Middle East News

 Israel's Osem to buy Tribe Mediterranean

 UAE invites bids for nuclear power program

 Tatweer invests in new wellness resort

 Bidders line up to buy Gatwick airport

 Sheffield awards Marina 101 contract to TAV

 Dubai Wonderland to be revamped

 Mammut to build Meydan Business Park

 Al Hanoo completes installation of basic services at EIC

 Dusit unveils residence at Dubai Marina

 Al Rashed unveils tower project

 Aldar and Cebarco in JV

 GPIC to set up new CO2 plant

 China Metallurgical to build Iraqi steel plant

 Bin Laden brother unveils plan for world's longest bridge

 GS Construction wins Saudi Aramco order

 Dubai roads to get greener

 Kuwait refinery deal in limbo

 Tesco plans to set up India outlets

 Saudi BinLadin to invest in Indonesia

 Hydra completes foundation for Avenue Towers

 Oman plans Duqm, Ghubrah power, water projects

 Acacia buys stake in Indian mall

 KOTC signs Daewoo deal

 Flowcrete bags Jumeirah Lake Towers deal

 Azizi in expansion mode

 Mena plans Syrian development

 Bids invited for Aramco Yanbu refinery contract

 NIOC to allot funds to South Pars development plan

 Egypt issues 20 licenses to build cement and steel mills

 Iraq approves oil refinery upgrade

 Work on Bahrain-Qatar causeway to begin in Jan 2009

 Work on Ras al Hadd Airport to begin soon

 Galfar bags Al Amerat-Bausher road contract

 A’Saffa Poultry Farms begins expansion project

 Air Arabia constructs hotel at Sharhah Airport

 Abu Dhabi invests in raising oil ouput

 OSC to raise funds for fleet expansion

 Taqa plans to invest in oil

 Saudi firm planning to finance steel project

 Almajdouie, Sinotrans form JV

 SODIC buys El Yusr

 DWC to develop lightrail transport system

 EFG starts new glass facility

 Azizi launches Al Massa One

 Dheeraj breaks ground for Culture Village projects

 Arabian Bemco signs power plant agreement

 Jordan launches water project

 Tehran-Tabriz underground construction begins

 Al Rajhi Steel plans to double production

 Damac Properties awards contract to IFG

 Emaar ME awards construction contracts for Al Khobar Lakes

 Engel plans Moscow strip malls

 Plus signs SkyGardens deal with Taahud

 BESIX gets wastewater plant contract

 Maaden to borrow funds for aluminum plant

 SIC awards power plants contract to GECO

 Swicorp acquires stake in Mosvold

 ADFS acquires majority stake in Al Salam

 Petrofac wins contract from Khaldar

 UAE bridge enters final stages of construction

 Petro Vietnam to develop Danan oil field

 Construction begins on bridge in Yemen

 Iranian gas cylinder factory to start by 2009

 Saudi Arabia to invest in power network

 Mubadala and MAF to develop project in Abu Dhabi

 Arabtec wins Emaar-Bawadi villas

 GE wins Emal contract

 Baghdad invites bids to drill 7 new oil wells

 Oderco wins US rigs contract

 KIA to triple investments

 FLB signs equipment contract with Konstruktor

 Drydocks to invest in Chinese shipyard

 Al Tuwairqi to purchase pallets from New Millennium

 Adnec, Starwood sign hotel deal

 AYFS strikes deal with US co

 Rakeen launches sales of Bab Al Bahr Office Tower

 Jawad deal for Durrat Al Bahrain

 EGPC to build oil refinery plant

 Zain plans more Africa acquisitions

 Shuweihat 2 plant to come up in Abu Dhabi

 Iraq reconstruction by US under check

 Taqa to set up credit facility in Japan

 Iran discovers three oil reserves

 Global signs deal to build cement unit in Tunisia

 Durrat Al Bahrain in JV with Jawad

 Hamptons ties up with Abu Dhabi Islamic bank

 GE wins aluminium deal

 Yanbu Cement to sign deal with Sinoma

 Sharjah to build new roads

 Oger bags Sowwah Square contract

 Kuwait Hotel being developed by InterContinental

 Dana Gas, Crescent Petroleum develop Kurdistan Gas City

 Ajman to invest in infrastructure

 Right Angle invests in bus shelters

 DI launches Mirdiff Hills

 Al-Noor’s twin cities launched

 Emaar signs MoU for KAEC Plastics Valley

 Airbus eyes Dubai as manufacturing base

 Venture Capital awards contract to dxb-lab

 Emirates buy 30 planes

 Construction begins at The District

 Turkey to build Jordan’s acquifer

 Maximus spends on fleet overhaul

 Iran to setup 30 FEB factories

 Dubai World unit seeks loan for Gazeley

 Air Arabia plans hotel

 Universal begins work on Dubailand

 Jordan seeks funds for railway link

 Intermass wins ‘Lakeside’ contract

 DEC awards contract to Sharaf

 Range Oil and Gas farms into Oman

 MIS wins Mosvold rig contract

 Stroytransgaz to build gas pipeline in UAE

 Khalifa refinery to expand

 Abu Dhabi tunnel construction begins

 TAIB Bank buys stake in Anant Raj

 Interpipe opens new production line

 Orascom Telecom forays into Canadian market

 MBI selects consultants for Deerfields Town

 GFH to set up steel firm

 ACW launches ‘Platinum Two’ project

 Qatari Diar appoints Kempinski to manage ‘Al Houra’

 Masdar and GPIC strike CO2 capture deal

 Emaar opens sales for ‘Wills Creek’

