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Doha unveils final stadium design for World Cup bid
Proposed Lusail stadium will have a capacity of more than 86,000 -
Majid al-Futtaim reveals plans for shopping mall in Syria
Syria shopping complex will be the biggest mall in the Levant -
Qtel’s bond issue 10 times oversubscribed
Bids for $1.5bn bond sale exceed $15bn -
A strong year for bonds
Transparency will aid future growth -
Abu Dhabi extends bid deadline for Umlifaina bridge
Companies now have until 17 October to submit bids -
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank hires banks to sell bonds
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has hired three banks for bond issue -
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank prices bond issue
UAE bank sets price guidance ahead of Islamic bond issue -
Abu Dhabi launches Iraq investment fund
Invest AD will channel investment into high-growth companies in Iraq -
Abu Dhabi plans new export agency
Abu Dhabi to set up export bank to help diversify the emirate’s economy -
Abu Dhabi Ports has awarded $3bn contracts for KPIZ
Tony Douglas, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports Co has said contracts worth about Dhs11bn ($3bn) have been awarded so far -
Abu Dhabi puts $1.36bn football stadium on hold
Mubadala cancels tender for Capital City District project -
Abu Dhabi signs deal with MSC Cruises
Italian operator will sail from Mina Zayed -
Abu Dhabi to invite bids for midfield terminal
The terminal will now take five years to complete from when the tender is finalised -
Abu Dhabi to select local firm for Al-Ain sewerage project
Local Nael & Bin Harmal Hydroexport likely to win $195m contract -
Abu Dhabi's Invest AD launches Iraqi investment fund
Fund will capitalise on Iraq’s forecast 7 per cent economic growth -
Abyaar gets private funding for UAE projects
Kuwaiti developer gets go ahead for Dubai scheme -
ADIB to issue Islamic bond soon
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank plans roadshow as early as next week -
Adnoc receives first of 15 new tankers and carriers
Delivery includes a bulk carrier designed to transport sulphur -
AES sells stake in Qatar power and water project
Qatar Electricity and Water Company owns 100 per cent of project -
AES submits solar proposal for Jordan
Photovoltaic solar project would have a capacity of 20-40MW -
Air Arabia receives first of 44 Airbus A320 aircraft
Order will more than double the size of airline’s existing fleet -
Ajman's medical university get new expanded campus
University plans $95m upgrade by 2012 -
Al Futtaim Group eyes retail expansion
Dubai based company looking at opportunities in the GCC, Levant and North Africa regions -
Al-Bateen airport reveals increase in aircraft movements
Movements up 34 per cent -
Algeria: Tram line operating concession
Carrying out the operating concession of the one of the Algiers tramway lines -
Al-Jazeera Steel Products
Founded in Oman by a group of local entrepreneurs, Kuwait’s Global Investment House is now the company’s main shareholder through its Global Buyout Fund -
Arab Petroleum Investments to launch bond sale
Company plans to double investment in petrochemical projects -
Arabtec enters into Bahrain joint venture agreement
UAE-based Arabtec Construction to set up joint construction venture in Bahrain -
Arabtec wins $535m contract in Egypt
UAE’s Arabtec Holding said a unit was awarded a contract to build a project in Egypt valued at more than $53m -
Arabtec wins contract in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province
Contractor will build 5,000 villas in Eastern Province -
Aramco/Shell joint venture launches second phase of gas exploration
Plans involve drilling three wells in the Rub Al Khali area -
Atlantis owner receives $4bn bid from Malaysian firm
Kerzner International Holdings recieves buyout offer -
Awal Bank files for bankruptcy in US
Bahrain-based bank was put into administration in 2009 -
Bahrain Financial Exchange launches Islamic trading platform
Islamic products will be accessible to both local and international investors -
Bahrain ministries
Head of State: H.M. Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa -
Bahrain: Baggage sorting hall supervision
Provision of baggage sorting hall supervision and guard cabins for an airport services authority -
Bahrain: Bulk diesel top loading facility
Construction of a bulk diesel top loading facility at a marketing terminal – road works -
Bahrain: Dietary products
Supply of dietary products -
Bahrain: Duplex housing
Construction of six duplex houses -
Bahrain: Field transmitters
Supply and installation of field transmitters -
Bahrain: Linen
Supply of linen -
Bahrain: Photocopiers
Supply of a photocopier term contract -
Bahrain: Radiology equipment
Supply of radiology equipment -
Bahrain: Surgical instruments
Supply of surgical instruments -
Bahrain: Utilities and infrastructure development
Development of utilities and infrastructure -
Bahrain: Water coolers
Supply of a water cooler term contract -
Bank Muscat reports RO72m net profit for nine months
Bank Muscat profits drop from RO80.4m for the same period 2009 -
Bank of Sharjah sells 30 per cent in Lebanese bank
Bank of Sharjah has finalised the sale of a 30 per cent equity stake in Emirates Lebanon Bank -
BankDhofar net profit rises 17.9 per cent
BankDhofar loans and advances rose by 6.2 per cent -
BASF plans new production facility in Bahrain
BASF plans Bahrain plant -
Batelco reveals profit drop
Bahrain’s Batelco has announced 17 per cent profit drop -
Bechtel consortium wins Muscat airport contract
US-led consortium will build new terminal building at Muscat International airport -
Bid deadline extended for Jordan dam
Contractors granted bid submission extension -
Bids in for Oman hazardous waste management contract
Winning bidder to be awarded build-own-operate-transfer contract -
Bids invited for Lebanon wastewater projects
Contracts cover wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations -
Bids opened for independent power project in Morocco
International Power and Nareva offer lowest bid for power project -
Borouge extends specialist plastics plant deadline
Second delay to cross-linked polymer scheme -
Breakthrough moment approaches for the women of Arabia
The Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University for Girls (PNU) is due to open in January 2011. It is a unique project for more than one reason -
Broadband not yet a reality in Iraq
Increased investment in fibre-optic cables has little impact on penetration rates -
Burj Khalifa rents fall 40 per cent due to lack of tenants
Rental prices for apartments in the world’s tallest tower have fallen due to low occupancy in the building -
Cadagua wins Oman wastewater plant contract
Local/Spain consortium will design and build facility at Darsait -
CCC wins infrastructure contract at Khalifa port
The contractor received a letter of intent in August -
China Railway predicts loss on Mecca light rail
