All Middle East articles – Page 36
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NewsDeyaar puts 25% of schemes on hold
Global downturn blamed as Dubai developer halts all projects not already launched and sold
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NewsFinance problems hit major Saudi schemes
Government building projects held up as banks delay loans and increase interest rates
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NewsAustralian PM pledges total rebuilding after bushfires
Kevin Rudd says no cap will be placed on federal spending in reconstruction of devastated neighbourhoods
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NewsIndia to invest $500bn in infrastructure
Consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers predict massive spending in next three years as economy continues to grow
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NewsDubai economic growth expected to slow to 2.5%
Emirate's chief economist expects growth to fall by two-thirds in 2009
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News20,000 Indian workers leave UAE
Construction firms block-book flights to relocate or repatriate staff as downturn hits the Gulf
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Comment10 ways to avoid dispute in the Middle East
The Middle East has traditionally seen few disputes. In boom times contractors have always had alternative ways to recover their losses. But the credit crunch appears to have changed that, and now more disputes are erupting. So, how can disputes be avoided in the present market?Assess the impact of local ...
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NewsRem Koolhaas TVCC building in China on fire
Online reports claim fire has broken out on OMA’s showcase development in Beijing
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NewsEta plants bomb near Ferrovial Madrid office
Basque separatist group targets firm building train link through region
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NewsDam blamed for scale of Chinese earthquake
Pressure from Zipingpu dam could have amplified Sichuan quake that killed 70,000
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NewsFoster's Las Vegas tower 'cut in half' after construction blunder
Its 49-storey hotel has to be topped out at 28 storeys after 15 storeys of rebar is installed incorrectly
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NewsSaudi Arabia to spend £275bn on infrastructure
Kingdom will take advantage of low materials costs to spend $400bn in the next five years
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NewsNew site could defuse tensions over Gehry's Jewish museum
Frank Gehry’s controversial Jewish museum, slated for construction on a Muslim graveyard in Jerusalem, might be moved to a different site
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NewsCostain ditches Middle East expansion plans
Costain has ripped up plans to expand in the Middle East as a result of the recession
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Comment
O ye who believe... : Sharia and mediation
This second of two articles on dispute resolution under Islamic law looks at arbitration – a system that has found wide acceptance in the Islamic world
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NewsGDF Suez and Iberdrola bid jointly for UK nuclear work
French and Spanish firms join forces to compete against German RWE/E.ON joint venture and EDF
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FeaturesIn defence of Dubai
That Dubai too has been hit by the slowdown has caused much glee among those envious of its dynamism, but in the long term the recession can only make it stronger
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FeaturesIsrael's controversial Museum of Tolerance
A plan to build a Gehry-designed 'Museum of Tolerance' on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem has led to an intercontinental war of words