http://www.zawya.com/constructionen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/constructionhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120102135A leading supplier of products to the Gulf construction industry has struck a landmark deal with an American construction equipment giant. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:06:30 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091120102135Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120091330After receiving a $1.2B Fertilizer plant order last month from Fertil, a subsidiary of Adnoc, Samsung Engineering has once again obtained a mega-plant order in the region. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:50 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091120091330Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120082259 Egypt's Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has declared progress is underway in establishing a large-scale industrial project in Cairo. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:06 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091120082259Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120082357Suez Lime Company will set up a new plant to produce lime in the Suez governorate, with a capacity of 300 tons per day, according to a statement from Suez Cement.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:26:35 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091120082357Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119091349KBR will be part of the team unveiling the design for the world's longest marine causeway, the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway. The project will be showcased this Sunday, November 22, at the Bridges Middle East Conference, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:35:45 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091119091349Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119084742The director general of the Iron and Steel Company in Basra said that it will improve the quality of its production during the coming year as a first stage of a five-year plan to rehabilitate its factories.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:40 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091119084742Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041222Contractor and engineering company Drake and Scull International has acquired 82 per cent of Germany-based Passavant-Roediger, a wastewater treatment company, for Dh145 million.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:40:26 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091119041222Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119035352Muscat will soon have the honour of being the only country in the region to host its own opera house, along the likes of the Royal Opera House, London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:50 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091119035352Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119040733The change in the tall buildings criteria will not affect Burj Dubai, according to a senior official at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:02 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119040733Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119045352Drake and Scull International (DSI) expects to get its licence for Libya next week, said its CEO yesterday. The firm is looking at its next two acquisitions by the end of the year in Kuwait and Qatar, while the other two will be pushed to 2010, said Khaldoun Tabari, Chief Executive of DSI.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:46 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119045352Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119045606The Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Habib Zein Al-Abideen, has revealed that studies are being conducted to link Jeddah to Makkah by train with stations along the Makkah-Jeddah highway.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:47 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091119045606Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091118_684_503Qatar's Pearl development on reclaimed islands just beyond the chi-chi West Bay area of Doha have finally been handed over to buyers, the first of many developments that have opened the emirate's once-closed property market to foreigners.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:26:35 GMTFinancial Times 20091118_684_503Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091118_684_501At home instead of allowing the country's development to be driven solely by developers and the rental investment market, Qatar has led with ideas and culture. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:15:26 GMTFinancial Times 20091118_684_501Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118112439Shaikh Holdings, a Dubai based real estate investment and development company, has made substantial construction progress on its award-winning golf development - Sanctuary Falls.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:29:53 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118112439Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T090721ZLYC52French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Wednesday signed a two million euro (three million dollar) reconstruction project for a Gaza hospital heavily damaged during Israel's offensive.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:31:12 GMTAFP ANA20091118T090721ZLYC52Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071200MAPEI, global leader in the production of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for buildings, has revealed that it will conduct an exclusive exhibition of the pioneering solutions that were used in some of the most challenging construction projects in the region.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:31 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118071200Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118034905Jotun Saudia Co. Ltd., the local subsidiary of the Norwegian paint and coatings producer Jotun A/S, opened its new SR100 million, state-of-the-art paint factory in Yanbu.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:45:22 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091118034905Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117143218 Luxury lifestyle provider Damac Properties has issued a new tender for a first grade main contractor to build 88 Buildings, 320 Villa for the attached villas (town Houses) in its New Cairo's project "Hyde Park". Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:28 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117143218Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117120603BARWA and Qatari Diar have announced their implementation of green building principles by adopting the Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS) to implement green buildings principles in all of their future projects. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:48:10 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117120603Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117103450 "Dubai Quality Group" (DQG) announced today the signing of a strategic partnership with "Amana Constructing and Steel Buildings" in order to reinforce Amana's efforts in implementing the highest safety standards among its projects inside and outside the UAE.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:18:53 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117103450Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117101927 The Public Works Ministry began establishing the infrastructure of the new city of Khairan, said an official on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:09 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091117101927Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117090656The Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari signed today a contract of Medical City Project at the Abha-based King Khalid University at a cost of SR 1.9 billion. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:20 GMTSaudi Press Agency ZAWYA20091117090656Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117033714Jeddah's skyline along the Corniche will have a new dimension with Lamar Towers, described as the Kingdom's first integrated skyscraper project, beginning to take shape.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:22:39 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091117033714Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117034033Barwa has appointed Bouygues Construction as the main contractor for the Barwa Financial District to be built in the commercial district of West Bay. The first stage of project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. The contract is worth $1.4bn, Bouygues said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:21:11 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091117034033Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117032920Saudi authorities have completed the construction of the five-story Jamrat Bridge in Mina, enabling pilgrims to make full use of the high-tech facility this year for stoning the Jamrat.