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Almabani consortium secures King Salman airport project contract

Sun, 12 Jul 2026

Leading Saudi contractor Almabani, along with its consortium partners - CarbonCure, a Canadian clean technology company and Spanish construction group FCC - has been awarded the contract to supply lower carbon concrete for the mega King Salman International Airport (KSIA) project in Riyadh.

Construction & Real Estate

Umm Al Qura signs deal to sell three prime Makkah residential plots for $118m

Sun, 12 Jul 2026

Leading Saudi developer Umm Al Qura has announced that it has signed reservation agreements with a real estate fund managed by Watheeq Capital for the sale of three land plots within its mega Masar Destination project in Makkah for a total value of SAR441.1 million ($118 million).

Construction & Real Estate Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Jabeen in deal to build 200 residential villas in Saudi industrial city

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Cities Services Company (Jabeen) has sealed an agreement with Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (Yasref) for the funding and construction of 200 residential villas in Yanbu Industrial City, in partnership with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

EDF, Marubeni, Acwa, Masdar in race for 12,000 MWh Saudi BESS projects

Wed, 01 Jul 2026

The Saudi Power Procurement Company (Principal Buyer) has prequalified 27 leading developers including global utility majors EDF, Kepco and Marubeni as well as regional heavyweights Masdar and Acwa for its second group of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects with a total capacity of 12,000 MWh.

Construction & Real Estate

Umm Al Qura unveils new mixed-use urban destination in Makkah

Tue, 09 Jun 2026

Saudi developer Umm Al Qura has announced the launch of Masar Gardens, a mixed-use urban destination in Makkah featuring residential, commercial, hospitality, and public-use components backed by extensive infrastructure, green spaces, pedestrian pathways and modern mobility solutions.

Construction & Real Estate Health & Environment

Saudi PMU awards $262m contract for specialty hospital in Al Khobar

Tue, 30 Jun 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University (PMU) has awarded a SAR994 million ($262 million) contract for the construction of a new specialty hospital within its premises at Al Khobar in the kingdom's Eastern Province. The 10-storey healthcare facility will come up on a 60,000 sqm area.

Construction & Real Estate Health & Environment

Saudi NCP launches tender for 391-bed Makkah university hospital

Tue, 30 Jun 2026

Saudi National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP) has invited bids for the development of a 391-bed hospital in Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, as a public-private partnership venture. The project will be delivered under a 30-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) contract.

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Almarai opens nominations for $500,000 food security research prize

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Saudi food conglomerate Almarai has announced that it has opened nominations for the 2026 edition of its food security research award, offering $500,000 to support scientific work aimed at improving food security in dryland regions.

Construction & Real Estate Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Kepco secures $1.4bn Saudi cogeneration project from Aramco

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has announced that it has secured contracts worth $1.4 billion from Saudi oil giant Aramco for the construction and operation of the second phase of the kingdom’s Jafurah cogeneration power plant which, on completion, will boast a 331MW capacity.

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Cenomi Centers awards $342m Saudi boulevard project contract

Sun, 28 Jun 2026

Arabian Centers Company (Cenomi Centers), a leading Saudi developer of lifestyle destinations, has awarded a design and build contract worth SAR1.3 billion ($342 million) to Lynx Contracting Company for the development of its premium mixed-use boulevard project in the Eastern Province of Al Khobar.