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			<title>Arabtec chief eyes further MENA opportunities</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction giant sees further work in Abu Dhabi, sets up new Egypt, Lebanon units.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec says Q3 net profit down by 35%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Dubai's construction giant says third quarter net profit was AED166.6m, down from AED511.7m.]]></description>
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			<title>Nearly 80% say construction will never return to peak</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Poll finds only 5.3% of people think industry will return to its heyday by next year.]]></description>
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			<title>Above the competition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Middle East asks Arabtec CEO Riad Kamal, the man at the helm of one of the Middle East’s biggest construction companies, about the future of the region’s construction sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec awarded AED687m Onyx Towers contract</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai project to include 16, 25-storey towers, along with 14-storey, 200 room 4-star hotel.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec's Q2 profit down by 33%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE construction giant reports net profit of nearly $50m, down a third compared to same period in 2008.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec to upgrade labour camps for 20,000 workers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Company CFO rules out setting up recruitment offices ins south Asia.]]></description>
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			<title>Burj Dubai apartments finished, set for Sept opening</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Arabtec official says apartments, hotel being fitted out for 'soft opening'.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec chasing $6bn deals across Gulf - CFO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Construction giant also invited to undertake projects in Iraq.]]></description>
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			<title>2,000 workers move out of 'BBC scandal' labour camp</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Another 1,500 labourers to transfer to new camp in three weeks.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec announces $43.8m Q1 profit amid slowdown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO Riad Kamal says Q1 revenue of $480m, profits are line with company forecasts.]]></description>
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			<title>Labour camp at centre of BBC row to close in 2 months</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Manager of camp reveals plan to move to new site near Arabian Ranches.]]></description>
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			<title>Live from Dubai's labour camps</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Read Tom Arnold's full blog from his tour of labour camps in the emirate.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec starts work on first Saudi project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: As work starts at site in Riyadh, chairman Riad Kamal eyes further kingdom deals.]]></description>
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			<title>Police chief calls for labour camp action plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai's Commander General says coordination needed to 'guarantee cleanliness'.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec opens up labour camps for inspection</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction site chief invites media for tour of camps in Dubai after BBC programme.]]></description>
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			<title>Ministry reveals action plan to help UAE labourers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Officials put together new construction site strategy after BBC doc controversy.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec chief defends passport retention policy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company chief at centre of BBC labour camp claims says no one is 'forced to work'.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec CEO hits back over BBC's labour camp claims</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Company chief says TV show on plight of construction workers was 'unfair'.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec-WCT begin Meydan arbitration</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region’s largest listed construction conglomerate, Arabtec Holding, and Malaysian engineering firm, WCT Berhad, have initiated arbitration proceedings against Dubai-based Meydan over an alleged breach of contract for cancelling the racecourse deal in January.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec CEO predicts job losses as orders fall off</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Construction major reveals a 25% reduction in value of orders.]]></description>
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			<title>20,000 Indian workers to be flown out of UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Labourers are going home on leave or redeployed to other Gulf countries - consulate.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec awarded $150mn contract</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai construction giant to build 12-storey building in Mudon development for  Dubai Properties. ]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec bags US $653m Atrium job from Sunland</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabtec Construction has won a US $653 million (AED2.4 billion) contract from Dubai-based Sunland Group for the construction of The Atrium at Waterfront, which is located in the Madinat Al Arab precinct of Nakheel's Dubai Waterfront development at Jebel Ali.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec bags $653.4mn deal </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai construction firm receives letter of intent from Sunland Group for Dubai Waterfront project.]]></description>
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			<title>Report says labour shortage to worsen </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The GCC labour shortage is set to deteriorate, a new report has warned, and could seriously threaten profit margins and expansion plans of major contractors.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec bags US $163 million Emaar contract </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabtec construction has won a US $163 million (AED599 million) contract from Emaar to design and construct 550 villas at Warsan Development in Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Arabtec collects US  $816mn Al Furjan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai World-owned developer Nakheel has awarded Arabtec Construction a US $816 million (AED3 billion) contract to build the first 1,500 homes at its Al Furjan development.]]></description>
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			<title>EFECO wins Sanctuary Falls contract</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabtec Holdings' subsidiary Emirates Falcon Electromechanical Co (EFECO) is to carry out the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) installation on Shaikh Holdings' Sanctuary Falls project for an undisclosed sum.]]></description>
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			<title>Under starter’s orders…</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With horse racing one of the UAE's most popular sports, the redevelopment of Dubai's Meydan Racecourse is in the spotlight. Alison Luke finds out how MEP services will help to keep both horses and racing fans cool in future.    ]]></description>
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