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The best Steel fabrication company | AFCO STEEL

AFCO STEEL experience in structural steel design, engineering, drafting, detailing, procurement, fabrication, surface treatment and erection commitment to safety, quality and scheduling allow us to reduce risk for our clients. The result: greater peace of mind for our clients, who can trust us to deliver exactly what they need when they need it. From start to finish, we meticulously organize every project for extreme efficiency. When materials reach their destination, they are properly itemized and sequenced, drastically reducing field labour time. We are passionate about giving our clients the best products possible with delivery and service they can trust.

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Construction companies in Saudi Arabia

EGT Group stands as one of the premier construction companies in Saudi Arabia, known for its commitment to quality, innovation, and timely delivery. With years of experience in the construction industry, EGT Group has successfully executed a wide range of projects, from residential complexes to large-scale commercial and industrial developments.

Our expertise lies in delivering tailor-made solutions that meet client needs while adhering to the highest standards of safety and sustainability. Whether it's infrastructure development, building construction, or project management, EGT Group ensures precision and excellence at every step.

Choose EGT Group for your construction needs and experience the reliability of one of Saudi Arabia's leading construction companies.

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Innovative Technologies Transforming Operations and Maintenance Company in Saudi Arabia

The operations and maintenance landscape in Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the adoption of innovative technologies. This evolution is particularly evident in the logistics services and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) sectors, where advanced solutions are enhancing efficiency, safety, and sustainability. This article explores three key technological advancements revolutionizing operations and maintenance companies in Saudi Arabia.

Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance

Digital twins and predictive maintenance are at the forefront of technological innovations transforming the operations and maintenance industry. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, system, or process that uses real-time data to simulate, predict, and optimize performance. By leveraging digital twins, companies can monitor equipment and infrastructure in real-time, predict failures before they occur, and schedule maintenance activities more effectively. This not only reduces downtime and maintenance costs but also extends the lifespan of critical assets.

In the logistics services sector, digital twins are used to optimize supply chain operations. For instance, they can simulate warehouse layouts and transportation routes to identify inefficiencies and suggest improvements. Predictive maintenance, powered by IoT sensors and data analytics, ensures that vehicles and equipment are serviced proactively, minimizing disruptions and enhancing reliability.

IoT and Big Data Analytics

The Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics are pivotal in revolutionizing operations and maintenance practices. IoT devices collect vast amounts of data from machinery, infrastructure, and environmental conditions. This data is then analyzed using advanced analytics tools to gain insights into operational performance and identify potential issues.

In the EPC construction industry, IoT sensors are embedded in construction equipment and materials to monitor usage, wear and tear, and environmental impact. Big data analytics enables construction firms to optimize resource allocation, improve safety standards, and enhance project timelines. For operations and maintenance companies, these technologies facilitate remote monitoring and control of assets, enabling real-time decision-making and improving operational efficiency.

Augmented Reality and Remote Assistance

Augmented reality (AR) and remote assistance are emerging as game-changers in the operations and maintenance sector. AR overlays digital information onto the physical world, providing technicians with real-time guidance and visual instructions during maintenance tasks. This reduces the likelihood of errors and accelerates the repair process.

Remote assistance, enabled by AR and other communication technologies, allows experts to provide support from anywhere in the world. In the logistics services industry, for example, remote assistance can help resolve equipment malfunctions quickly, ensuring minimal disruption to supply chain operations. In EPC construction projects, AR can be used for virtual site inspections and progress tracking, enhancing collaboration and reducing travel costs.

Promoting TALKE Engineering Solutions

As Saudi Arabia continues to embrace these innovative technologies, leading companies like TALKE are at the forefront of this transformation. TALKE Engineering Solutions offers comprehensive services that integrate digital twins, IoT, and AR to optimize operations and maintenance. Their expertise in EPC construction and logistics services ensures that projects are completed efficiently and to the highest standards. By adopting TALKE's advanced solutions, businesses in Saudi Arabia can enhance their operational performance, reduce costs, and achieve sustainable growth in a competitive market.

In conclusion, the integration of digital twins, IoT, big data analytics, and AR is revolutionizing the operations and maintenance industry in Saudi Arabia. These technologies are not only improving efficiency and reliability but also driving innovation across logistics services and EPC construction. Companies like TALKE Engineering Solutions are leading the way, providing cutting-edge solutions that ensure the success and sustainability of their clients' operations.

