Investing in digital ecosystem for post-pandemic era is key: FII panel

The pandemic has fast-tracked the world’s journey into innovation and the digital ecosystem, with investments in infrastructure and large-scale ...

At least 15 killed in western India wall collapse

At least 15 people, including four children, were killed when a wall collapsed on shacks outside an apartment complex in western India, police said. ...

Report warns 840 French bridges may face risk of collapse

An audit commissioned by the French government says about 840 French bridges are suffering from serious damages and at risk of eventual ...

IN PICTURES: At least 2 dead in building collapse outside Indian capital

A six-storey building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Greater Noida near New Delhi killing at least two people, police said on ...

Bahrain’s Gateway Gulf to showcase $26 bln of infrastructure projects

Regional projects in the planning phase worth up to $26 bln will be on showcase during the first Gateway Gulf event being held in Bahrain. The event, ...

Jabal Omar: Comprehensive modernization of infrastructure, services in Mecca

Stability through sustainability

The International Labor Organisation’s 2014 report puts unemployment across the Middle East at 11.5 percent, the second highest in the world

Making broadband central to rural development programs

Affordable access and widespread training help rural communities thrive and contribute to the nation’s health and well-being

U.N. condemns strike behind Aleppo’s water cut

An air strike on a water treatment in Syria left 1.4 million people with reduced water supply

Iran says offers India bigger role in strategic port

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has asked India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion

Saudi Transport 2015 unravels future projects, growth target

King Abdulaziz’ public transport project in Riyadh was an important highlight of the exhibition

Official says 700 bridges in Egypt at risk of collapsing

Saad el-Goyushi also stated that 75 percent of roads in Egypt are ‘deficient’

Algeria to launch $262bn five-year investment plan

Algeria has been spending heavily on social programs and infrastructures to diversify the oil-reliant economy

Saudi bank credit to rise further as construction boom continues

The amount of money being invested into infrastructure projects will encourage banks to increase their lending to construction contractors

Oman steps up drive to promote tourism

Oman aims to become one of the best tourism destinations in the world

Kuwait to secure $1.4bn financing for major power project

The az-Zour project represents the first public-private partnership for Kuwait which previously struggled to invest in infrastructure

UAE announces $5.5bn in additional development spending

The UAE’s president also decided to nearly double the funds allocated to the housing of UAE citizens

Syrian refugees in Lebanon: it’s getting complicated

Away from politics, prejudices and our stance on the terrorist regime in Syria-not on the Syrian people despite the fact that some of them support the ...

Saudi Arabia to spend $800m on land for Riyadh metro

Saudi Arabia plans to spend about 3 billion riyals ($800 million) acquiring land in Riyadh to build the capital's first metro rail system, the ...

GCC to continue heavy investments in infrastructure

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will continue to invest heavily in infrastructure and diversify their economies, thus boosting non-oil ...