The railway will start limited operations on 13 November -
Citigroup expects sukuk sales rebound this year
Demand to return to “pre-crisis” levels by the end of the third quarter -
Commercial Bank of Dubai reveals rise in net profit
Commercial Bank of Dubai has said its net profit rose by 1.8 per cent -
Consultants invited for Iraq power plant rehabilitation
Firms to submit expressions of interest by 11 November -
Deadline extended for Abu Dhabi's Shams 1 financing
Project to be developed by Abengoa and Total -
Deadlines extended for Yanbu power and water project
Third phase will comprise a 1,700MW power plant with a 550,000 cubic metre a day desalination unit -
Dewa raises $2bn bonds
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has raised six and 10 year bond issue -
DGCX signs license agreement with Dow Jones Indexes
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange aims to list futures contracts -
Doha tenders road contracts
Four projects will involve building and maintaining roads throughout Qatar -
Doha to tender national museum contract by end of November
Museum will be built next to the existing Qatar National Museum -
Dolphin Energy plans Qatar platforms maintenance shutdowns
Month-long shutdown planned for February -
DP World ports report 14 per cent volume growth
Dubai port operator’s UAE terminals report four per cent increase -
DP World to expand Egypt port terminal
DP World has won the concession to double the size of container operations in Sokhna Port -
Drydocks World wins $104m PSV contract
Drydocks World has won a $100.4m contract to build four platform supply vessels (PSV) for Tidewater Marine -
Du launches digital content service
Telecoms service provider establishes online platform for the Arab world -
Du network upgrades worth $109m
Mobile operator to offer 3G services -
Dubai Airport passenger traffic increases
Dubai Airports has said that September traffic has risen 25 per cent -
Dubai appoints advisers for private transport scheme
Transport authority floats water transport project -
Dubai commodities exchange volumes surge 63 per cent
Currency futures drive trading -
Dubai economy expected to grow by 2.3 per cent in 2010
Population is estimated at 1.87 million -
Dubai rules out another bond issue
New facility not needed in the near future -
Dubai World secures full approval for $24.9bn restructuring
Creditor approvals expected to speed up closure of restructuring deal -
Egypt and Iran to resume direct flights
Agreement allows for 28 flights between Cairo and Tehran -
Egypt and Iran to resume flights after 30-year break
Diplomatic ties had been severed since 1980 following Iran’s Islamic Revolution -
Egypt delays tenders for Cairo airport terminal 2
The World Bank approved a $280m loan to fund the renovation in March -
Egypt expects up to 8 per cent growth by 2017
Economic development minister says country aims return to pre-financial crisis growth levels -
Egypt invites bids for Giza North power project
Companies to submit bids by 2 January 2011 -
Egypt plans new wastewater contracts
Cairo planning to bundle smaller schemes to offer to private sector -
Egypt rails authority considers bonds issue
Funds will be used to finance projects over the next 10 years -
Egypt secures power plant funding
$120m will be used to fund the launch of a combined cycle 750-megawatt power generating station -
Egypt to tender three projects by end of November
Projects are awaiting the new public-private partnerships law -
Egypt: Airport development consultancy
Provision of consultancy services comprising air transport policy and strategic options -
Egypt: Power plant pumps and drives
Carrying out the pumps and drives package for a 1,500MW combined-cycle power project -
Egyptian project to be powered by solar energy alone
Solar power project to generate up to 100MW -
El-Sewedy Cables to open cable manufacturing plant in Libya by end 2011
Company will invest $50m in the plant -
Emaar signs agreement with Saudi Electricity Company
Electricity company will provide assistance with Emaar’s projects in Jeddah and Al-Khobar -
Emirates Islamic in talks over bank acquisitions
Bank is in talks to acquire Dubai Bank -
Emirates looks to buy 120 A380s
Dubai airline has 90 superjumbos on order already -
Emirates NBD posts drop in third quarter profit
Bank increased provisions to cover bad loans -
Etihad Crystal Cargo to fly to Hong Kong
The airline already flies to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing -
Etisalat funding for Zain purchase almost complete - source
UAE’s Etisalat plotting acquisition of 46 per cent of Kuwait’s Zain -
Expert says Iraq's oil output plans are 'improbable'
Big capacity projections by Iraq are improbable says oil expert -
Expressions of interest invited for sewage conveyor project
Tunnels to transport Riyadh waste to Al-Haer sewage treatment plant -
Fitch raises Tamweel rating to positive
Company has a weak standalone risk profile. -
Flydubai adds new route to Russia
Dubai-based airline launched services to Yekaterinburg in mid October -
Foreign investor appetite grows for GCC listed companies
Interest from Mena funds, emerging markets and hedge funds -
Foulath still to finalise $2bn pelletising plant contracts
Middle East steel company is working on expansion plans in Egypt and Oman -
Galfar wins Duqm hotel contract
Local contractor will build 228-room hotel in Oman -
Gasco sets date for Habshan technical clarification
Abu Dhabi state firm will meet with bidders for new sulphur facility -
Gasco sets deadline for Shah sulphur bidders
Abu Dhabi firm sets December technical deadline for Shah project -
Gaza/West Bank: Microwave links
Supply of microwave links for voice, radio and data connectivity -
GCC citizens allowed entry into Saudi Arabia with ID cards
Saudi Passports Department in Riyadh makes statement -
GCC market recovery held back by retail investors
Nasdaq Dubai chief says markets still suffering from low trade volumes -
Gulf companies eye London listings
Interest coming from technology, business support and logistics companies -
Gulf Keystone raises $175m for Iraq drilling project
Gulf Keystone Petroleum has raised $175m in a surprise share placement -
Halliburton wins ExxonMobil contract in Iraq
US firm will provide wellhead services at West Qurna-1 field -
Hikma buys Baxter Healthcare's injectables business
Deal worth $112m -
IATA says financial situation for airlines improving
TInternational body has said that the financial situation of airlines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is improving -
Iceland Water Park opens in Ras al-Khaimah
Water park is first phase of the WOW RAK Theme Park -
IEA says Iran may not sustain gasoline output rise
Iran may not be able to keep up plans to convert petrochemical plants to increase its production of gasoline -
IMF boosts UAE's growth outlook to 2.4 per cent
Dubai World agreement lifts sentiment in UAE -
Intel says consumer devices to lead Gulf sales
