Italy?s Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), is set to sign a $1.36b rail deal with its Iranian counterpart, the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) to build a high-speed railroad between the central cities of Qom and Arak
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Al-Futtaim Motors, Dubai Police to heightened road safety
Al-Futtaim Motors has partnered with Dubai police for the Ministry of Interior?s ?Summer Without Accidents? campaign which aims to promote road safety among residents in the UAE
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ECC awarded Mirdif Hills Development project
The construction duration of Phase 1 will be 24 months, says the engineering company
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Axis appoints BDM for architects and engineers in Middle East
Axis Communications has appointed Tertius Wolfaardt as its business development manager for architects and engineers in the Middle East and Africa region
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Expert: Lack of collaboration raises costs, causes project delays
Members of the construction community in the Gulf region are not collaborating enough, leading to high project costs and construction delays, says Khaled Ismail of e.construct
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DP World to open new passenger terminal at Cyprus port
The new terminal, scheduled for a summer opening, will be able to accommodate the largest operating cruise vessels and offer integrated services that include home call and day call handling
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Jordan to issue bids for Marka airport renovation
The government of Jordan has approved a project that will see the renovation of Marka International Airport into a full international passenger airport at a cost of $211m
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Terex Trucks names Guy Wilson as global sales director
Terex Trucks appoints experienced Volvo hand to global sales role responsible for providing strategic direction to the company?s sales directors, regional sales teams and key accounts
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Fire destroys workers’ caravans on Nakheel’s Warsan site in Dubai
Nobody was injured during the Warsan 3 fire, which was reported to Dubai Civil Defence at 7.17pm on Wednesday, 5 July, and brought under control by 8.07pm
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Oman’s Duqm oil storage terminal to be developed
The Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (Sezad) has granted Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) a usufruct right to construct Ras Markaz crude oil storage terminal
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