Middle East

Otis Launches Otis ONE in the Middle East

Otis Worldwide Corp. announced on May 16 the introduction of the Otis ONETM Internet of Things (IoT) service platform in the Middle East. It is now available in Bahrain, the...

Total of TRY33.8-Million in Penalty Fines for Lift Companies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently announced the 2022 Market Surveillance and Inspection results. According to the report, 39,042 products were inspected last year, and a total of TRY47.4...

Turkey’s Problems

O, human!Make less excuses for fate.As if you planted wheat but reaped barley. Fuzûlî Education System Equal citizenship rights and equality of opportunity in education are the most important problems....

Yasemin Bulut is the New President of TASIAD

All Elevator and Industrialists Business People Association held its 30th Ordinary General Assembly Meeting on 17 March 2023 at İBB Beykoz Koru Social Facilities. by Ayşegül Üstündağ Yasemin Bulut The...

TASFED Publishes Report on KahramanmaraÅŸ Earthquakes

The region impacted by earthquakes with magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 that occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş on 6 February 2023 was visited by the Board of Directors...

In Memoriam: Ben Abbaspour

Ben Abbaspour, a prolific ELEVATOR WORLD author, engineer, consultant and entrepreneur, passed away in his native Tehran, Iran, on April 4. Abbaspour had been a senior engineer at ABBA Engineering...

Latest CiA News and Activities

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association recently shared news about its latest activities and more. CiA Managing Director Holger Zeltwanger provided an overview of CiA technical groups working to...

U.A.E.’s First Resort Casino Under Development in Ras Al Khaimah

Wynn Resorts has released details of Wynn Al Marjan Island, the highly anticipated resort under development in Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E., in partnership with local companies Marjan LLC and RAK...

Luxury Residential Tower Fashionz by Danube and FashionTV Planned in Dubai

Danube Properties and FashionTV have partnered to bring the 65-story, 700-plus residential unit Fashionz by Danube and FashionTV to Dubai's Jumeirah Village Triangle, The Print is among outlets to report....

Grand Opening for Tadawul Tower Expected Soon

Completed in late 2022, Tadawul Tower in Saudi Arabia’s capital and main financial hub, Riyadh, is only a few months away from its expected grand opening, the Council on Tall...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers