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Thursday, 26 November 2009
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Saudi Arabia plans to build three 'airport cities'

Construction & Industry
Aviation authority in talks with private firms about plans for Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam.

Fire safety lacking in UAE buildings - official

Construction & Industry
Fire chief says poor equipment and lack of smoke alarms common in buildings.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Kuwait prepares ground for new town construction

Construction & Industry
Deputy PM tells task force to work with private sector to fund and build new towns.

Nakheel pays off $1.2bn securitised bond early - report

Construction & Industry
State-owned developer reported to have paid the bond ahead of its maturity date.

UAE's salary scheme could be rolled out across Mideast

Construction & Industry
Arab Labour Org lauds electronic payment system for UAE labourers.

Major work on The World set to begin in Q2 2010

Construction & Industry
Property designs changed, but work on Dubai's 300 man made islands set to resume.

Bahrain construction site deaths double since 2005

Construction & Industry
Ministry of Labour figures show 35 labourers have perished in accidents in 2009.

Workers injured in blaze on Al Reem Island

Construction & Industry
Workers rescued from top of burning building after fire broke out in underground car park.

Atkins chosen for phase 3 of luxury Bahrain resort

Construction & Industry
International firm gets nod on design work for 13 islands Durrat al Bahrain project.

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Kuwait ready to relaunch $15bn refinery project

Construction & Industry
Deputy prime minister says derailed project could go ahead without further objections.

SABIC posts 50% drop in Q3 profits

Construction & Industry
World's largest chemical company makes net profit of $960m in third quarter of 2009, beats analyst forecasts.

30% of GCC oil, gas, petro projects on hold

Construction & Industry
Proleads report shows extent of global slowdown on region's hydrocarbon industry.

120,000 hotel rooms in MENA construction pipeline

Construction & Industry
Almost half of the region's new hotel projects currently in the UAE - STR Global.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

RAK Properties reports $49m profit for first nine months

Construction & Industry
Ras Al Khaimah developer says its total equity for period amounts to AED3.15bn.

Bahrain labour probe into worker death

Construction & Industry
Two worksite incidents are being investigated after worker dies, another seriously injured.

Friday, 16 October 2009

GCC won't increase tariffs on cigarettes - paper

Construction & Industry
GCC commitment to WTO does not allow duty to increase above 100 percent - source.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Dubai recruiter referred to public prosecutor on fees

Construction & Industry
EXCLUSIVE: Ministry says Execuland was charging jobseekers for applications.

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