Chip maker says 75 per cent of processor sales will be from consumer devices -
Iran launches Kharg oil facilities design tender
Consultants asked to design a new 200,000 barrel a day production facility -
Iran raises oil reserves to overtake Iraq
Iran’s oil minister says oil reserves are 150.31 billion barrels -
Iran set to mass-produce Iran-140 aeroplane
Double-engine turboprop aircraft seats 52 -
Iran temporally halts gas flow to Turkey
Iran cites technical reasons for halting gas flow to Turkey -
Iran: Activated clay
Supply of activated clay -
Iran: Activated clay
Supply of activated clay -
Iran: Carbon ferro manganese
Supply of high carbon ferro manganese -
Iran: Cement
Supply of cement and cement additives -
Iran: Cement additives
Supply of cement additives -
Iran: Cone bits
Supply of cone bits -
Iran: Cryolite
Supply of cryolite -
Iran: Dicarbonate
Supply of MYPC dimyristyle proxy dicarbonate -
Iran: Drilling rig lease
Leasing, with a purchase option, of four offshore jack-up drilling units -
Iran: Electrode paste
Supply of electrode paste for a ferrochrome production plant -
Iran: Methylacetylene propadiene catalyst
Supply of methylacetylene propadiene catalyst -
Iran: Oil production facilities
Provision of basic design and engineering services for new oil production facilities -
Iran: Radio communications system
Supply of a radio communications system -
Iran: Rails
Supply of 60 tonnes of rail -
Iran: Sodium formaldehyde
Supply of sodium formaldehyde -
Iran: Subsea pipelines
Provision of subsea pipelines between a production platform and Lavan Island -
Iran: Temperature sensor parts
Supply of parts for temperature sensors -
Iran: Turbo-generator discharge monitoring system
Provision of a partial discharge monitoring system for turbo-generators -
Iran: VHF communications equipment
Supply and installation of communications equipment and networking system for ports -
Iran's gasoline export plans two years ahead of schedule
Tehran to export gasoline in 2011 -
Iraq awards contract for Najaf power plant rehabilitation
Project to be rehabilitated by summer 2011 -
Iraq considers Arab Gas Pipeline link
Iraq in talks with Cairo about gas pipeline across Arab states -
Iraq oil exports up 12.8 per cent in September
Country earns $4.43bn in revenues -
Iraq receives $741m IMF financing
Country has made good progress in reconstructing its economy -
Iraq sets aside $680m for factory renovations
Iraq’s minerals ministry is to spend around $680m next year renovating factories -
Iraq: Automatic tapping machines
Supply of automatic tapping machines -
Iraq: Cables
Supply of cables -
Iraq: CCTV trucks and chlorine unit
Supply of trucks with closed-circuit television (CCTV) and a chlorine unit at a water treatment plant -
Iraq: Chemicals
Supply chemicals including corrosion and scale inhibitor -
Iraq: Circuit breakers
Supply of 33kV outdoor circuit breakers -
Iraq: Conflict analysis grant fund monitoring
Provision of monitoring services for a conflict analysis grant fund -
Iraq: Drinking water
Provision of drinking water as part of a gas project -
Iraq: Fire-fighting trucks
Supply of fire-fighting trucks -
Iraq: Fuel dispensers
Supply of 1,000 fuel dispensers with pumps -
Iraq: Heavy duty vehicles
Supply of heavy duty vehicles -
Iraq: Heavy fuel separation
Provision of centrifugal heavy fuel separation -
Iraq: Heavy fuel separation
Provision of centrifugal heavy fuel separation -
Iraq: Injection pump
Supply of a complete injection pump -
Iraq: Inspection devices
Supply of inspection devices -
Iraq: Laboratory equipment
Supply of laboratory equipment -
Iraq: Mobile grinding and lapping machines
Supply of mobile grinding and lapping machines -
Iraq: Motor control centres
Supply of motor control centres for compressor stations -
Iraq: Motors
Supply of motors for compressor stations -
Iraq: Octane test engine equipment
Supply of equipment for octane test engines -
Iraq: Oxygen thermostat cabinet parts
Supply of spare parts for oxygen thermostat cabinets -
Iraq: Power equipment
Supply of power equipment including starter panels, isolators, vacuum contactors and current transformers -
Iraq: Power plant project consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for a power plant project -
Iraq: Raw materials
Supply of raw materials including brass rods, alloy steel, stainless steel and carbon steel -
Iraq: Recovery vehicles
Supply of 10 recovery vehicles -
Iraq: Refuse equipment
Supply of refuse equipment -
Iraq: RMU materials
Supply of RMU materials -
Iraq: Sewerage system
Design, installation and operation of a sewerage system -
Iraq: Steel plate tape
Supply of stainless steel plate tape -
Iraq: Substation rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of a substation -
Iraq: Substation switchboard parts
Supply of spare parts for switchboards at a substation -
Iraq: Sulphur determination equipment
Supply of equipment for determining the total amount of sulphur in liquids and gases -
Iraq: Switchgear
Supply of 33kV switchgear -
Iraq: Tank provers
Supply of trailer-mounted tank provers and hand-held tank provers -
Iraq: Transformers
Supply of transformers for compressor stations -
Iraq: Water blast equipment
Supply of water blast equipment -
Iraq: Water tanker trucks
Supply of 18 water tanker trucks -
Iraq: Wheel manufacturing line
Supply of a wheel manufacturing line -
IT spend to focus on consolidation, says HP head
HP Middle East says next year’s IT budgets flat on 2010 -
Jordan extends deadline for wind farm bids
Developers to respond to request for proposals by 7 March 2011 -
Jordan invites bids for Red Sea desalination project
Project will cost $10bn to build -
Jordan plans second wastewater project for 2011
Water Ministry in talks over second build, operate and transfer project -
Jordan receives 18 responses for power project
Companies submit requests for qualification for Amman independent power project -
Jordan: Postal regulation consultancy
Provision of consultancy services in postal regulation -
Jordan: Radio-wave measurement services
Procurement of services for radio-wave measurements -
Jordan: Solid waste management consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for a solid waste management project -
Jordan: Spectrum management consultancy
Provision of consultancy services in spectrum management -
Jordan: Telecoms regulation consultancy
Provision of consultancy services in telecoms regulation -
Kuwait Airways wins Canadian court battle
Iraq cannot rely on state immunity to stop Kuwait from trying to seize Iraqi assets in Canada -
Kuwait Aromatics to venture into heavy aromatics
Company plans to start selling heavy aromatics next year -
Kuwait awards hospital project management deal
US/local team will provide management services on eight hospital projects -
Kuwait awards water storage tank contract
Local contractor wins $165m contract -
Kuwait Energy inks deal with Schlumberger
Kuwait Energy has signed a contract with Schlumberger for oilfield services -
Kuwait Energy plans listing in 2011
