Middle East
Cladding Going Up on Unique Hotel on Caspian Sea in Baku
Despite windy conditions on the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, cladding is progressing nicely on the 36-story, 166-m-tall offshore Crescent Hotel, part of the mixed-use Crescent Bay complex, architect Pinar...
KONE Establishes Tunisia Branch Through Acquisition
KONE celebrated the opening of its first branch in Tunisia earlier this month. The branch came about through the acquisition of the elevator business of Sotualem Ascenseurs SA, based in...
Dozen at Kuwait Office Hurt When Elevator Falls 10 Floors
A dozen people were hurt when an elevator they were riding in Kuwait suddenly fell, World GULF reports. Four other riders were not hurt, authorities said. Officials say the incident...
TES Dubai Now Set for September 16-18, 2024
AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and ELEVATOR WORLD, organizers of The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai, along with Dubai World Trade Center, announced the show will be postponed until September 16-18,...
Winning Student Teams for Otis’ Made to Move Communities Challenge
Otis Worldwide Corp. announced the winning student teams for its second annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM challenge, in which Otis volunteers mentored students to use their science, technology, engineering and...
TKE Looks To Realize MULTI, Reflects on Expo 2020 Dubai
On the closing day of EXPO 2020 Dubai on March 31, TK Elevator (TKE) reflected on the success of the region's first world expo and said the realization of MULTI...
Turkey’s AKE Asansör to Supply 82 Units for Ä°zmir Metro
Vertical-transportation (VT) products from Antalya, Turkey-based AKE Asansör were chosen for the İzmir Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere Metro being built by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. AKE signed a contract to supply a total...
Waiting for a Savior!
Nations who sleep either die or wake up as slaves! Mustafa Kemal Atatürk We do not know what hit us, and are shocked and helpless because we did not expect...
Dubai Mixed-Use Supertall With Schindler VT Tops Out
Dubai's 340-m supertall Uptown Tower, with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment from Schindler, has topped out at the 79th floor, Arabian Business is among outlets to report. A project of Dubai Multi...
Increasing Kitchen Budget Can Overthrow All Governments
During the period when Bülent Ecevit was the Prime Minister (1974), Turkey made a military landing in Cyprus and was embargoed by Western countries, especially by the USA. In addition...