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AFCO STEEL is a specialized facility in the engineering, fabrication, treatment and erection of various heavy steel structural works and steel products. It is located in the second industrial Area in Jeddah.

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One of the world’s top arms exporters, Israel exports annually as much as $7 billion worth of military technology, or 2.2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product. An additional 1.35 percent of GDP is dedicated to military research and development, and 6.7 percent is spent on its defense budget— the world’s second largest military budget as a percentage of GDP after Saudi Arabia. All told, 10.25 percent of the Israeli economy is involved directly in arms. Comparatively, for the United States, the world’s top weapons exporter, arms account for around 3.7 percent of its economy. Israel is actually the world’s largest arms supplier per capita, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the World Bank, at ninety-eight dollars; it is followed by a distant Russia at fifty-eight dollars, and Sweden at fifty-three dollars.

These figures do not include the contribution from natural resources exploited under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.50 They do not factor in the service sector’s revenue or general industry and construction taking place in the West Bank. Such figures are difficult to quantify, since many companies operate in the West Bank but have offices in Tel Aviv to obscure where operations take place. Nor does this account for Israeli exports into the Occupied Territories, which are 72 percent of Palestinian imports and 0.16 percent of Israeli GDP. All told, the Israeli economy is deeply involved in a web of expenditure and profit around the ongoing occupation and expansion of settlements.

American military aid supplanting open-ended government grants has had the effect of increasing arms production and diminishing the overall economic reach of the state. No longer is foreign aid and imperialist incentive directly invested in the working class. Israeli workers are now rewarded through the arms economy. This is why, despite the lack of social mobility and the economic degradation of neoliberalism, the working class remains committed as ever to Zionism.

The working class has become dependent on the education, housing, and career opportunities that their participation in the IDF affords them. They have found routes for advancement in the military-fueled high-tech industry, with over 9 percent of workers concentrated in high-tech. And as pensions and real wages are eroded, the cheaper cost of settlement living in the Occupied Territories has become essential.

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Excerpt from this New York Times story:

President Trump’s repudiation of renewable-energy technologies stands to make the United States an outlier in the world.

Many of its large-economy peers are choosing a different path. Even as coal, oil and gas still power the global economy, and more fossil fuels are burned year after year, the movement globally is toward heavy investment in solar, wind and batteries, the prices of which have fallen sharply in recent years.

The European Union has aggressively moved away from coal. Its use of natural gas is declining, and last year solar alone made up 11 percent of power generation across the 27-country bloc, inching above coal, according to a new analysis by Ember, a research group.

Britain closed its last coal-burning power plant last year, and its government has said it would issue no new drilling licenses in the North Sea. Norway, a petrostate that has enriched itself with oil exports, offers such attractive incentives for clean transport that 90 percent of new cars sold in 2024 were electric.

Even Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has set a goal to generate half of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030.

China is in a league of its own. It burns more coal than any country by far, making it the world’s biggest emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gases. But at the same time, it is home to nearly two-thirds of all the world’s utility-scale solar and wind projects under construction. China’s dominance of the manufacturing of inexpensive solar panels has driven down the price of solar energy globally. And its companies are setting up electric vehicle factories as far afield as Thailand and Brazil.

Worldwide, investors poured nearly twice as much money into renewable energy in 2024 as they did into fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. “The world is undergoing an energy transition that is unstoppable,” Simon Stiell, the head of the United Nations’ climate agency, said Tuesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

Mr. Trump’s energy-related executive orders, many issued on his first day in office, seek to make it easier for companies to produce oil and gas, and empower the government to stop clean-energy projects that have already been approved. (Coal use has sharply declined in the United States, mainly because of the availability of cheap fracked gas.)

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The Royal Hashemite Court announced with deep sorrow the passing of the father of HRH Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Seif (1954—18 February 2024), may his soul rest in peace.

King Abdullah II has ordered a three-day mourning period, starting today, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 AD, corresponding to Shaaban 8, 1445 AH, at the Royal Hashemite Court.

The Royal Hashemite Court extended its heartfelt condolences to King Abdullah II, Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, the deceased's family, and the esteemed Al Saif family.

