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ALE quickly mobilises largest-ever capacity cranes for Karbala Refinery in Iraq
ALE quickly mobilises largest-ever capacity cranes for Karbala Refinery in Iraq ALE has utilised the largest-ever capacity cranes in Iraq while performing the heavy lifting works at the Karbala Refine...
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UAE runs first intermodal transport under TIR
UAE runs first intermodal transport under TIR The United Arab Emirates is an important trade hub with a robust economy. TIR offers huge potential for improving transit connectivity between ports and b...
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Trade can transform the Middle East
Trade can transform the Middle East During a visit to Muscat this week, Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of IRU, turns his thoughts to history and the role that transport might play in lifting the...
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VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivers the new Assiut Dam in Egypt
VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivers the new Assiut Dam in Egypt On August 12, 2018, VINCI Construction Grands Projets delivered the new Assiut Dam, located midway between Cairo and Luxor, in an...
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World Road Congress set for 6 October 2019 in Abu Dhabi
World Road Congress set for 6 October 2019 in Abu Dhabi The United Arab Emirates, steered by its nations’ capital, Abu Dhabi, has one of the most advanced and developed infrastructure in the region. A...
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EBRD finances rehabilitation of Cairo Metro Line 1
EBRD finances rehabilitation of Cairo Metro Line 1 Millions of commuters will benefit from a €205 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the Eg...
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Ammann Asphalt Plant driving UAE road construction forward
Ammann Asphalt Plant driving UAE road construction forward The needs are straightforward for a new road in the United Arab Emirates. “We need to produce quality asphalt, and high volumes of it,” said...
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The top five mines in the world
The top five mines in the world Many necessities of modern life rely on mined materials – but where are these minerals coming from and what exactly makes them so impressive? 1. AS GOOD AS GOLD – KALGO...
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Skyjack in the midst of UAE modern urbanization
Skyjack in the midst of UAE modern urbanization Skyjack is continuing to expand their presence in the United Arab Emirates with an order from AJI Heavy Equipment Rentals. Skyjack is pleased to see mor...
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JCB Power Products supplies 400 generators to rental company in Dubai
JCB Power Products supplies 400 generators to rental company in Dubai Power generator manufacturer JCB Power Products has landed a major deal with a leading company in the Middle East. Dubai-based Ren...
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Runway and taxiway marking at Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport
Runway and taxiway marking at Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport Together with the Airport International Group, HAL Engineering, and the Trading Company of Amman, in 2016, Borum won a tender to...
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RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project
RTA awards contract for Phase 1 and 2 of Dubai 2020 Expo roads improvement project As directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and...
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BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai
BAM celebrates great safety performance at Museum of the Future in Dubai BAM employees are celebrating two million hours worked lost time injury free at the building site for the Museum of the Future...
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Access to all-weather roads allow Afghan Valley residents to flourish
Access to all-weather roads allow Afghan Valley residents to flourish It is mid-afternoon and the sun is beating down hard on the flourishing Parandi valley. The weather in the lengthy valley in the B...
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Final breakthrough in gigantic road tunnels at the Suez Canal
Final breakthrough in gigantic road tunnels at the Suez Canal On the Christmas weekend, Egyptian President H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rang in a new era for the Sinai Peninsula: on Saturday, December 23...
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Snøhetta completes Muttrah Fish Market in Oman
Snøhetta completes Muttrah Fish Market in Oman West of Muscat, on the coast of Gulf of Oman, a new fish market has taken the stand as a new landmark on the waterfront along the lively corniche in Mutt...
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BAM appointed to deliver multipurpose Yas Arena in Abu Dhabi
BAM appointed to deliver multipurpose Yas Arena in Abu Dhabi Miral Asset Management has appointed BAM International – the operating company of Royal BAM Group nv, active outside Western Europe – to de...
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Skyjack partners with a new supplier in the UAE
Skyjack partners with a new supplier in the UAE Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division recently filled a tall order with growing UAE rental company Safelift LLC. The Abu Dhabi based rental compa...
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Dubai Water Canal project wins IRFs Global Roads Achievement Award
Dubai Water Canal project wins IRFs Global Roads Achievement Award Parsons is honoured to announce that the Dubai Water Canal project won the International Road Federation’s Global Roads Achievement A...
