Spanish infrastructure major Acciona has announced that its facility service unit has been awarded a three-year contract to provide technical train cleaning and housekeeping services for the Haramain High-Speed Railway, one of Saudi Arabia's most advanced transportation systems.
UAE-based Azizi Developments has announced that more than 60% of the work has been completed on its luxury development - Creek Views III - located on the shores of the Dubai Creek within Dubai Healthcare City, and is on track for delivery by Q4 this year.
Saudi-based Umm Al Qura for Development and Construction has signed a land sale agreement with Osus Real Estate for three plots with planned investments of about SAR1 billion ($266.3 million) in Makkah city. The project will involve the development of three residential towers featuring 690 apartments.
Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has announced that it has received bids from two leading utility developers - Saudi Arabia's Acwa and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) - for the multimillion-dollar Sitra Independent Water and Power Project being set up in the kingdom on a build-own-operate model.
VA Tech Wabag, a leading multinational water technology company based in India, has announced that its joint venture with Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco), has secured a contract worth KD114.3 million ($372 million) for a SWRO desalination plant in Kuwait.
Leading decision-makers, business leaders and construction industry experts will be in Abu Dhabi this week for the Forbes' Building the Future Summit 2026 where they will discuss the future of urban development and sustainable infrastructure across the Middle East and North Africa.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that 30% of the work has been completed on its Bus and Taxi Lanes Project which is being implemented across six key streets in the emirate. Once completed, the length of dedicated bus lanes will increase to 20.6 km.
Bahrain has signed key financing agreements with Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the King Faisal Highway Project and the Salman Industrial City Expansion Project. This comes as part of the kingdom's efforts to implement strategic projects in vital infrastructure sectors.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority said it has set up a new wholly-owned independent subsidiary - Dewa International - for developing conventional and clean energy projects worldwide and exporting the emirate's successful energy and water infrastructure model to global markets.
Hassan Allam Holding, a leading engineering and construction company in the Mena region, said one of its key subsidiaries, in a joint venture with UCC Saudi, has secured the contract for Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Residences & Mixed Use Super Block located within the kingdom's mega development Diriyah.