Born around 1953/1954, Al Seif came from the Subai tribe, which has been the rulers of the town of Attar in Sudair, Najd since the beginning of the reign of King Abdulaziz al Al Saudi. He held a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

Al Seif was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Al Seif Group, one of the top 25 companies in Saudi Arabia. He was a Board Member of the following local and international companies: Musaed Al Seif & Sons Company; Saudi Medicare Company; International Management Development Company; Dana Investment and Development Company; Al Azizia Commercial and Investment Company; National Power Company; Modern Arab Construction Company; Marina Towers S.A.L.; and Al Seif Holding Company in Lebanon.

He was married to Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmad Al Sudairi from another prominent Saudi tribe. He and Azza have four children: Faisal, Nayef, Dana and Rajwa.

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The Top 10 Construction Firms Driving Growth in Saudi Arabia The construction sector in Saudi Arabia is experiencing rapid growth, driven largely by the Kingdom's Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to diversify the economy and reduce dependency on oil. Here are the top 10 construction firms playing a major role in this transformation: 1. Saudi Binladin Group – Established in 1931, this company has led some of Saudi Arabia’s most iconic projects, such as the Grand Mosque expansion in Mecca and King Abdulaziz International Airport​(DTC - درر تمام | Contracting Company)​(ControlTap). 2. El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company – Known for its work on high-rise buildings, including the Jeddah Tower, which aims to be the world's tallest structure​(DTC - درر تمام | Contracting Company). 3. Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Co. (RTCC) – Involved in significant infrastructure projects such as the Riyadh Metro, RTCC has been instrumental in developing the Kingdom's transportation network​( ControlTap). 4. Nesma & Partners Contracting Co. Ltd. – This firm has a diverse portfolio, contributing to major projects like the King Saud University and the Riyadh Metro​(DTC - درر تمام | Contracting Company). 5. Almabani General Contractors – Established in 1972, this firm has contributed to the development of King Abdullah Economic City and other key projects​(ControlTap). 6. Controltap General Contracting – Specializing in MEP services, this company has been integral to numerous residential and commercial developments​(DTC - درر تمام | Contracting Company)​(ControlTap). 7. Al Harbi Trading & Contracting Co. Ltd. – Known for its involvement in large government and religious projects, including the Medina Holy Mosque expansion​(ControlTap). 8. Alfanar Construction – With expertise in construction and manufacturing, Alfanar has played a significant role in developing industrial and power infrastructure​(ControlTap). 9. Golden Obelisk Contracting Co. – Renowned for luxury residential and commercial projects, Golden Obelisk is known for its high-quality standards and timely delivery​(ControlTap). 10. Bechtel – A major international player, Bechtel has been involved in key Saudi projects such as the Riyadh Metro and various infrastructure developments​(Mordor Intel). These companies are shaping Saudi Arabia's future by contributing to megaprojects across sectors like transportation, residential development, and energy infrastructure, all aligned with Vision 2030.

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''Mr. Plant has owed me a shoe since July 5, 1971." - Chapter III - March 5th, 2024

Bari - Italy

Bar - Montenegro

Kotor - Montenegro

Sveti Stefan - Montenegro

Dubrovnik - Croatia

Lake Skadar - Montenegro.

BAR - MONTENEGRO- FORMER YUGOSLAVIA – October 1982

I returned from Saudi Arabia quite disappointed by the behavior of the Works Director, Eng. Birago. I liked the Taif hospital project, but I think the old Engineer had the whiskey affair tied to his finger, and at the first opportunity he got rid of me. I therefore responded with enthusiasm to the call from VOLANI, a company from Rovereto (Trento, Italy) specialized in industrialized architecture, essentially a direct competitor of FEAL Milan. I went to Rovereto for the interview with the Chief of Staff ''accompanied by Mother''! In the sense that my mother, as soon as she learned that I was going to Rovereto, immediately jumped on the car: beyond the desire to go around, it was one of her favorite destinations! The interview went well, and I was offered a job at their construction site in Bar, Montenegro, then still a territory of Yugoslavia. Before leaving for Bar, I wanted to spend a weekend in Madesimo, in Italian Alps. In 1981 there was no Internet, and therefore we had not booked the hotel. When we were in Medesimo we soon realized that the hotels were all closed (we learned that October/November are the months in which hoteliers go on holiday). In the end we turned to the local Carabinieri station, who suggested we go up to Alpe Motta where there was an alpine refuge that was definitely open.

