Drake & Scull International (DSI) has won a series of new contracts totalling US$100mn for the construction of three banking facilities in Saudi Arabia and a utility project in UAE capital Abu Dhabi
Construction
Ma'aden awards US$266 million contract for housing project
Maaden has awarded Azmeel Contracting & Construction Company a US$266mn contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new housing project for its employees in Saudi Arabia
Major facelift planned for Madinah
Saudi Arabias holy city of Madinah will receive a major facelift with development projects being implemented there costing a total of more than US$26.6bn
Oman-Saudi road-link likely to open by end of 2013
A road-link project between Oman and Saudi Arabia is expected to be completed by the end of 2013
Bahrain to complete 6,000 houses within six months
Around 6,000 new government homes in Bahrain are expected to be ready within the next six months, the countrys Housing Ministry has announced