• Israeli strike on MSF shelter in Gaza kills two

    According to MSF, the attack killed the daughter-in-law and wife of one of their colleagues, and wounded six people, including five women and children. The incident took place on Tuesday when an Israeli tank fired on a house sheltering the employees and their families in Al-Mawasi area on Gaza's coast.
  • Qatar records 17-percent jump in building permits issued in October

    Doha, Qatar--Qatar's Planning and Statistics Authority has given out 769 building permits in various municipalities in the country during the past October, marking a 17% increase compared to the 655 building permits issued in the preceding month of September. According to the statement released today by the Planning and Statistics...
  • Egypt building collapse kills eight residents in capital

    According to state media and the public prosecution, eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo when a residential building collapsed. Civil defense workers pulled out nine people, among them an injured woman, while the eight others were dead, adding that five people got out in...
  • Saudi Catering, RSG ink pacts

    The contracts are valid for 20 years, said Saudi Catering.
  • Dubai Municipality unveils new online system for building permits

    Dubai, UAE-- Seeking to enhance the emirate's position as a global pioneering city in adopting the latest technology in the building sector, Dubai Municipality has launched a new online system for building permits and control services aimed at streamlining procedures for customers in the emirate. The system is aligned with...
  • Fire in Dubai apartment building kills 16, injures 9

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates--A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people and injured nine others in the wealthy Gulf emirate, local media reported. The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth floor of the building in the Al-Ras neighbourhood in the old part of the city....
  • Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16

    ALEPPO, SYRIA - A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, authorities and media reported. Much of Aleppo was destroyed during Syria's conflict that began nearly 12 years ago and left many of the remaining structures in a decrepit state. "The number of...
  • Building permissions issued by Qatar fall by 18 percent in Dec

    Doha, Qatar-- The number of building permits issued in Qatar in December 2022 decreased by 18 percent (527 permits), compared to (645 permits) issued in November 2022, the Planning and Statistics Authority said. The decrease was noted the most in the municipalities of Al Rayyan (47 percent), Al Khor (37...
  • Qatar sees 34 percent decline in building permits in November

    Doha, Qatar— Qatar has witnessed a 34 percent decline in building permits to 645 during the month of November, as against 972 permits issued in October this year. According to the monthly statistics issued by the Planning and Statistics Authority on Saturday, the decrease was noted in the all of...
  • Value of building permits issued by Sharjah Municipality hits $2.54 bn

    Sharjah, UAE--The contractual value of building permits issued by Sharjah Municipality grew to AED9.344 billion ($2.54 billion) in H1, while the value of building permits for which certificates of completion were issued reached AED3.263 billion. Obaid Saeed Al Tunaiji, Director General of Sharjah Municipality, said the Building Permits Department has...
  • Saudi Arabia, Oman ministers discuss industrial cooperation

    Oman Minister of Commerce along with a delegation met Saudi Arabia Minister of Industry where the two discussed industrial cooperation between the two countries.
  • Dubai launches unified electronic platform for building permits

    The Dubai Building Permit Development Committee has completed the unified electronic platform for building permits, which includes building permit services of all licensing authorities in Dubai. The platform is set to provide distinguished services to consultancy offices and contracting companies, an official statement said. The statement said that the committee,...
  • Iran police tear-gas protestors after building collapse

    Iranian police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse protesters in the southwestern city of Abadan where a tower block collapse killed 28 people. It was the third night of protests in Abadan and other cities of the province which borders Iraq, local media reported.
  • Iran protestors demand justice as toll rises in building collapse

    Hundreds of people took to the streets in southwestern Iran demanding justice after a tower block collapse killed 24 people, news outlets in the Islamic republic said on Friday.
  • Forward-looking UAE museum looks into the future

    The Museum of the Future along Dubai's main highway has been touted as the 'world's most beautiful building'.
  • As Libya returns to democracy, urban Benghazi struggles

    Libya’s second city Benghazi has mushroomed to twice its size, creating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawl.
  • Qatar First Bank acquires office building in US

    Fourteen555 is QFB’s eighth shariah-compliant real estate acquisition in the USA.
  • Halliburton builds $100m worth chemical plant in Saudi Arabia

    Halliburton, the US oil field service giant, is in the final stages of building the first reactor plant for the manufacture of chemicals in King Salman Energy City “Spark” in Jubail, and production will begin in the first quarter of 2022.