Oman to build Sultan Haitham City to house 100,000 people in 20,000 homes outside Muscat
Oman construction sector
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GCC construction
New $533m road opens to connect Saudi and Oman
The 564km road was inaugurated from the Al-Nathaa Intersection to the Empty Quarter on the Saudi-Oman border
Muscat
Video: How Sultan Qaboos influenced Oman’s buildings sector
Following the passing of the region’s longest-serving ruler, HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Construction Week remembered how Sultan Qaboos impacted Oman’s construction sector during his 50-year reign.
Education
$51m funding secured for female-only campus in Muscat
A female-only residential and retail complex for students is being built in Muscat in a first for the sultanate
GCC infrastructure
Saudi Arabia bucks subdued construction market with Vision 2030 push
New research shows mixed sentiment in the Middle East construction sector amid subdued private sector activity
Bahrain construction
Why Saudi Arabia is likely to lead GCC construction recovery
New research says activity in the construction sector across the Gulf region will begin to recover from the beginning of 2020
Oman construction sector
UAE dominates Middle East hotel construction pipeline in July
STR data shows the UAE is planning 54,438 new hotel rooms, representing 31.8% of its existing supply
Habitat Oman
Main contractor hired for Oman mixed-use project
Developer Tasmim names Unique Contracting as main contractor for its Habitat project, which is expected to complete by end-2021
Kenya
Oman’s Raysut Cement eyes $100m takeover of Kenyan firm
Raysut Cement Co expresses an interest in acquiring ARM Cement Ltd as it expands in Africa