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600 arrested after Sharjah riots
10 Apr 2008
More than 600 Asian labourers were arrested in Sharjah yesterday after a violent protest in the Al Nahda district, reports the WAM newsagency. ...more
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Infrastructure boost for Ontario
06 Mar 2008
Ontario’s municipalities are to receive an extra CA$ 150 million (US$ 151 million) to build roads, repair sewers and improve other public infrastructure. ...more
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Cambodia's roads need US$ 2.5 billion
12 May 2008
Cambodia's road network requires at US$ 2.5 billion to implement the Government's 2006-2010 National Road Construction Masterplan, according to Sun Chan Thol, Minister of Public Works and Transportati ...more
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Qatar freezes construction materials cost
11 Jun 2008
The Government of Qatar has announced that it is to freeze the prices of four basic construction materials for three years, reports Qatari daily The Peninsula. ...more
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Lafarge takes 35% stake in Algeria’s Meftah
24 Jun 2008
Lafarge has acquired a 35% stake in the Meftah cement plant, in the Algerian capital Algiers market, together with a 10-year management contract, for € 43,5 million. ...more
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Turkey to begin construction of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
02 Jul 2008
Construction of the Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will begin later this month (July) after it failed to start in June as was previously announced, according to local newspaper 24 Sa ...more
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19 dead in Tehran building collapse
01 Jul 2008
A seven-story apartment block in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran collapsed yesterday killing 19 people, according to state television. ...more
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Huge new housing developments planned for Jerusalem
11 Jul 2008
Jerusalem, Israel's Regional Construction and Planning Board has approved the construction of 910 housing units in Har Homa in the south of the city, and 900 in western Pisgat Ze'ev. ...more
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Emaar teams with US's Capri Capital Partners in Saudi Arabia
07 Jul 2008
Dubai-based developer Emaar is to team up with US real estate investment company Capri Capital Partners to develop a SAR 7.5 billion (US$ 2 billion) project within Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Economi ...more
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Saudi Arabian housing sector suffering shortfall
30 Jun 2008
Saudi Arabia needs to invest more than SAR 680 billion (US$ 181.3 billion in its real estate sector to meet expected demand for housing by 2015, according to a report, by local investment bank NCB Cap ...more
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International Construction reports from Moscow's CTT Show
30 Jul 2008
Confidence at Moscow's CTT Show (June 17 to 21) was high thanks to a booming economy and a planned US$ 570 billion investment in infrastructure. Richard High reports. ...more
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Kuwait signs Sudanese dam loan
28 Aug 2008
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a new loan agreement with the Sudanese Government to help finance construction of the controversial Merowe Dam, according to the state- ...more
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New contracting alliance for Abu Dhabi's Tameer Towers development
02 Sep 2008
The Al Habtoor Leighton Group has entered into an AED 6.4 billion (US$ 1.74 billion) alliance contract to construct Abu Dhabi-based Tameer Holdings' Tameer Towers. ...more
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Abu Dhabi metro planned
07 May 2008
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced plans to create a city-wide metro system, with a fast rail link between the capital and Dubai within seven years. ...more
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Iraq development to cost US$ 10 billion
14 Oct 2008
Abu Dhabi-based developer Al-Maabar (The Gateway ) has announced a US$ 10 billion development in Baghdad, Iraq, according to the United Arab Emirates's official news agency WAM (Wakalat Anba'a al-Emar ...more