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$483m sewerage work starts

Work has started on a BD185-million ($483 million) Bahrain sewerage network project to link 52 residential units in the Muqaba area of the kingdom to the network. The...

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Turks wins $276m port contract

Serka Taahhut Insaat, the construction unit of Turkish conglomerate Adali Holding, has been awarded a RO107-million ($276 million) contract to build the infrastructure of...

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Oman seeks rail consultants

Oman Railway has floated a tender for picking a consultant for its ambitious rail project that will link all the three major ports in the country: Salalah, Sohar and Duqm...

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Sika Gulf to double turnover

Bahrain-based Sika Gulf, a joint venture between Swiss construction materials group Sika and Saudi Sumam Chemicals, aims to double its turnover in the next five years...

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Quarter of Mena PPPs abandoned

Nearly one in four public private partnership (PPP) projects launched in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region are abandoned owing to poorly structured deals and...

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Doha Metro tunnelling done

Qatar Rail has completed all tunnelling work on the Doha Metro with the final breakthrough having taken place at Terminal One of Hamad International Airport (HIA...

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Qatar mall opening delayed

Mall of Qatar (MOQ) has pushed its soft launch back to December 10, a week before Qatar National Day, to ensure a higher percentage of fitted out shops for a more...