UAE Focus

UAE Focus

Hitachi appoints UAE dealer

Hitachi Construction Machinery Middle East (HMEC) has appointed Middle East Crane Equipment Trading (MECET) as its full line dealer in the UAE...

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$735m canal opens

Dubai has opened the Dh2.7-billion ($735 million) Dubai Water Canal, a 3.2-km-long tourist landmark in the heart of the city with a walkway, and jogging and cycling...

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Works on Mayan under way

UAE-based Aldar Properties has awarded an early works contract worth Dh30 million ($8.2 million) for the first phase of Mayan, a luxury residential development located on...

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Pioneering CCUS plant launched

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Masdar have jointly developed the first carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) plant in the Middle East and North Africa...

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Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes

Hyperloop One of the US has signed an agreement with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to study high-speed routes that will reduce travel time between Abu...

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Milestone met at $3bn refinery

Emirates Global Aluminium (Ega) has reached a major milestone in the construction of its Dh11-billion ($3 billion) Al Taweelah alumina refinery with 60 per cent...