Company may list on both the Kuwait and London exchanges -
Kuwait extends bid deadline for university contract
Submission date for construction contract is moved to 9 November -
Kuwait extends deadline for independent water and power project
Developers to submit for prequalification by 28 November -
Kuwait extends deadline for power plant bids
Companies have until 9 November to submit bids for power plant expansion -
Kuwait extends deadline for university construction contract
Winner will build service tunnels at the new Sabah al-Salem campus -
Kuwait extends submission deadline for university contract
Winner will build service tunnels at the new Sabah al-Salem campus -
Kuwait firm buys 50 per cent stake in Egyptian glass manufacturer
Kandil Glass plans to raise production to over 300 tonnes per day -
Kuwait International Bank posts profit for first nine months of year
Bank made losses in the same period last year -
Kuwait invites bids for eight substations
Bids to be submitted by 28 November for Kuwait Electricity & Water Ministry contract -
Kuwait launches Wara oil field pressure maintenance deal
Kuwait Oil Company plans water-injection scheme to maintain production levels -
Kuwait plans public private hospital
Advisers pitch for health care programme -
Kuwait power capacity to rise to 17,500MW by 2014
Country plans to spend over $21.3bn on power and water projects -
Kuwait raises oil production capacity to 3.3 million barrels a day
Kuwait aiming for four million barrels a day by 2020 -
Kuwait receives bids for fire stations contract
The local Combined Group Contracting Company submits low bid of KD26.9m -
Kuwait to develop communications network
Ministry requests private-sector services -
Kuwait University extends bid deadline for faculty buildings contract
New faculty buildings will be located at the Sabah al-Salem University campus -
Kuwait: Agricultural works
Carrying out agricultural works -
Kuwait: Ambulances
Supply of 35 ambulances -
Kuwait: Ball valves
Supply of ball valves -
Kuwait: Boiler burner and roaster equipment
Supply of spare parts for a final roaster and burners for two boilers at a power and water distillation station -
Kuwait: Building maintenance
Carrying out maintenance works for buildings and annexes -
Kuwait: Computers
Purchase, supply, installation and operation of computers and accessories -
Kuwait: Current cut-outs
Supply of low-tension current cut-outs -
Kuwait: Distiller materials
Supply and repair of materials for distillers -
Kuwait: Electrical meters
Supply of electrical meters -
Kuwait: Electricity and water meter works
Replacement and maintenance of electricity and water meters -
Kuwait: Electricity substation
Construction of an electricity substation -
Kuwait: Fuel system valves
Supply, installation and testing of materials for fuel system valves -
Kuwait: Gas-fired IWPP
Construction of a gas-fired independent water and power project (IWPP) -
Kuwait: Ground and pilot electricity cables
Supply and extension of 132kV ground cables and pilot cables -
Kuwait: Hajj trips
Provision of Hajj trips for employees at a ministry -
Kuwait: Hospital generators
Supply and installation of emergency generators -
Kuwait: Industrial area infrastructure
Construction of infrastructure for a block at an industrial area -
Kuwait: Information centre
Construction of a minor information centre -
Kuwait: Information system centre consultancy
Supply, installation, operation, ugprading and provision of consultancies for an information system centre -
Kuwait: Light pole and tower maintenance
Implementation of maintenance works for lighting poles and towers and operation boards -
Kuwait: Lighting poles and tower works
Implementation of lighting poles and tower works -
Kuwait: Mail boxes
Supply and installation of 20,000 mail boxes and 10,000 box locks -
Kuwait: Management building construction
Construction, completion and maintenance of a governorate management building -
Kuwait: Military vehicles
Supply of military painted vehicles -
Kuwait: Ministry building works
Carrying out operation, maintenance and installation services for engineering works at a ministry buildings -
Kuwait: Ministry installations maintenance
Carrying out maintenance works at ministry installations -
Kuwait: Mosque cleaning (Capital)
Carrying out cleaning works for mosques and buildings in the Capital governorate -
Kuwait: Mosque cleaning (Hawally)
Carrying out cleaning works for mosques and buildings in the Hawally governorate -
Kuwait: Mosque cleaning (Mubarak al-Kabeer)
Carrying out cleaning works for mosques and buildings in the Mubarak al-Kabeer governorate -
Kuwait: Oil field tension maintenance project
Carrying out a tension maintenance project at an oil field -
Kuwait: Overhead power lines
Supply and installation of 400kV overhead power lines -
Kuwait: Power cables
Supply of low-tension power cables -
Kuwait: Power station cooler and AC works
Modification and replacement of coolers and air-conditioning (AC) units -
Kuwait: Public library project
Carrying out a public library project -
Kuwait: Public post office PPP advisory
Provision of transaction advisory services for the development of a public post office on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis -
Kuwait: Residential villas
Construction, completion and maintenance of buildings for six residential villas -
Kuwait: Road and infrastructure maintenance works
Carrying out maintenance works for installations, road works and infrastructure -
Kuwait: Road maintenance
Carrying out general maintenance works for roads and squares -
Kuwait: Scientific devices
Supply, installation and operation of scientific devices -
Kuwait: Server and network upgrade
Upgrading and renovation of programmes and data and maintenance of main server devices and network devices -
Kuwait: Server, scanner and printer maintenance
Maintenance of servers, scanners and computer printers -
Kuwait: Shelters, housing and irrigation networks
Construction of shelters, protected houses and irrigation networks -
Kuwait: Steam pipe maintenance
Maintenance and repair of high-tension steam pipes for boilers at a power and water distillation plant -
Kuwait: Street lighting control devices
Supply of control devices for street lighting -
Kuwait: Street lighting poles
Supply of street lighting poles -
Kuwait: Transformer station
Supply and installation of a 400/132kV main transformer station -
Kuwait: Transformer station battery sets
Replacement of battery sets at main transformer stations -
Kuwait: Transformer stations
Supply and installation of eight 132/121kV main transformer stations -
Kuwait: Transformer stations
Supply and installation of 300/132kV main transformer stations -
Kuwait: University campus construction project
Carrying out a construction, operation and maintenance project for departments at a university campus -
Kuwait: UPS unit
Supply, installation and maintenance of an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) unit -
Kuwait: Workshop cleaning and handling works
