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First Hyatt Regency Hotel Opens in the Heart of Riyadh
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, the first Hyatt Regency hotel to open in Riyadh, the capital of...
Shell road safety drive underway in Riyadh
Shell has launched its road safety campaign ‘Safer Roads’ at the King Saud University in Riyadh targeting young adults with a message that complying with basic rules on the road saves lives - including theirs.
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Saudi Arabia to build Red Sea bridge to Egypt
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi Friday said that a current visit to his country by Saudi King Salman Abdul Aziz heralds a “strategic partnership” between the two Arab allied countries.
Movenpick Hotel Riyadh opens all-female spa
Mövenpick Hotel Riyadh, in a joint venture with Joelle Mardinian, has opened its all-female Aurora Spa by Joelle.
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Saudi Arabia to spend $32bn on housing for citizens
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing will hand out 120,000 housing units to citizens over next...
Riyadh metro: No pain, no gain
These problems are due to the ongoing work on the Riyadh Metro Project.
What Riyadh’s New Metro Will Mean for Women
Saudi Arabia is infamous for being the only country in the world that does not...
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10 Giant Infrastructure Projects with the Potential to Reshape the World
In a previous blog we took a look at infrastructure projects that could have been but never were.
Now, we're taking a look at 10...
What Riyadh’s New Metro Will Mean for Women
Saudi Arabia is infamous for being the only country in the world that does not issue driver’s licenses to women.
Though Saudi women can...
Sample installation of side barriers yellow line heading for the airport project
Sample installation of side barriers yellow line heading for the airport project. These barriers will give the upper bridges a beautiful shape
Saudi aero, auto & transport, engineering sectors booming
RIYADH – Businesses in Saudi Arabia are responding positively to Saudi Vision 2030 that aims to diversify the economy and boost sectors not related...
Riyadh Metro Construction update May, 2017
Riyadh metro construction update. Photos by Riyadh transport on skyscrapercity.com
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Video. Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Riyadh Metro tunnel
Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Riyadh Metro tunnel
Ritz Carlton, Riyadh gets 2 awards at ATM
The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh further established its position as a major hotel in the Kingdom winning two awards during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai earlier this month.
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Riyadh Metro Construction update July 2017
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Riyadh residents hope metro to end suffocating traffic jams
RIYADH — The residents of Riyadh dream of roaming the streets of the Saudi capital freely by the end of 2018 without the need to negotiate the grueling crowd of motorists they got accustomed...
High-speed Saudi Haramain train tested successfully at 300 km/h
Jeddah - The Haramain Express Train has run a successful trip from King Abdullah City in Rabigh to Madinah at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The project — which will connect...
Riyadh Metro Construction update May, 2017
Riyadh metro construction update. Photos by Riyadh transport on skyscrapercity.com
Riyadh transport project on track for 2018 launch
The King Abdulaziz Project for Public Transport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is progressing as per schedule and on track for launch next year, said a report.
It consists of a modern train system network supported...
Riyadh Metro’s Western Station work on track
Construction is in full swing at the Western Station, a multimodal transit hub being designed as part of Riyadh Metro development, with the underground parking, ground surface, and elevated tracks nearing completion.
The Western Station...
EXCLUSIVE: Qatar receives expressions of interest for metro expansion
Qatar Rail Company (Qatar Rail) has received expressions of interest from contractors for a new section of the Doha Metro network.
The scheme is known as Green Line extension phase 1a. Details of the proposed...
Saudi Arabia awards SR1.9bn transport project to Turkey’s Yuksel
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has awarded Turkish construction giant Yuksel the SR1.9 billion ($506.6 million) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which includes construction of 34 stations, 1,353 community bus stops and six pedestrian bridges in...
Riyadh metro megaproject reaches halfway mark
The Saudi capital is making rapid progress with its $US 23bn project to build six metro lines by the end of the decade, with construction reaching 50% completion in early 2017.
Keith Barrow looks at...
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‘SBIE 2016’ kicks off amid bright construction outlook
Saudi Arabia is in the midst of rapid economic expansion as it looks to develop its non-oil sector. Infrastructure projects include Riyadh Metro, Makkah Metro, Jeddah Airport, Riyadh Airport, apart from power and water and healthcare projects to the tune of $400 billion.
