JUBAIL – Ma’aden has signed a SR1 billion contract for the first phase of a new housing project for its employees. The Mutrafiah Housing Project at Jubail Industrial City includes the construction of 800 villas, the first of which will be available for occupancy in late 2014. In its entirety, the project will include 3,600 […]
RIYADH — Emir of Eastern Province Prince Saud Bin Naif will inaugurate a host of health projects worth SR1 billion in Hafr Al-Batin and the surrounding regions on Thursday. Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah will join the Emir in the opening ceremony in the city close to the Kuwaiti border. Director of Health Affairs in […]
Dubai: In a major drive to further improve the infrastructure of the city, Dubai Municipality has launched 10 major projects to be completed at various dates in the next couple of years. The projects, at a cost of Dh883.5 million, include the Dubai Safari, traditional souqs, a new fish market, birds and animal market as […]
Bahrain’s Al-Areen project is renewing its momentum with an upgrade of existing hospitality and leisure infrastructure, and the introduction of new facilities. Senior executives from Al-Areen Holding Company made this announcement at an investors’ seminar held at Al-Areen’s Client Relations Center. Esam Janahi, representing the owners, unveiled a partnership with US firm Avenue Ventures (AV) […]
RIYADH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved allocation of more than SR15 billion to establish 22 medical projects in various regions of the Kingdom. These projects include 19 medical complexes and hospitals with a total of 7,400 beds as well as three centers for child behavioral and growth disorders. […]
Vast stretches of desert once tracked by camel trains will soon be spanned by one of the world’s most modern and sophisticated transport systems, with Saudi Arabia now developing a countrywide rail network that underpins the government’s programme to diversify the economy. Data compiled by the Dubai-based news agency Zawya in late 2012 showed there […]
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has urged Saudi Aramco to complete the first phase of infrastructure projects for Jazan Economic City in order to woo investment and boost the region’s development. Jazan Gov. Prince Muhammad bin Nasser thanked King Abdullah for his efforts to develop the region and strengthen its economic position […]
Housing authority planning to develop 45,000 units Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) is looking to appoint advisers on the development of two public-private partnership projects to develop thousands of new houses at an expected cost of several billion dollars. The first project is for the development of a low-cost housing scheme, and the second is […]
After the completion of a SR 35 million refurbishment project, the Mubarak Hospital, described as one of the most modern health care facilities in the capital city, has officially reopened its doors for patients, following the permission given by the Ministry of Health (MOH). This new state-of-the-art private hospital located in the city center of […]
In opening remarks at the first session of the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF), Abdullah Sadiq Dahlan, member of the JEF’s organizing committee and chairman of the board of trustees at the University of Business and Technology, warned of an imminent threat of a housing crisis exploding in the Kingdom over the coming years in the […]