Carrying out cleaning and handling works at main workshops -
Kuwait's Gulf Bank looking for Q3 turnaround
Michel Accad, CEO of Kuwait’s Gulf Bank has said Q3 of this year is expected to be a turnaround quarter -
Kuwait's Vietnamese refinery project due for delivery in 2014
The 200,000 barrel a day (b/d) refinery is being built at Nghi Son -
Kuwait's Zain pays off majority of its debts
Kuwaiti phone company Zain has paid the majority of its debts and wants to restructure the remainder -
Landmark Group acquires Fitness First's Middle East operations
Deal covers 16 Fitness First outlets in Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. -
Landmark looks for more acquisitions following Fitness First purchase
Dubai investment firm looking for further acquisitions -
Lebanese telecoms upgrade worth $500m in new investments
Telecoms ministry planning overhaul of internet and telecoms network -
Lebanon 'needs $20bn investment'
Lebanese economy and trade minister has said that at least $20bn needs to be spent to improve the country’s basic infrastructure -
Lebanon: Ministry building works
Reinforcement of a ministry building -
Lebanon: Road works
Carrying out road works -
Lebanon's Blom bank reports 15 per cent rise in profit
Assets rose 10 per cent to $22.1bn -
Lebanon's nine-month budget deficit narrows
Government spent less on subsidising its main electricity generating company -
Libya invites contractors to pre-qualify for Mabruk oil field contract
Production set to increase at Dahra reservoir by 20,000 barrels a day over the next two years -
Libya: Coring services
Provision of coring services for a well -
Libya: Drilling bits
Supply of drilling bits for eight planned onshore wells -
Libya: Export promotion centre project
Provision of capacity building support to an export promotion centre -
Libya: Geological and geophysical interpretation
Carrying out integrated geological and geophysical interpretation services -
Libya: Geology and geophysics interpretation services
Provision of integrated geology and geophysics interpretation services -
Libya: High sulphur fuel oil
Supply of reduced crude (high-sulphur fuel oil) -
Libya: Mud logging services
Provision of mud logging services for a four-oil well drilling campaign -
Libya: Oil field camp infrastructure (NC-100)
Construction of infrastructure at camps in a new oil field (NC-100) -
Libya: Oil field camp infrastructure (NC-129)
Construction of infrastructure at camps in a new oil field (NC-129) -
Libya: Oil field camp infrastructure (NC-4)
Construction of infrastructure at camps in a new oil field (NC-4) -
Libya: Oil field prefabricated trailers (NC-100)
Supply and installation of prefabricated trailers for a new oil field (NC-100) -
Libya: Oil field prefabricated trailers (NC-129)
Supply and installation of prefabricated trailers for a new oil field (NC-129) -
Libya: Oil field prefabricated trailers (NC-4)
Supply and installation of prefabricated trailers for a new oil field (NC-4) -
Libya: Oil field reservoir development
Carrying out an EPSCC contract covering the development of reservoirs in an onshore oil field -
Libya: Oil field reservoir modelling study
Carrying out a fractured reservoir modelling study for an oil field -
Libya: Oil field screens and casing
Supply of screens and casing for an exploration drilling campaign -
Libya: Seismic data acquisition
Carrying out 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition services -
Libya: Seismic data acquisition services
Provision of 3D seismic data acquisition services -
Linde and Samsung to build $1.5bn petrochemicals plants
Saudi Acrylic Monomer Company awards German/South Korean consortium deal for two plants at Jubail -
Linde nears $800m Saudi plastics plant contract
Contract part of a $1.7bn Jubail project -
Local firm wins Kuwait oil maintenance deal
Contract worth $165m for west Kuwait oil facilities -
Majid Al-Futtaim plans $1bn of tenders for Syria project
Development will be located in Yaafour to the west of Damascus -
Marathon Oil acquires Kurdistan exploration blocks
US firm signs production-sharing agreements for two blocks -
Masdar City delayed until 2025
Phase one delayed until 2015 -
Middle East air passenger traffic rises 23.9 per cent in September
Global cargo traffic declined in September -
Middle East contracts awarded: September 2010
Over $36bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in September 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports -
Middle East needs $500bn infrastructure spend
Infrastructure deficit must be plugged to attract investment, says World Bank -
Mixed schools ban only applies to locally-owned schools
The planned separation of boys and girls in private foreign schools applies only to those schools owned by Saudi investors -
Moody's changes outlook on DEWA to positive from stable
Outlook change reflects extension in maturity profile -
Mubadala planning $7bn Malaysian aluminium smelter
Abu Dhabi investment fund signs agreement with Malaysian state developer -
Mumtalakat seeking to raise $540m in Alba listing
Listing will see the sale of up to 163 million shares -
Muscat airport expansion to be complete by 2014
Airport capacity will rise to 24 million passangers -
Nakheel restarts construction on Emirati Cluster in International City
Work is expected to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2011 -
Nasdaq Dubai awaits Axiom Ltd. IPO
Axiom Limited announces plans to sell off 35 per cent stake -
National Bank of Kuwait’s rights issue five times oversubscribed
Rights issue plans to raise $1.3bn -
Nawras raises $473m out of targeted $608m in share sale
Forty per cent share offering prices at bottom of range -
NBK reports $789m net profit for first nine months of 2010
National Bank of Kuwait has reported an 11.4per cent rise in net profits -
New cement plant to open in Oman
New cement plant in Buraimi Governorate is expected to be brought into operation before the end of this year -
New Premier Inn hotel planned for Abu Dhabi airport
300-room hotel will be Premier Inn’s fifth development in the region -
New vision needed for GCC steel
The GCC imports more steel than it produces, but there is more to building a steel industry than increasing production -
Nexant wins Qatar petrochemicals study contract
US firm will carry out pre-feasibility studies for new plant at Ras Laffan -
Norway's DNO signs deal with Yemen
Production sharing agreement covers Block 48 -
Occidental changes scope of $80m Oman project
US oil major changes details and extends deadline for crude oil stabilisation plant -
Oman awards water management contract
Veolia wins RO16.8m water management contract -
Oman Cement sees profits decrease
Decline due to lower volumes and selling prices -
Oman extends Sur power plant bid dates
Technical qualifications to build independent power plant now due by 27 December -
Oman plans $260m bond to help finance new infrastructure
Government planning to spend $3.5bn over next five years -
Oman plans major logistics hub at Barka