JOURNEY TO BAR I had bought a new jacket, grey/blue on the outside, and with yellow padding on the inside. I took the flight to Bari, and then from Palese airport a taxi took me to the port. The ferry to Bar would leave in the evening. I enjoyed a single cabin, and the crossing of the Adriatic was uneventful. In the morning, when I tried to open the cabin door, I bumped into the bodies of those less fortunate than me, who had spent the night sleeping on the floor in the ship's corridor. We went ashore, and I noticed that I was surrounded by the usual dozens of women who at the time were shuttling between Italy and Yugoslavia, bringing all sorts of merchandise to their country. One of them, a middle-aged woman, asked me in in somewhat broken Italian:

Do you have something to declare?

No….

Well, it means that you will go through customs with these bottles of cognac, these shoes and these t-shirts on my behalf.

Ok…… Once we passed the customs control, the woman hurried to collect her goods, and she didn't even say thank you!!. I had made a first approach to the typical rudeness of Montenegrins; I would later have to experience other, even worse examples.

HOTEL SUTOMORE At the port exit there was the Site Manager waiting for me. A nice gentleman originally from Mantua: middle-aged, beard, open smile, had already been in Bar for several months with his wife and a few-month-old daughter in tow. He took me to the Hotel Sutomore, located in a village of a same name, a few kilometers north of Bar. The semi-deserted hotel given the season, a 9-storey building, was directly on the small but beautiful beach - the transparent sea reflected the sun of the afternoon that has just begun. It was lunch time, and after a shower, I went to the hotel restaurant, located on the mezzanine. Very large dining room, on Saturdays it was always occupied by receptions and weddings, with horseshoe tables, full of bottles of whiskey as per local custom. (Perhaps this is the reason why wedding dinners often resulted in furious arguments between relatives and friends?) I sat down in the half-empty room, took off my jacket and placed it on the back of the chair in front of me. The waiter, a young man around 20-22 years old, appeared out of nowhere, and without saying a word he took off his white jacket, took my jacket and put it on. -It's fine with me - he said, looking satisfied in the large window - how much do you want?

I looked at him astonished, with a mixture of surprise and anger and told him: it's not for sale, take it off immediately.

And he: but why not? Here all foreigners do this?!

''As well as? I said annoyed.

In the sense that they come wearing new things, sell them to us, and then leave again.

Well - I replied - I'm not "everyone" and I bought the jacket for myself - end of negotiation.

Oh well… if you say so….

What is there to eat? And here was the second unpleasant impact with another locals.

NIGHTCLUB Below the hotel there was a disco-dance hall. On Saturday evening it was packed, with a musical group that performed a Slavic variant of the rock songs popular in the 80s. The evenings inevitably ended in fights, to which alcohol, which was consumed in large quantities, made a substantial contribution. One evening I was at the entrance of the club, and an obviously drunk guy, with the help of a chair, demolished all the telephone booths positioned at the entrance of the club. I asked the girl at the checkout why no one called the police.

It's better not - she replied - things would take a worse turn - and in any case we know who he is, and the police will show up at his house around 5.00 am tomorrow, when he will be sleeping and will be unable to resist.

Ah… okay – I said.

OUR PROJECT The project consisted of the construction of a building for the Municipality of Bar, one to be use by the new Court, plus a school complex. Also included in the same contract were the rehabilitation of an analysis laboratory building in the hospital of Podgorica, 50 km inside Montenegro, as well as the capital of the state - The construction of a clinic in Ulcinj, 26 km south of Bar, the last city in Montenegro next to Albania border. In view of the supervision and some particular processes in which Italian labor was used, the bulk of the workers employed in the project were Yugoslavians. I noticed a detail that I remembered later, when the war broke out in Yugoslavia in the 1990s: carpenters, bricklayers, structure assemblers, were organized into ethnic groups (Slovenes – Serbs – Croats etc) and had no relationship between them. The construction time was from 7.00 in the morning to 2.00 in the afternoon - at 10.00 am there was a break, during which meals were consumed, sometimes cooked on site, with improvised barbecues. All the buildings were of a high standard, with continuous aluminum facades - the Bar complex stood out for a certain elegance, and the imprint of Italian design and materials immediately caught the eye.

