Design

Construction & Real Estate

Tawazun, Lockheed Martin to set up chiplet design, assembly plant in UAE

Thu, 07 May 2026

Leading UAE defence group Tawazun has joined hands with top global security and aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin to establish an advanced microelectronics assembly facility in the UAE. The project will be executed in partnership with EDGE and Khalifa University of Science and Technology.

Construction & Real Estate

Dubai Precast lands Meydan residential project contract

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Dubai Precast has announced that it has been awarded a major contract for the design, supply, delivery and installation of a full precast building system for 93 townhouses and two villas at Meydan, Dubai. The project scope includes external sandwich walls, solid walls and columns as well as boundary walls.

Construction & Real Estate

Euro Consult snaps up design contract for 10 New Dammam bridges

Thu, 30 Apr 2026

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.

Construction & Real Estate

ALAIN breaks ground on first Vida-branded homes in Abu Dhabi

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Abu Dhabi-based asset management company ALAIN has officially begun work on the debut Vida-branded residences in the UAE capital. On completion, the Vida Residences Saadiyat Island will feature 121 fully furnished one-, two- and three-bedroom residences along with key amenities.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Pratt & Whitney opens new manufacturing plant in Morocco

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Pratt & Whitney, a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and an RTX company, has announced the official opening of its new 130,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility at Nouaceur in Morocco. It is expected to create 200 new jobs by 2030 and add critical production capacity.

Construction & Real Estate

Aedas secures design contract for 100-key Capella Diriyah hotel project

Sun, 08 Mar 2026

Aedas, a leading global architecture and design practice, has secured the design and project architecture contract for a 100-key hotel project - Capella Diriyah by Aedas - coming up over a 14,168 sq m area within the Northern District of the giga Diriyah development in Saudi Arabia.

Construction & Real Estate

DIFC announces completion, phased handover of DIFC Square

Tue, 10 Mar 2026

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced the successful completion and phased handover of DIFC Square ahead of schedule. Spanning over 600,000 sq ft, the development forms an ensemble of three interconnected glass façade buildings with dedicated parking facilities and retail spaces.

Construction & Real Estate

Omran launches bids for sustainable eco-tourism project

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran Group) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from leading contractors to provide design and construction services for its premium 3.4-sq-km sustainable eco-tourism destination - Ras Al Shajar - in the sultanate's Qurayat region.

Construction & Real Estate

RMJM unveils concept design for Dubai Creek Harbour towers

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

RMJM, a leading global architecture company, has unveiled the concept design for Plot H15 at Dubai Creek Harbour being developed by masterdeveloper Emaar. The concept introduces two slender residential towers, rising 180m and 160m respectively, featuring a total of 758 residences.

Construction & Real Estate

Saudi Arabia announces qualified bidders for landmark One-Stop Station project

Mon, 02 Feb 2026

Saudi Arabia's Roads General Authority (RGA) has announced the list of qualified bidders for the country's pioneering One-Stop Station Project. A key public-private partnership project for Saudi Arabia, it will be implemented on a design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) model.