction project
Kuwait postpones airport work
Deal covers construction of administrative buildings, car parks and fire stations
United Gulf Bank to complete investor roadshow
Bond issue will need to be priced at 11 per cent
Cairo prequalifies bidders for 6 October City wastewater scheme
Ten groups line up for public-private partnership scheme
Analysis
Trans Mediterranean Airways
Revamped and in the hands of a new owner, the airline is putting its turbulent past behind it
Comment
Abu Dhabi will pay the price for putting projects on hold
Abu Dhabi has been slow to sign contracts for new schemes and many of them are in limbo. Many contractors will be wondering whether work they are competing for will fall by the wayside
Sanaa needs its Gulf neighbours
The West’s interest in Yemen does not extend far beyond a fear that it could incubate Al-Qaeda terrorists. The interests of the Gulf countries range far wider and should lead to them taking a far wider helping role
Supplements
Nakilat: Delivering Qatar's gas to the world
Qatar Gas Transport Company’s (Nakilat) $11bn investment in a fleet of specialist, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers is the largest single merchant shipbuilding programme since the Second World War, during which the US commissioned a new fleet to replace vessels destroyed in the conflict.
Yearbook 2010: Growth prospects for the year ahead
Despite the negative headlines over Dubai and its mountain of debt, most of the Middle East and North Africa appears set for a year of solid growth in 2010
The making of Kaust: The vision behind Saudi Arabia's science university
Saudi Arabia’s universities do not boast a long history. While the universities of Al-Karaouine in Morocco and Egypt’s Al-Azhar are both more than 1,000 years old, Riyadh’s King Saud University was only established in 1957, and Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz University 10 years later.
Gulf wastewater: A regional projects guide
With the population of the GCC growing at a rate of about 3.4 per cent a year, there is increasing pressure on the region’s wastewater treatment plants, many of which are working well above their design capacity.
Insight Briefings
MENA Mining 2009: A mixed picture for foreign investors
A review of the Middle East and North Africa mining sector and assessment of the outlook for what is widely acknowledged as an under-developed industry.
Tenders
Gulf Projects Index
Gulf Projects 1 February 2010: Index falls 0.3 per cent
The MEED Projects index fell by 0.3 per cent in the week to 1 February
Special Report
Special Report: Qatar – Population rise poses challenges
Qatar has experienced a demographic explosion in the past five years, with the population more than doubling in size to 1.6 million in late 2009
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