Middle East construction news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Construction News
Qatar begins tendering Barzan gas scheme
Qatar Petroleum invites firms to bid for enabling works
Construction to start on two King Abdullah Financial District schemes
Fxfowle and Buro Happold prepared the design and engineering
Abu Dhabi’s Al-Maabar to start construction work on Jordan schemes
Work on Aqaba and Amman projects in Jordan will begin this year
Bahrain evaluates how to support housing project
Government working on offtake agreement for social housing scheme
Gulf Technical Construction Company wins two contracts from Damac
Drake & Scull unit will work at Business Bay and International Media Production Zone
Tender to be issued for Tunis Financial Harbour infrastructure in July
Gulf Finance House development aims to create 16,000 new jobs for Tunisia
Noor proposes artificial islands project in Syria
Lebanese developer plans reclaimed islands off the coast of Syria
World Bank approves $280m loan for Cairo airport terminal two
Cairo Airport Company is prequalifying contractors for construction contracts
Saudi Arabia invites firms to prequalify for Medina airport
Medina airport expansion involves the renovation of the existing runway and a second terminal
Jordan invites expressions of interest for Aqaba New Port
The first construction package involves the marine works
Construction Analysis
Regional investment agency chiefs
Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi
Seoul opens up a new Silk Road
South Korean firms won more than $71bn of contracts in the region last year. MEED charts their rise
Construction Special Reports
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
Comment
New technologies challenge Masdar
For a project as unconventional as Masdar, different ways of judging success must be employed
Construction Data
Construction Contracts Awarded
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Middle East contracts awarded: 9 March 2010
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Middle East contracts awarded: January 2010
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Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010
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Baytur starts building Saudi teaching hospital
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Darwish wins $108m Sharjah Mall construction contract
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Middle East contracts awarded: December 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: November 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: October 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: September 2009