The facility will double as a dry port and warehousing hub serving freight traffic plying along future rail and road networks -
Oman prepares to approach consultants for water project
Independent water scheme to be built at Al-Ghubrah -
Oman to decide on Port Sultan Qaboos
The Muscat facility may be developed into a dedicated cruise tourism port -
Oman: Agriculture equipment
Supply, distribution and storage of agriculture equipment -
Oman: Airport maintenance
Maintenance of a petroleum company’s airports -
Oman: Coastal site preparation works
Carrying out enabling works for the preparation of sites along a coastal area -
Oman: Crude oil pipeline repair
Repair of a crude oil pipeline -
Oman: Diabetic centre
Construction of a diabetic centre -
Oman: Distribution network expansion
Expansion of distribution networks -
Oman: Drinking water
Supply of drinking water for a hospital -
Oman: Fishery harbour maintenance
Maintenance of a fishery harbour -
Oman: Health centre maintenance
Carrying out general maintenance of a health centre -
Oman: Hospital equipment
Supply and installation of equipment for a hospital -
Oman: Light vehicle services
Supply of light vehicle services -
Oman: Medical equipment
Supply and installation of medical equipment at polyclinics -
Oman: Methanol pipeline
Design, engineering, procurement and construction of a methanol pipeline -
Oman: Mud logging services
Provision of mud logging and early kick detection services -
Oman: Overhead power line diversion (Musannah)
Diversion of an overhead power line to an underground cable in Musannah -
Oman: Overhead power line diversion (Suwaiq)
Diversion of an overhead power line to an underground cable in Suwaiq -
Oman: Power supply extension (1)
Extension of a power supply (1) -
Oman: Power supply extension (2)
Extension of a power supply (2) -
Oman: Power supply extension (3)
Extension of a power supply (3) -
Oman: Power supply extension (4)
Extension of a power supply (4) -
Oman: Research innovation infrastructure
Development of proposed infrastructure for research innovation -
Oman: Road maintenance (Al-Batinah North)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Al-Batinah North region -
Oman: Road maintenance (Al-Batinah South)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Al-Batinah South region -
Oman: Road maintenance (Al-Buraimi)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in Al-Buraimi -
Oman: Road maintenance (Al-Wusta)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in Al-Wusta -
Oman: Road maintenance (Dhahirah)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Dhahirah region -
Oman: Road maintenance (Dhakiliyah)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Dhakiliyah region -
Oman: Road maintenance (Musandam)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in Musandam -
Oman: Road maintenance (Sharqiyah North)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Sharqiyah North area -
Oman: Road maintenance (Sharqiyah South)
Carrying out annual maintenance works to paved roads in the Sharqiyah South area -
Oman: Substation upgrade
Upgrading of an industrial estate substation for a power company -
Oman: Water distribution network extension
Extension of a water distribution network -
Oman's Raysut Cement expects acquisition agreement soon
Company plans to acquire an operation with more than one million tonnes of capacity -
One & Only resort on The Palm Jumeirah sets November opening date
Hotel rooms and villas will open first -
Orascom to build affordable housing in Egypt
Qena Gardens will built in Upper Egypt -
Petrochem begins work at Fujairah oil terminal
First phase will have a storage capacity of 412,000 cubic metres -
Petrofac wins Sharjah gas service contract
Emirate awards $250m management deal for Sajaa gas plant -
PetroRabigh suffers power outage
Production affected at Saudi Aramco joint venture after power cut on 23 October -
Private equity recovery needed to stimulate small business listings
Before the economic crisis there was $7 billion of private equity funds looking for investment in the region -
Qatar acquires $2.7bn stake in Banco Santander unit
Qatar Holding has acquired a 5% stake in the Brazilian unit of Spanish lender Banco Santander for $2.7bn -
Qatar Airways to receive Airbus A350 in 2013
Qatar Airways to receive the first model of the Airbus A350 XWB by mid-2013 -
Qatar delays Logistics City tenders
Companies will now be invited to submit bids for the first phase of the project in January 2011 -
Qatar extends bid deadline for Education City contracts
Bids now due in mid-October for communications building and North East car park -
Qatar Foundation signs deal with Mazaya
Local developer will build and manage two projects in Qatar -
Qatar invites companies to prequalify for metro design
Firms invited to submit documents by 2 November -
Qatar Islamic Bank sukuk offer received $6bn in bids
Bankraised $750m last week by selling five-year bonds -
Qatar National Bank seeking majority stake in Indonesian lender
Acquisition is part of bank’s international growth plans -
Qatar pulls out of Greek LNG and LPG investments
Qatar has decided not to proceed with a planned investment in a power project in Greece -
Qatar Telecom could buy Zain Saudi Arabia
Deal will clear a regulatory hurdle for Etisalat’s bid for parent company Zain -
Qatar Telecom seeks bigger stake in Philippine telco
Chairman of Qtel has said the company is interested in raising its stake in the Philippines’ Liberty Telecoms -
Qatar to tender next independent water and power project in 2011
Construction of Facility D to be completed by 2015 -
Qatar: Analyser calibration
Calibration and servicing of analysers at oil fields -
Qatar: Diesel generator
Supply of a diesel generator -
Qatar: Educational consultancy services
Provision of educational consultancy services -
Qatar: Engineering consultancy services
Provision of engineering consultancy services for a village -
Qatar: Kindergartens
Construction of several new kindergartens -
Qatar: Laboratory instrument calibration
Qatar: Laboratory instrument calibration - Tender DetailsDescriptionCalibration of chemistry laboratory instruments Calibration of chemistry laboratory instruments, on a call-off basis, within the Dukhan fields. The services will include identification of fa -
Qatar: Nitrogen purging and leak testing
Carrying out, on a call-off contract basis, nitrogen purging and leak testing works -
Qatar: Oil field plant change request consultancy
Provision of engineering consultancy services for plant change requests and engineering support services in oil fields -
Qatar: Road improvement
Carrying out road improvement works -
Qatar: Road reconstruction and maintenance (1)
Reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, contract 1 -
Qatar: Road reconstruction and maintenance (2)
Reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, contract 2 -
Qatar: Road reconstruction and maintenance (3)
Reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, contract 3 -
