Middle East

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Fast train to holy sites

Saudi Arabia inaugurates a high-speed rail service linking Mecca and Medina

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The Middle East and North Africa: the spectre of drought

Desalination treatment that makes sea water drinkable is the hope for the future

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The relocation of Abu Simbel’s temples: how they were saved

The world's leading construction firms team up to rescue a pair of ancient temples threatened by the Nile

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Bahrain to open bidding on first metro project

The latest effort by the kingdom to attract investors and diversify economy

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Qatar: $100 billion on World Cup infrastructure

Mega investments in infrastructure to prepare for the 2022 World Cup

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Bahrain: connecting with rest of the world through infrastructure

This small state is building large infrastructure projects to increase tourism and foreign trade

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The Da Vinci Tower: a rotating skyscraper for Dubai

A 400-metres-tall skyscraper whose floors can rotate independently

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The construction of the Istanbul Canal: the next Turkish megaproject

Turkish President Erdoğan has announced the start of the canal’s construction by the end of 2017, early 2018

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Turkey’s Vision for 2023

The country is investing $400 billion ahead of the republic’s 100th anniversary