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US Air Force Engineers repair runway near Mosul in Iraq
US Air Force Engineers repair runway near Mosul in Iraq Three months ago, four U.S. Air Force engineers with the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group arrived in northern Iraq to conduct a reconnaiss...
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BAM wins €14.5 m road infrastructure contract for Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai
BAM wins €14.5 m road infrastructure contract for Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in Dubai BAM International BV, the operating company of Royal BAM Group nv, active outside Europe – has been awarded a de...
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Arabian Supply Center joins Metso aggregates distributor network in Qatar
Arabian Supply Center joins Metso aggregates distributor network in Qatar Metso and Arabian Supply Center (ASC) strengthen their cooperation by signing a new distribution contract. ASC will offer the...
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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of...
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Re-designed Jamarat Bridge successfully increases crowd safety during the Hajj Pilgrimage
Re-designed Jamarat Bridge successfully increases crowd safety during the Hajj Pilgrimage Between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5, an estimated 3 million Muslims will complete their holy pilgrimage to Mecca as pa...
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IsDB opens tenders for reconstruction of the Atyrau to Russian border (Astrakhan) Road Project in Kazakhstan
IsDB opens tenders for reconstruction of the Atyrau to Russian border (Astrakhan) Road Project in Kazakhstan The Islamic Development Bank has announced invitation for prequalification following the Ge...
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Land reclamation in Dubai relies on precise sea wall positioning down to the nearest millimetre
Land reclamation in Dubai relies on precise sea wall positioning down to the nearest millimetre Dubai is growing and growing, so every meter counts as potential new building ground – land reclam...
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Why does Afghanistan need a transport master plan?
Why does Afghanistan need a transport master plan? Article by Peter C. Darjes, Consultant, Central and West Asia Regional Department, Asian Development Blog. Afghanistan recently launched a 20-year ma...
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Kuwait funds 81 km upgrade of the Gbarnga-Salayae Road in Liberia
Kuwait funds 81 km upgrade of the Gbarnga-Salayae Road in Liberia The Governments of Liberia is soliciting funding from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and four...
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JCB Generator business powers ahead with huge rental deal in the Middle East
JCB Generator business powers ahead with huge rental deal in the Middle East Generator manufacturer JCB Power Products has won its biggest export order of the year with a multi-million pound deal in t...
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Parsons wins Project Management for Sharjah International Airport expansion in the United Arab Emirates
Parsons wins Project Management for Sharjah International Airport expansion in the United Arab Emirates Parsons announced that it was recently awarded the project management services contract for the...
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L and T Electrical and Automation FZE wins US$33Million order from Qatar Rail Company
L&T Electrical & Automation FZE wins US$33Million order from Qatar Rail Company L&T Electrical & Automation FZE, the Competency Centre for L&T Electrical & Automation (E&A)...
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Dubai extends driverless Metro 15km to serve World Expo 2020
Dubai extends driverless Metro 15km to serve World Expo 2020 Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and the Alstom-led Expolink consortium have selected Thales to provide the systems for...
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Hyperloop One reveals first images of Nevada Desert Development Site at Middle East Rail
Hyperloop One reveals first images of Nevada Desert Development Site at Middle East Rail 500-meter full scale Hyperloop test structure weighs over one million kilograms Hyperloop One tube measures 3.3...
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Afghanistan’s all-weather roads bring improvements to Rural Communities
Afghanistan’s all-weather roads bring improvements to Rural Communities The road, which is due to finish by the end of 2017, is being widened and paved, ensuring safer travel conditions in Dayku...
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Saudi Arabia funds Pakistan’s Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam
Saudi Arabia funds Pakistan’s Swat Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide US$ 50 million (Rs3.4 billion) in financial aid to Pakistan for the construction of the...
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SYSTRA and AECOM win the Dubai Tram extension
SYSTRA & AECOM win the Dubai Tram extension The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has just awarded phases 2 and 3 for the extension of their iconic Light Rail Transit system to SYSTRA, a worl...
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World Bank funding new two-lane National Highway and 4 bridges in Afghanistan
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Trans-Hindukush Road Connectivity Project (THRCP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward...
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Egypt & Saudi Arabia to build 30 mile bridge over the Red Sea
Egypt & Saudi Arabia to build 30 mile bridge over the Red Sea Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to build a bridge over the Red Sea from Ras Nasrani, which is close to the Egyptian re...
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