Qatar: Road reconstruction and maintenance (4)
Reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads, contract 4 -
Qatar: Schools
Carrying out works for modifications and additions to schools -
Qatar: Schools
Construction and maintenance of five new schools -
Qatar: Seawater inlet line services
Carrying out engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (Epic) services for duplex strainers at seawater inlet lines -
Qatar: Sewage transfer network EPIC
Engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) of a raw sewage transfer network -
Qatar: Sewage treatment plant O&M
Operation and maintenance (O&M) of sewage treatment plants -
Qatar: Wastewater removal and transport
Carrying out the removal and transportation of wastewater from facilities including petrol stations -
Qatar: Water dump lines
Replacement of CS water dump lines -
Qatari Diar to fund Chelsea Barracks in London
Qatari Diar has said it will fund the multibillion-pound development of the former Chelsea Barracks by using own cash -
Qtel third quarter profit declines
Qtel reports 8.3 per cent decline in third quarter net profit -
Rabigh losses narrows in third quarter
Losses attributed to lower sales of petrochemical products and the shutdown of plants in August -
RAK Bank slows expansion plans
Bank still positive about working in Kuwait, Qatar and Oman -
Ras al-Khaimah leader’s passing leaves a divided legacy
Power struggle likely to ensue between new ruler and former heir apparent -
Ras al-Khaimah ruler dies
Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed al-Qasimi dies at the age of 92 -
Regional private equity industry ripe for growth
Industry to benefit from family business restructurings -
Sabic and Maaden plan phosphates plant
Project is part of a government plan to boost fertiliser production -
Sabic looks at plastics unit loan restructure
Sabic may restructure a loan taken by its Sabic Innovative Plastics unit as global borrowing conditions improve -
Saudi Arabia tenders water supply contracts
Contracts for wells, a water treatment facility and transmission lines to be awarded -
Saudi Arabia: Barrage construction
Construction of a barrage at Debaa -
Saudi Arabia: Computer network infrastructure
Supply of infrastructure for computer networks -
Saudi Arabia: Desalination plant
Carrying out package D of phase three of a 550,000-cubic-metre-a-day desalination plant project -
Saudi Arabia: Freon gas
Replacement of Freon gas -
Saudi Arabia: Fuel
Supply of fuel for a water project -
Saudi Arabia: Medical store construction
Construction of a medical store at a military hospital -
Saudi Arabia: Mosques
Development and expansion of daily and Friday mosques -
Saudi Arabia: Multi-purpose hall
Development of a multi-purpose hall in a recreation club -
Saudi Arabia: Pipe laying and construction works
Carrying out pipe laying and construction works for a water transmission system -
Saudi Arabia: Power generators
Supply of standby generators for healthcare centres -
Saudi Arabia: Power plant
Carrying out an oil-fired power plant project -
Saudi Arabia: Roofing works
Repair of roofing on buildings and facilities -
Saudi Arabia: Social welfare office
Implementation of a social welfare office -
Saudi Arabia: Substation HVAC
Replacement of a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system at substations -
Saudi Arabia: Surface hardness measuring devices
Supply of surface hardness measuring devices -
Saudi Arabia: Telephone exchange centre O&M
Operation and maintenance (O&M) of a telephone exchange centre -
Saudi Arabia: Transportation and shipping services
Provision of transportation and shipping services of drugs and laboratory supplies -
Saudi Arabia: Vehicles
Supply of vehicles -
Saudi Arabia: Vehicles
Supply of vehicles -
Saudi Arabia: Vehicles and equipment
Supply of vehicles and equipment -
Saudi Arabia: Wastewater projects
Implementation of wastewater projects -
Saudi Arabia: Water leakage remedial works
Carrying out remedial works of water leakages at a residential compound -
Saudi Arabia: Wireless communications equipment
Supply of wireless communications equipment -
Saudi Arabia: Wireless communications network equipment
Supply of equipment for a wireless communications network -
Saudi Arabia: Wireless communications stations (Riyadh)
Supply of wireless communications stations in Riyadh -
Saudi Arabia: Wireless communications stations (Tabuk)
Supply of wireless communications stations in Tabuk -
Saudi Arabia’s water and electricity firms sign agreement
Treated water supply agreement to run for 21 years -
Saudi Arabia's Al-Khodari listing fails to attract enough retail demand
Retail tranche secured only 83 per cent coverage -
Saudi economy to expand by 3.7 per cent this year
National Commercial Bank (NCB) predicts 4per cent growth for 2011 -
Saudi Electricity reports third quarter profit rise
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) reports 34 per cent rise in profit -
Saudi power demand growth to dip after 2015
Demand growth will drop by 50 per cent -
Saudi railway to undergo 30 day test run
Project cost $1.7bn to build -
Seven contractors to bid for Khafji Joint Operations gas contract
Bid deadline put back to 1 November to allow technical bids to be prepared -
Sharjah Islamic Bank reports $52m net profit
Sharjah Islamic Bank has announced that its profits in the first nine months of the year reached AED191.6m. -
Sharjah Islamic Bank reports drop in profit
Net profit drops by 16 per cent in the first nine months of 2010 -
Shell Aviation to supply fuel at Al-Maktoum International airport
Al-Maktoum International airport will be the biggest airport in the world when it is complete in 2030 -
Siemens submits low bid for Kuwait transformer station
Four other companies are competing for the contract -
Singapore's Chemoil set for Fujairah storage expansion
Singapore-based Chemoil has announced plans to expand its storage capacity in the UAE port of Fujairah -
Sinopec stalls Yadavaran engineering deals
Bids submitted in July, but not opened -
Sipchem profits up 200 per cent
Profit increase attributed to rise in production -
Some Dubai office space will be empty forever, says CBRE
Poor build quality and location will put customers off -
Sonatrach awards Technip $920m refinery revamp
French engineering company selected to rehabilitate Algiers refinery -
South Korean, German firms win $1.1bn Saudi acrylic deal
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Company and Germany’s Linde win early construction deal for $1.1bn acrylic plant -
South Korea's investment in Saudi grows
Korea’s investment in Saudi Arabia has reached $1.4bn in the first half of 2010 -
Still some oversupply in global oil market, says UAE oil minister
Al-Hamri unconcerned by oil prices above $80 a barrel -
STX Heavy Industries and Al-Rajhi to build $1.1bn chemical plants
South Korean conglomerate to build two facilities at Yanbu with Saudi Arabian partner -
Syria awards $950m power plant contract
Power plant to be constructed on build, own and operate basis -
