In 2012, the UAE was ranked the fifth heaviest nation in the world with an average consumption of 3,000 calories per day according to a study. (Image source: Fadhil Kaidy/sxc.hu)
Dubai?s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has awarded a US$27.2mn construction contract to an unnamed company for the Jumeirah Corniche
Al Rayyan Stadium will have a capacity of 40,000 and will include a new modular top-tier that can be disassembled after the World Cup. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee has announced consulting and engineering firms Aecom and Ramboll will deliver the new Al Rayyan Stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The improvement in demand will push up the price, which is expected to touch US$799 per tonne that was prevalent in the market before acute labour shortage hit the construction sector.
Iron prices in Saudi Arabian local markets are expected to go up in the coming months following the recovery of the construction sector market, which had been hit by acute labour shortage
Among the chain scale segments, the upper upscale segment accounted for the largest portion of rooms in the total active pipeline; 33.8 per cent with 43,183 rooms. (Image source: Planned City/Flickr)
The Middle East and Africa hotel development plan comprises 525 hotels, totalling 127,840 rooms, according to a global construction report
The Cat 834K wheel dozer. (Image source: Caterpillar)
Caterpillar has introduced the 834K, a new wheel dozer which builds on the strengths of its predecessors
