French engineer Alstom has signed a deal with the Saudi Arabian city of AlUla to build the world’s longest battery-operated tram system. The AlUla Experiential Tramway will run 22km with…

CIOB’s corporate plan for 2023-2028 has been developed through extensive consultation with CIOB members worldwide, building on the foundation of the previous 2020-2023 plan, which serves as our moral guide.…

Norwegian architect Snøhetta has unveiled its design for the Royal Diriyah Opera House, incorporating traditional Najdi building techniques inspired by the desert. Sited in the ancient Diriyah district on Riyadh’s…

Qiddiya City, a planned project on the outskirts of Riyadh, will contain the world’s first gaming and electronic sports (esports) district, complete with four stadiums, containing 73,000 seats. Announced last…

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a jagged tourist resort on the Red Sea as part of its Neom programme of megadevelopments. The Siranna district will be formed of…

Foster + Partners has won a design competition for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Aseer province. The buildings will be arranged in interconnected, human-scale clusters…

Plans have been announced for Epicon, a tourism and residential project to be developed as part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom programme. It will take the form of twin towers, designed…

French consultant Egis has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nera, A Saudi Arabian technical consultant to the aviation sector, to provide expertise in air traffic management and airport development,…

The Saudi Arabian government is planning to adapt part of Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad district into a 370ha development containing 9,300 residential units, 1,800 hotel rooms and 1.3 million sq m…

Gulf-based consulting engineer SSH is to work on a number of projects in King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh. It will deliver multidisciplinary services for hotels, branded residences, retail…

Red Sea Global (RSG) has signed a 25-year concession agreement with French utility EDF and UAE green energy supplier Masdar on a solar-powered water treatment system for the 3,800-sq-km Amaala luxury tourist project in northwest Saudi Arabia.

The company formed to build the kilometre-high Jeddah Tower in the Saudi city of Jeddah has restarted work on the scheme and has drawn up a list of contractors who may complete the structure. 

Construction and infrastructure projects worth $17.3bn have been announced at the inaugural Cityscape Global Exhibition in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s press agency has reported. One of these was an initiative…

The political rehabilitation of the country in recent months has been startling. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has just accepted an invite from Rishi Sunak to visit the UK in…

US carbon-negative concrete maker Partanna says it will set up a factory in Saudi Arabia after signing a collaboration agreement with the developer of the $63.2bn Diriyah tourism giga project.…

China has offered to build a nuclear power station in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The plan, according to Saudi officials familiar with the matter, is…

A scientist has called for the cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s giga project, The Line, on the grounds that it would be a terrible place to live. It’s conceived as two,…

The number of internet searches in the UK for construction jobs in Saudi Arabia has soared by 293% year on year, according to the online tradesperson marketplace, Rated People. It…