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Saudi Arabians are anticipating with hope, doubt and worry the release this week of a government plan to liberate the kingdom from its reliance on oil, which could solve deep-rooted problems but bring economic pain.
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RIYADH — Minister of Education Ahmed Al-Issa launched on Monday the “Investment and Finance in Educational Buildings Conference” at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh.
Organized by the ministry with Tatweer Buildings Company (TBC), the conference aims to enhance the scope...
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Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre Claims a Hat-Trick in 2013 TripAdvisor Travelers’...
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre has been recognized as the number one hotel in Riyadh for the Luxury, Best Service and Top Hotel categories in TripAdvisor's 2013 Travelers' Choice awards, the site's largest Travelers' Choice campaign to date with millions of reviews submitted for more than 600,000 hotels around the world.
Four consortia prequalify for Riyadh metro contract
Four international consortia have prequalified for a contract to build a metro network in Riyadh, the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh announced on August 1. Bids were submitted by a total of 38 consortia.
Dentons leads Fidic discussion at Big 5 Saudi
Leading global law firm Dentons said it led the discussion on Fidic (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contracts at the recent Big 5 Saudi Arabia conference held in Jeddah.
Construction work starts on Riyadh hotel, apartments project
Construction work has started on a major new hotel and apartments complex in the Diplomatic Quarter of Riyadh, developer Dur Hospitality has announced.
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Riyadh Metro naming rights auction raises $278m
Riyadh Development Authority (RDA) has announced that it has raised over SR1 billion ($278 million) from its station naming rights auction for the Riyadh...
SAPTCO inks SAR 8 bln contract to operate Riyadh Metro
Saudi Public Transport Co. (SAPTCO) on Nov. 11 signed a contract with Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) to operate and maintain Riyadh Metro’s first and second...
Riyadh Metro airport extension contract awarded
Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) awarded Fast Consortium the contract on the extension of Riyadh Metro Line 4 to King Khalid International Airport (KKIA).
The extension...
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Construction Week In Focus | S02E20: Riyadh Metro in 2018
How has construction progressed on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Metro, and when is the project due for completion? Construction Week explains here.
The $23-billion Riyadh Metro...
Saudi construction has grown with Haramain Rail and Riyadh Metro
The past three months have been an exciting period for construction companies in Saudi Arabia. The 450km Haramain High-Speed Rail has been inaugurated by Custodian...
Makkah to Medina in 90 minutes: Saudi king launches new Haramain...
The Saudi king inaugurated a high-speed rail line connecting the holy cities of Makkah and Medina on Tuesday.
King Salman bin Abdulaziz declared, in a...
Second O&M contract awarded for Saudi’s $23bn Riyadh Metro
An operations and maintenance (O&M) contract has been awarded for Lines 3-6 of Saudi Arabia’s $23bn (SAR86.3bn) Riyadh Metro to the Flow Consortium, comprising Alstom, Ansaldo, and Ferrovie...
Riyadh emir says metro project nearing completion
About 75 percent of the Riyadh metro project has been completed, Riyadh Emir Prince Faisal Bin Bandar said after chairing the Arriyadh Development Authority...
A soft opening of the six-line, $35 billion Riyadh Metro project...
A consortium of European construction and transport firms has landed a deal to operate and maintain four of the six lines on Riyadh's new metro system.
The...