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:14:20 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091117032920Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117040801The Dubai Pearl project has achieved a 25-30 per cent reduction from the original estimates of costs due to a fall in the prices of construction materials, according to a senior official from its developers Pearl Dubai.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:02:41 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117040801Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117045615The Board of Arabtec Holding has approved the immediate establishment of two subsidiaries in Lebanon and Egypt to increase its chances of securing work in these two countries, according to a statement on the DFM bourse website.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:29:32 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117045615Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117052002Drake & Scull International will hold a signing ceremony tomorrow to announce further details of the company's first acquisition in 2009, said a statement on the DFM website.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:01 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117052002Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116083635Damac Properties announces structural completion of another of its Jumeirah Village South projects; makes six in total for 2009.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:13 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091116083635Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T121003ZLQA84French construction firm Bouygues Construction said on Monday it had won a 950-million-euro (1.4 billion-dollar) contract in the Gulf state of Qatar to build an office and shopping complex.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:26:17 GMTAFP ANA20091116T121003ZLQA84Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116033036Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) affiliate Hadeed said it had signed a deal with Italian foundry equipment maker Danieli for the construction of a steel plant in Saudi Arabia.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:11:32 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091116033036Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116034006Jordan Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) said more than 50 per cent of its members face a "critical financial situation", due to the government's unwillingness to settle their dues, estimated at JD100 million.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:41 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091116034006Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116042830Qatari Economic Minister Yousof Hossayn Kamal met his Iranian counterpart Shamseddin Hosseini to express his country's willingness to invest on the telecom, tourism, banking and steel industries of Iran.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:39:17 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091116042830Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116050422Construction of a 300-seat amphitheatre and 105 square metre screen is under way at The Galleries at Downtown Jebel Ali, according to its master developer Limitless.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:09:23 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091116050422Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116051102The al-Kut municipality on Sunday finalized two service projects worth three billion Iraqi dinars as part of the Provincial Development Budget (PDB) projects for the year 2009, the municipality chief said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:06:25 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091116051102Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116051620The governor of Baghdad on Sunday said that his local government is seeking more allocations to carry out service and housing projects in the province.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:03:19 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091116051620Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116054737Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid announced another LE 75 million for the development of infrastructure in 12 industrial zones, bringing the total investment in the zones to LE 1.35 billion.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:48:27 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091116054737Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115081115Zenath Contracting & Environmental Engineering Services has signed a contract with the Emaar Group to design, install and commission the sewer collection network at Emaar's prestigious UAQ Marina project.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:49:54 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091115081115Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115033311Deutsche Bank, Germany's leading banker, has expressed concerns about the mid-term prospects of Emaar Economic City (EEC), the main developer of the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The bank says that over 90 percent of the project is on paper.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:51:47 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091115033311Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115034110The Cities and Villages Development Bank will allocate JD35 million over the next three years to support development projects being carried out by Jordan's municipalities, the government said.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:47:17 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091115034110Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115040533Mid-range residential construction prices (core and shell) dropped by as much as 71 per cent to Dh350 per sq ft in 2009 from its average highs of Dh600 per sq ft in 2008, according to an industry survey by Emirates Business.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:41:49 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091115040533Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115044811Thousands of Chinese are working around-the-clock to build the 18.2 kilometer railway that will link Makkah, Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat by 2011.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:27:20 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091115044811Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114053106Jordan Lafarge Cement Factories Company (JCFC) raised cement prices by JD2 per tone, effective Saturday, Nov.14th, 2009, said a statement issued by the company on Friday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:28:00 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091114053106Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114070809Hydra Properties, the Abu Dhabi-based master developer, today reported that construction of its flagship development Hydra Avenue on Reem Island is steaming ahead as the podium has been completed ahead of schedule. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:02:49 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091114070809Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114040501Oiltanking has announced the start of construction of 450,000 cubic metres (cbm) capacity at its joint venture company in the Industrial Port of Sohar. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:23:00 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091114040501Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113070533 The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will open next week the first phase of QR650m Industrial Area Interchange Project. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:45:25 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091113070533Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_12112009_131104 Sharjah Airport Authority will soon award contracts for the construction of a second runway, according to a top official.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:52:49 GMTGulf News GN_12112009_131104Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091112135145906National Marine Dredging Company won a bid for construction of four man-made islands at Zakum oil field for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ADNOC at Dh2.3 billion.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:04 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091112135145906Subscription