Middle East

Agreement Signed To Market Saudi Elevator Products in Iraq

Saudi Arabia’s Mayar Holding Co. announced on December 20 it signed a contract with an Iraqi firm to market and maintain its elevator products in the country, Zawya reports. In...

KONE Executive Board Changes Announced

Managing Director (MD) for KONE Middle East, Türkiye and Africa Nicolas Alchal has been appointed executive vice president (VP), Strategy & Transformation, as of January 1, 2025, succeeding Axel Berkling,...

ELEVATOR WORLD Holiday Closings

The U.S. offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed on December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. Both the U.S. and Türkiye offices of Elevator World will be closed...

Iran Elevator and Escalator Symposium Planned for February

The 13th International Symposium on Elevators and Escalators will take place on February 22, 2024, at the Industrial Management Institute in Tehran, Iran. The event is organized by the Koosha...

Third Lift City Expo To Take Place in Saudi Arabia

Lift City Expo Riyadh is planned for October 28-30, 2024. The third iteration of the international conference for elevator and escalator technology, attachments and accessories in Saudi Arabia will take...

EW Announces 2024 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2024 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Singapore and the Middle East emerged victorious by successfully completing challenging,...

Schmersal Opens Branch in Saudi Arabia

The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has expanded its global network with Schmersal Middle East Industrial Trading LLC, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Schmersal announced on November 28. The company...

NEOM Announces Luxury Coastal Tourism Destination

NEOM, a new urban area planned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced its latest offering, a luxury tourism destination called Epicon, Al Arabiya News reports. Located on the...

2nd International, 11th National Occupational Health and Safety Conference

Organized under the leadership of the Adana Branch of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (TMMOB), the 2nd International, 11th National Occupational Health and Safety Congress took place at the Cukurova...

Real Estate Sector Meets at the Transformation in Buildings Summit

The "Transformation in Buildings Summit" organized in cooperation with Yıldız Technical University and Odaklı Group brought together the leading names of the sector. by Ethem Kut Organized with the cooperation...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in Ä°zmir