The First International developer has secured a high profile contract to develop sites on Sowwah Island in Abu Dhabi for US$1bn.

US engineering firm World Solutions International (WSI) announced a US$220mn contract to build 2,500 housing units in the Iraqi city of Basra.

THE growing investment confidence in Oman's construction sector has seen the government push ahead with new infrastructure projects which will help stimulate the economy and will see the sector grow annually by 5 per cent over the next three years.

Three regional councils promoting sustainable urban structural environment have agreed to form the Middle East Green Building Councils Network.

New cranes arrive at Jeddah’s newest container terminal Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), the first fully automated, world-class container facility at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP), Saudi Arabia's key port continues to expand its throughput capacity, deploying new equipment.