Dubai has moved to further ease residency access for foreign property investors, updating rules to make visa eligibility more flexible.
Euro Consult, an international multi-disciplinary engineering/consulting company, has announced that it has been awarded a major design contract by Saudi real estate group Adel for 10 new bridges within the masterplan of its New Dammam project in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
Across the Gulf’s glittering skylines, where cranes signal progress and megaprojects reshape the horizon, a more subdued story is taking shape beneath the surface. Rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and broader global uncertainty are steadily driving up living costs, placing increasing pressure on construction professionals, writes Matt Doran, Senior Regional Manager MENA, Chartered Institute of Building.
The World Cement Association (WCA) has called for greater global collaboration and technological advancement to navigate industry transformation.
GE Vernova said it has received an order from Middle Delta Electricity Production Company (MDEPC), an affiliate of Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), for upgrades and services at MDEPC’s Bahna and Nubaria power plants in Egypt.
Leading UAE developer Arada has achieved a major milestone by clocking over 100 million safe man-hours without a lost time injury (LTI) at its AED35 billion ($9.5 billion) Sharjah megacommunity Aljada. Scope of work included residential, retail, hospitality and leisure as well as infrastructure and landscaping.
DHG Properties, the Dubai-based developer and part of Swiss real estate and construction group DHG, has officially broken ground on Helvetia Verde, its second residential development in Dubai. Set for handover in Q1 2028, it features 108 residences with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes.
Meraas, a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded AED2.4 billion ($653.51 million) in main construction contracts for new phases of its flagship villa developments, The Acres and The Acres Estates, in Dubailand.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that it has set a new world record for the lowest electricity customer minutes lost (CML), at just 0.82 minutes (about 49 seconds) per year. With this, the Dubai utility has surpassed its own previous world record of 0.94 minutes in 2024.
Saudi developer Umm Al Qura has announced that it has signed an agreement with global hospitality major Kempinski Group to operate its first branded residences within its Masar Destination in Makkah. The Kempinski Residences features 302 residential units of varying sizes along with integrated amenities.