 Red Sea Housing Services bags Guinea project

 Limitless to build ‘Sanaya Amman’

 Jeddah to get new airport

 IFA launches ‘Lofts Southshore’

 Address Hotel in Cairo

 Wrtsil and Manara form JV

 Kuwait plans ‘Silk City’

 IIB to launches twin tower project

 Depa bags Marina Bay project

 Mubadala to set up plant

 Gulftainer in JV with Demas

 Action Hotels to develop hotel in Muscat

 Rezidor opens Radisson Hotel

 Iranian govt to privatize 10 power plants

 Arabtec signs with Dubai Municipality

 Savola plans expansion

 DIB launches Dar Al Sharia

 Arabtec wins Emaar contract

 ADSB & UK BVT Surface form JV

 Stallion to build residences on Marjan Island

 Oasis hospital gets new facility

 BNH arm sells stake to Al Khaleej

 Al Madina buys towers

 Seiken Property plans new project in Kerala

 Qatar launches delayed LPG facility

 Jacky's to open outlets at Dubai Mall

 Danube to invest in aluminium, glass

 Al Khaleej buys minority stake in BNLAC

 RAK airways to launch Air Congo

 Omantel, MENA sign submarine cable deal

 Hydra in talks with Trump

 'Al Qurm Gardens' project launched

 Al Naboodah wins Sowwah Infra deal

 MMC to build Gulf coal power plant

 Awali launches 4 towers in Ajman

 ACC to expand RCC biz

 Amana bags Tabreed contract

 Salalah Co to build methanol unit

 Sohar Aluminium to build smelter

 Leighton bags Abu Dhabi Towers order

 Adac to set up airport at Al Bateen

 Theme park in Dubai Mall

 Safco, Hadeed to set up steel unit

 Panasonic plans major capex in India

 Unique to develop two projects on Reem Island

 Capivest to set up smelter in MENA

 Raymond to build infrastructure facility in Saudi Arabia

 SRO buys trains from CAF

 Depa bags nine UAE orders

 Zaya to build Nurai island complex

 Nurol bags bridges construction order

 Oman plans industrial park, trade zone

 Rubber World wins Motor City contract

 Shapir to build Highway

 Zamil bags cooling contract in Saudi Arabia

 Iris launches 'Mist' tower

 Midal, ADBIC to build rod plant

 Plus Properties launches Beirut Towers

 Kuwait to double water reserves

 Aramco, Dow plan chemical complex

 Mada'in launches tower in Dubai

 Ghantoot in deal with Galadari Trucks

 Sumitomo Corp bags Saudi project

 Cirrus to construct resort in Canal District

 Abyaar awards contract to Habtoor

 UAE’s Harsha to set up unit in TN

 Durar to develop twin towers

 Aliya Co bags contracts in Dubai and Ajman

 Nakheel awards contract to Al Shafar

 Bonyan sells out Sama Al Jadaf project

 Ivestate buys Tideway Industrial Estate

 Emaar, Capri Capital to develop KAEC

 ABB wins Qatar project

 Citi Cool to spend on projects

 Saudi Electricity to spend on 4 Power Projects

 Sahara bags Awali deal

 Al Rushaid, Zeeco to build facility

 Saudi Arabia plans water and power projects

 Qatar to invest in Libyan companies

 Orascom to build Byoum Residence

 ETA Star bags Qatar electricity contract

 ‘Dynamic’ revolving tower in Dubai

 Rezidor launces hotel

 Malabar Gold to invest in jewel showrooms

 City Cool gets Emaar contract

 Schon Properties launches The Signet

 Esdarat plans project in Makkah

 Alam,Macsteel to set up service centre

 EMCO bags Amwaj Gateway contract

 Qtel buys stake in Indosat

 Maison to develop a boutique residence in Dubai

 Van Leeuwen Singapore gets Saudi Olefins Plant contract

 Tamweel signs deal for Al Nujoom Islands

 Aramco inks deal with Total

 Kardemir to invest in sintering plant

 Memon to launch 10 Dubai projects

 Tulsyan to build Saudi steel plant

 Huta bags Emaar bridges contract

 Dar Al-Tamleek co launched

 Alfanar wins construction contracts from SEC

 Escan and ACI to build Dubai tower

 Concorde to construct sewage plant in UAE

 Transemirates to build 'Dubai Gate 2'

 Al Maabar in pact with Hill International

 Sweet Homes launches seven towers in Ajman

 LG bags Goldcrest deal

 Durrat in JV with Tijaria

 Saudi Acrylic plant to be launched in Jubail

 FLB signs contract with Kuwait co

 Renaissance acquires Doha Marine

 EMAL awards cooling towers contract to Societa

 Sabic signs phospate deal with Maaden

 Govt approves Jerusalem housing project

 Ajman's Crescent Towers unveiled

 Juhayna Food lines up investments

 Al Helio downtown coming up in Ajman

 Leighton wins Dubai Trump contract

 Economic Zones World completes Gazeley buyout

 Africa Israel plans residential towers in Ramat Gan

 St. Regis hotel coming up in Malaysia

 King to launch infrastructure projects in Rabigh

 One Za'abeel project launched in Dubai

 Swiss firm to buy stake in Desert Adventures

 Batelco eyes Indian firm

 US firm to invest in KAEC

 Oman inks Seeb wastewater contract with Hyundai Rotem

 Petronas shelves Sudan refinery plan

 King to launch infrastructure projects in Rabigh

 Nakheel awards construction contract for Trump project

 Adnoc to award sour gas contract by August

 Ducab inaugurates two new plants in UAE

 Abu Dhabi plans polymer park