MIDDLE EAST Qatar: Distribution mains and service connectionsUAE: Road intersectionIraq: Well platformsIraq: Heat exchanger tubesEgypt: Water pipeline and wastewater treatment plant expansionEgypt: Bridge rehabilitationEgypt: Electric generatorsIraq: Laser cutting machineEgypt: OCC lineEgypt: Wastewater treatment plant CCTV Chemicals producers look to cut spendingEgypt’s crisis mode gives way to cautious revivalQatar’s strategy falls into placeRegional IWP deals show cautious growthOman steadies growth with strategic restraintTech trends for the Middle East in 2026Key technology themes poised to shape 2026Bahrain pursues reform amid strainLarsen & Toubro climbs EPC contractor rankingRegion sees evolving project finance demand Amazon data centre hit highlights sector vulnerabilitiesData discipline is the key to AI success in constructionAramco and Microsoft sign industrial AI agreementOoredoo forms fibre and subsea cable unit for global pushAI signals a new efficiency era for oil and gasSaudi Arabia signs $5.3bn Syria reconstruction dealWEBINAR: GCC Data Centres Market 2026Read the January 2026 MEED Business ReviewTech trends for the Middle East in 2026Batteries shape the region’s energy future Petrofac cuts staff in Libya and puts oil project on holdKuwait awards oil pipeline contracts worth $1.5bnChina’s Sinoma wins contracts in Iraq and Saudi ArabiaOman’s $1.6bn polysilicon plant starts operationsSaudi Arabia signs $5.3bn Syria reconstruction dealHadeed starts work on flat products expansion projectMorocco awards $482m phosphate mine works contractJordan allows phosphate rail line bidders more timeKhansaheb acquires Emsteel’s pipe manufacturing unitMaaden mineral resources grow by 7.8 million ounces