ROADS-

#1- Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) awarded a AED 633 mn contract to develop Al Mustaqbal Street, according to a statement. The project — which will span from the intersection with Za'abeel Palace Street to Financial Center Street — includes building 1.7k meters of bridges and tunnels, while widening the road from three to four lanes in each direction. The improvements are slated to boost capacity by 33% to 8.8k vehicles per hour and cut travel time from 13 to 6 minutes. The upgraded corridor will serve major commercial hubs and benefit 500k daily users.

#2- Morocco to build third leg of Fez-Taounate road: The Moroccan government has started constructing the third phase of the Fez-Taounate Expressway — for MAD 324 mn (c. USD 36 mn) — to cut travel time between the two cities, as Morocco prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup, Morocco World News reported on Thursday. The project’s third leg will be 19 km long, while the complete road will span 73 km — for a total budget of MAD 1.56 bn (c. USD 173.4 mn).

ZONES-

#1- Hayat Egypt adds USD 44 mn in new production lines at its Sokhna factory: Turkish sanitary product company Hayat’s local subsidiary Hayat Egypt will invest USD 44 mn (EGP 2.2 bn) to add new production lines at its existing facility in the Sokhna Integrated Zone, according to a SCZone statement. The expansion, spanning 30k sqm within Orascom Industrial Parks’ area, will focus on manufacturing non-textile hygiene products. The new lines are scheduled to begin operations by March 2026 and are expected to create over 400 direct jobs. Some 75% of output will be exported, aligning with Egypt’s broader strategy to boost exports and localize industrial production.

#2- El Sewedy land plot to host Turkish textile plant: El Sewedy Industrial Development has inked an agreement with Turkish textile player Bony to sell a 120k sqm plot in 10th of Ramadan City, according to a statement released on Thursday. The land plot — set to become a private freezone — is slated for the construction of an integrated textile factory at an investment cost of around USD 100 mn (c. EGP 4.9 bn) and is expected to launch by the end of 2026, the statement said. The facility will export textile goods to European and African markets.

PORTS-

#1-AD Ports partners up with CMF on supply chain: AD Ports has inked an MoU with the Critical Minerals Forum (CMF) to boost global critical minerals supply chains and meet the global demand for critical minerals used for electric vehicle production and decarbonatization, according to a statement published on Friday. AD Ports will leverage its infrastructure, ports network, terminals, and shipping routes in order to help the CMF diversify the supply chain using their network of stakeholders, miners, processors, manufacturers, and investors.

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