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IStructE’s new President shares ambitions for 2025
Mohamad Al-Dah will be the 104th president of the institution
Contractor appointed on $35bn megaproject to build new Egyptian city
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Egypt-based Orascom Construction has signed a framework agreement as a primary contractor for the first phase of the construction of a new city on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.
Masterminding the construction Cairo’s $5.5bn monorail megaproject
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The challenges of financing, building and operating the world’s longest automated monorail network
Advanced Green Building award for Grand Egyptian Museum
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Museum building’s sustainability measures wins it leading green building certification
Orascom wins major Cairo Metro and high-speed rail contracts
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Egyptian contractor Orascom Construction has won two new contracts with the National Authority for Tunnels to build new transport projects in the country.
Egis and Setec consult on $5bn Cairo Metro Line 6 studies
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French engineering consultancies Egis and Setec have signed a deal to develop the second phase of studies for a new metro line in Cairo, expected to cost around US$5 billion.
Orascom and Thales win €340m Egypt rail modernisation project
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Egyptian contractor Orascom Construction and French electrical systems specialist Thales have won a deal to modernise the Cairo-Beni Suef railway corridor in Egypt.
Why have Chinese construction firms become so influential in Africa?
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How have Chinese construction companies become so influential in Africa and what can their competitors do about it?
Tech award for Grand Egyptian Museum
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Use of BIM recognised on what will be largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to one civilisation
Egypt to build US$1.5 billion wind farm
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New 1.1GW onshore electric facility will power over a million homes
Egypt’s infrastructure push threatens City of the Dead
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New highway in Cairo, Egypt, threatens famous cemeteries known as ‘the City of the Dead’ 
Construction in Egypt affected by COVID-19
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Due to COVID-19 outbreak work on new US$58 billion administrative capital city delayed