• Saudi Aramco Moves Ahead On Yanbu? Downstream Project With ConocoPhillips

  State-owned Saudi Aramco earlier this month invited bids for key contracts to build its new 400,000 b/d joint venture refinery with ConocoPhillips at the Red Sea port of Yanbu'. On 16 May, Saudi Aramco announced it was proceeding with the Yanbu' project,... MEES - 21Jul08

• Gassi Touil Contracts Awarded, But Three-Year Delay Hits Algeria’s Gas Export Target

  Gassi Touil Contracts Awarded, But Three-Year Delay Hits Algeria’s Gas Export Target Sonatrach has defied its critics and made tangible progress on the realization of the integrated Gassi Touil LNG project, awarding the engineering, procurement and... MEES - 21Jul08

• Repsol-YPF And Partners Agree To Spend $3bn For New Libyan Contracts

  Repsol-YPF And Partners Agree To Spend $3bn For New Libyan Contracts Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) achieved a landmark agreement with Repsol-YPF and its partners in two producing fields in the Murzuq Basin, on 17 July, by updating... MEES - 21Jul08

• The Address Hotels & Resorts unveils first property in Emaar Misr's Uptown Cairo

  The Address Hotels & Resorts, the newly launched 5 star premium hotel brand of Emaar Hospitality Group LLC, has unveiled its first hotel property in Egypt - The Address, Uptown Cairo scheduled to open in... Press Release - 20Jul08

• Dubai's Arabtec Wins AED599 Mln Deal From Emaar Ppties

  The Dubai-based Arabtec Construction said it won a 599 million United Arab Emirates dirhams ($163 million) contract from Emaar... Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 20Jul08

• Lake Central project completion on target

  20 July 2008 DUBAI - Fakhruddin Properties, one of the UAE's leading real estate developers, has revealed that development of its landmark AED800 million Lake Central project is ahead of schedule and on target for completion by late 2009.The high-rise... The Saudi Gazette - 20Jul08

• RTA given green light to award Al Khail contract

  His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, has endorsed the awarding of phase two and phase three contract of Al Khail Road upgrading project at an estimated cost of Dh1.29... Emirates Business 24/7 - 20Jul08

• Al Ain central area to get facelift with construction of new flyover

  Residents and visitors alike will shortly face a number of road diversions in the busy downtown area on Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan I Street, as work progresses on a new... Gulf News - 20Jul08

• Baccarat, Dubai Pearl in AED2.5b venture

  Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a consortium of investors led by Al Fahim Group, announced it has signed an agreement with US-based Starwood Capital Group to develop a AED2.5 billion (USD 680 million) Baccarat Hotel and Residences at Dubai... WAM (Emirates News Agency) - 19Jul08

• After a signing a AED 177 million contract, Fakhruddin announce faster-than-expected progress on Lake Central

  Fakhruddin Properties, one of the UAE's leading real estate developers, has revealed that development of its landmark AED 800m Lake Central project is ahead of schedule and on target for completion by late... Press Release - 19Jul08

• Baccarat Hotel and Residences to Blend Classic French Chic with Contemporary Elegance at Dubai Pearl

  AED2.5 Billion Luxury Hotel and Residential Apartments to Complement Baccarat's 264-Year Lineage Dubai: 19th , July, 2008 - Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a consortium of investors led by Al Fahim Group, today announced it has signed an agreement with US-based... Press Release - 19Jul08

• M Holding acquires 15 freehold plots worth AED 615 million from Dubai Investments Real Estate Company

  Developer plans AED 3 billion freehold community in Mirdiff as inaugural project in booming Dubai real estate market M Holding, the property development arm of the Mundia Group, has acquired 15 freehold plots of land in Mirdif, Dubai for a total... Press Release - 19Jul08

• Al Fara'a Properties launches AED 1 billion 'Burj Al Fara'a'

  Al Fara'a Properties has announced the launch of the AED 1 billion 'Burj Al Fara'a', a state-of-the-art commercial tower located in the commercial business district of Jumeirah Village, which is spread across 811... Press Release - 19Jul08

• Qatar-Bahrain causeway study on

  Survey work on the $3 billion ambitious Qatar-Bahrain causeway started yesterday on the Qatar side covering the marine, geological, mining and exploration and soil studies. The survey work will continue till February next in four locations within Qatar's... Bahrain Tribune - 19Jul08

• Work on Mzairei-Al Adfain road nearing completion

  19 July 2008 MUSCAT -- Work is under way on the Wilayat of Bani Khalid's Mzairei-Al Adfain road which is nearing completion. The new road, which will begin to be paved shortly, will enhance economic activity and tourism in the Sharqiyah region's wilayat.... Oman Daily Observer - 19Jul08

• Properties around Madinah being acquired for expansion project

  Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has issued instructions for the acquisition of property toward the east of the Holy Mosque in Madinah where an expansion project was launched in 2006, Al-Madinah newspaper... Arab News - 19Jul08

• Libya, Egypt In Talks For 1300 Megawatt Power Station -Report

  Libyan and Egyptians government officials are discussing plans to build a power station in Libya with 1300-megawatt capacity, London-based Al Hayat newspaper reported Friday. ... Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 18Jul08

• UAE's Ajman to build first coal-fired power plant

  AJMAN, July 17 (KUNA) -- The United Arab Emirates has signed on Thursday a deal worth up to USD two billion for Malaysia Mining Corp Bhd (MMC) to build the Gulf's first coal-fired power plant. Ajman ruler and member of the higher council Sheikh Hmaid bin... KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 17Jul08

• = UPDATE: Yara In 50:50 JV With NOC and Invest Auth Of Libya

  Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA said Thursday that it has finalized agreements to set up a 50:50 joint venture to produce and market mineral fertilizer with Libya's National Oil Company and the Libyan Investment... Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 17Jul08

• = UPDATE:MMC Coal-Fired UAE Power Plant To Cost Less Than $2B

  Malaysian engineering group MMC Corp. said it expects its proposed 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the United Arab Emirates to cost less than $2... Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 17Jul08