Syria: Air compressors
Supply of air compressors -
Syria: Drill pipes
Supply of drill pipes -
Syria: Gas turbine works
Repair of gas turbines -
Syria: Pump spares
Supply of spare parts for pumps -
Syria: Pumping unit spares
Supply of spare parts for pumping units -
Taqa appoints new head of upstream
BP Russia’s David Cook selected to oversee upstream development at Abu Dhabi firm -
Taqa in talks over $3bn loans
Company will replace $3.15bn of credit that matures next year -
Telecom Egypt says it has no plans for regional expansion
Company is focusing on its home market -
Topaz wins Fujairah oil terminal expansion deal
Expansion will add almost 100,000 cubic metres to oil storage terminal -
Total halts trade with Iran
French oil major suspends trade with Iran -
Total signs Kuwait technical service agreement
French oil major will provide technical advice on developing heavy crude reserves -
Tunisia: Road safety works
Carrying out safety works on a road -
Tunisia: Video conference system
Supply and installation of an integrated video conference system -
Turkey and China accused of dumping steel in GCC
Oman steel plant chief calls for anti-dumping levy -
UAE central bank to issue islamic certificates of deposit
First Murabahah certificates of deposit planned for 2010 -
UAE company wins Iraq water treatment contract
Metito will design and construct the Hindiyah water treatment plant in Iraq -
UAE firms keen to acquire Irish banks' distressed assets
Property assets available at good valuations, says financial advisory firm -
UAE logistics market to be worth $10bn by 2015
The logistics market was worth $6.4bn in 2009, says Frost & Sullivan -
UAE to launch mobile payment products
Blackberry is platform of choice for UAE government -
UAE: Cable cover tiles
Supply of cable cover tiles -
UAE: Cables and conductors
Supply of cables and conductors -
UAE: Crash data analysis system consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for the implementation of a crash data analysis and reporting system -
UAE: Data centre project
Carrying out a data centre project for an IT department -
UAE: Desalination plant chemicals
Supply of process and cleaning chemicals for desalination plants -
UAE: Distribution transformers
Supply of distribution transformers and busbar high-voltage metering -
UAE: Document control and archiving system
Supply of an efficient document control and archiving system -
UAE: Mosque parking and landscaping
Design and supervision of mosque parking and landscaping maintenance -
UAE: Museum project concrete works
Carrying out concrete works for a museum project -
UAE: Nework/IP wireless services
Supply, installation and testing of network/IP telephone/wireless services -
UAE: Office machinery
Supply of office machinery -
UAE: Pumping station equipment
Replacement of header pipes and valves for a pumping station project -
UAE: Railway materials
Supply of track ballast, rails, switches and crossings, and concrete sleepers for a railway network -
UAE: Road works (east)
Carrying out minor road works in East Abu Dhabi -
UAE: Road works (Ras al-Khaimah)
Carrying out internal road works in Ras al-Khaimah -
UAE: Road works (west)
Carrying out minor road works in West Abu Dhabi -
UAE: School maintenance and civil works
Carrying out electro-mechanical maintenance and minor civil works for schools -
UAE: Substation fire extinguishers
Supply and installation of self-acting fire extinguishers at substations -
UAE: Substation fire extinguishers
Supply and installation of self-acting fire extinguishers at substations -
UAE: Substation works
Supply and installation of barbed wire for 10 400kV and 162 132kV substations -
UAE: Traffic control system consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for traffic control systems -
UAE: Transport service consultancy
Provision of consultancy services to plan and design a ‘park and ride’ service project -
UAE: Water distribution point refurbishment
Refurbishment of water distribution points -
UAE: Water tanks
Supply of reinforced concrete pre-stressed water tanks with associated piping system -
UAE: Water transport system PPP
Operation of a water transport system on a PPP basis -
UAE: WIM station consultancy
Provision of consultancy services comprising a study, plan and design of the weigh-in-motion (WIM) stations for a transport authority -
UAE's Noor Islamic Bank denies merger talks
Bank says talks are ‘market rumours’ -
Union National Bank Q3 profit rises 28 per cent
Union National Bank has reported a 28 per cent rise in third-quarter profit -
Union Railway invites expressions of interest for material supply
The packages include track ballast, rails, switches, crossings and precast concrete sleepers -
Union Railway invites firms for systems integration contract
Companies have until 11 November to submit prequalification documents -
Upper Egypt Contracting expecting profit boost
Upper Egypt Contracting (UEC) expects to triple its profit over the coming two years -
US consultant selected for Lebanon water project
MWH will conduct feasibility study for Awali-Beirut water supply project -
US signs $60bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia
The US government wants to supply the kingdom with military equipment as threat from a nuclear Iran grows. -
Waha Capital acquires 20 per cent stake in AerCap
The value of the 29.3 million shares is worth about $380m -
Waha Capital reports third quarter profits
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm makes AED37m in net profit -
Wataniya Palestine to list on 7 November
Mobile operator hopes to raise $50m -
World Bank and IDB launch $1bn development fund for MENA region
New fund will invest in regional infrastructure -
World's tallest tower to be built in Saudi Arabia
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will officially announce the project, dubbed the Mile High Tower, at a press conference in three weeks -
Yemen: Agro-biodiversity and climate adaptation consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for an agro-biodiversity and climate adaptation project -
Yemen: City upgrade supervision
Carrying out the supervision of upgrading works of a city -
Yemen: Coastal zone management consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for an integrated coastal zone management project -
Yemen: Educational consultancy services
Provision of consultancy services in higher education -
Yemen: Groundwater and soil conservation consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for a groundwater and soil conservation project -
Yemen: Groundwater uPVC pipes
Supply of unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) pipes and fittings for a groundwater and soil conservation project -
Yemen: Steel pipes
Supply of galvanised steel pipes for a water programme -
Zadco delays Zirku pipeline deadline
Deal is part of Abu Dhabi’s plan to upgrade oily water facilities -
Zain Saudi third quarter revenue rises over 100 per cent
Third quarter loss down to $145
