KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, July 18 (Reuters) – Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) are planning a joint water supply system that takes seawater from outside the Gulf and distributes drinkable water across member states, an official at the GCC Secretariat General said. Scarce fresh water supply is the biggest challenge for Gulf Arab desert countries, forcing […]
The demand for engineers in Saudi Arabia is increasing in the wake of multi-billion-riyal projects in the economic, infrastructure, healthcare and educational development domains being implemented in the Kingdom. Gilles Cormier, acting dean of the College of Engineering at Al-Faisal University, told Arab News that many local projects are being supervised by foreign engineers. “We […]
A keenly-awaited award for the Preliminary Design Consultancy services contract was announced by the Tender Boardhere yesterday, effectively signalling the formal commencement of work on the multibillion rial Oman National Railway Project. Although the Tender Board announcement — in line with longstanding practice — did not name the successful bidder, the contract award value of RO 13.582 million […]
RIYADH – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the Kingdom has been one of the best performing G20 economies in recent years and has supported the global economy through its stabilizing role in the global oil market. The IMF also pointed out to the positive outlook of the Saudi economy which grew by 5.1 percent […]
The governments of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are studying the possibility of building a railway line parallel to King Fahd Causeway to ease the flow of goods between the two countries. This is part of a larger 2,177 km Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) railway project that will connect Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and […]
A recent Deloitte report entitled ‘Insight into the Qatar construction market and opportunities for real estate developers’ examines the construction market in Qatar and assesses opportunities for real estate developers in the country. Having been selected to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 brought forth the opportunity for Qatar to position itself as a […]
Ramadan moon has not been sighted in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine and Jordan and Wednesday, July 10, is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. The UAE’s moon sighting committee has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday 9 July 2013, will be the 30th day of the month of Sha’aban and accordingly, Wednesday 10 […]
Riyadh: Minister of Water and Electricity, Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hossein, has signed 18 contracts worth SR 253 million to implement several water and sanitation projects in various parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The implementation of these projects by the Ministry of Water and Electricity comes within the framework of royal directives of […]
The SR 62 billion new Makkah public transport system, including a metro with four lines and 88 stations and a fast bus service network, will bring about dramatic improvement in transport of pilgrims and citizens in the city, said Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar. He said the first phase of the project, costing around SR 25.5 […]
Saudi Arabia will require more than four million foreign workers during the next 10 years to carry out gigantic industrial and infrastructure projects including the Riyadh-Jeddah railway and build economic cities, a prominent Alkhobar-based Indian businessman said. “Saudi Arabia is a virgin market with many business and investment opportunities. Many giant projects are under construction […]