THEFT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE Unfortunately the construction site had been the subject of a series of thefts, which essentially never stopped. An estimation made showed that the total value of the thefts amounted to the considerable sum of 870,000 USD. Several reports to the local authorities had brought only one result: one day we Italians were all summoned to the police station where they took our fingerprints. The Chief of Police told us that ''thieves don't exist in Yugoslavia, so it must be one of you who steals the materials''.

We had noticed - and photographed - that numbers of shacks buildings used as garages or warehouses had arisen in the vicinity of the construction site and beyond - all made with particular metal sheet that only VOLANI imported from Italy. One morning I arrived at the construction site very early, and I saw a man had loaded into a van some our anodized aluminum sheets - we used it as pillars cladding - I stopped him and asked him outright what he was doing: - Well – he replied – I saw these sheets of metal on the ground and I thought you didn't need them anymore.

Put them back where you found them – I told him

Okay… okay… no problem….

PODGORITZA Every now and then it happened that for work reasons I had to move to Podgoritza. The road first wound along the coast, and then inland, passing through Lake Skadar, the largest in the Balkan peninsula, which Montenegro shares with Albania. For lunch we used to stopp at a restaurant on the lake shore, where they served excellent fried carp. These gigantic fish were the result of cooperation between the then allies Albania and China: the Chinese had introduced millions of carp's fry into the lake, repopulating the waters which risked being left without fish. One morning we were going from Bar to Podgorica – me and a colleague of mine in two different cars. It was late November and very cold. It had rained during the night, and the morning frost had formed a thin film of ice on the road. Suddenly my colleague's car began a series of spins - I was following him closely, but luckily I managed to engage a low gear, and without touching the brakes I stopped on the edge of the road, also scraping the side of the Ritmo FIAT against the mountain rock that flanked the road. The colleague's car stopped in the middle of the road, with its nose facing against the direction of travel. I ran to help him get out of the car, just in time: another car arrived, the driver had lost control and crashed into my colleague's car! We realized that the situation had become very dangerous, and that we had to go to both sides of the road and try to signal the oncoming cars. Luckily the traffic was light at that time and we somehow managed to stop the traffic before anyone else ran into the two damaged cars. Then other drivers who arrived helped us to push the damaged cars towards a nearby dock. Once everything was over, and traffic was restored, the police arrived. First thing they asked me why we had moved the cars.

Because they were in the middle of the road, and represented a danger to other drivers – we replied.

No, said the policeman, you had to wait for our arrival, how can we do the investigations now?

Well, do as you like – my colleague told him.

But since the local police, when they meet a foreigner, always looked for every excuse to steal money, they gave us a report for having ''caused danger with dangerous driving''. And we had to pay immediately, otherwise the cars would be confiscated. So eventually we could leave that nightmare of wind and ice.

LIFE IN FORMER YOUGOSLAVIA IN '80. We stayed in Podgoritza for about two weeks, there was a need for a major overhaul in the work at the local hospital. Our Construction Manager had reached us and brought his family with him. His wife was desperately looking for diapers for her daughter, a rare commodity in Yugoslavia in 1982. Finally one day, through one of our local employees, the lady came into contact with a transporter who made frequent trips abroad and who had availability of otherwise unobtainable diapers. They met at a newsstand, generally in the early hours of the morning, and packs of diapers were wrapped in newspaper, so as not to arouse ''suspicions''. Annother day a colleague who had just returned from Italy told us that he had brought an 8 kilo bag of coffee. Unfortunately the coffee was in grains, therefore someone suggested to go to a small supermarket, where he had seen that there was a machine for grinding coffee near the cash registers. Very bad idea! While my colleague was inside the supermarket grinding the coffee, when by magic - perhaps attracted by word of mouth - dozens of local people showed up asking ''where is the coffee'…we heard that the coffee has arrived…'' The cashier said no that the coffee had not arrived (we learned that it had been missing from the supermarkets for some time) and that it had been brought by an Italian who had just arrived from Italy. But the crowd did not want believe it, and began to shout that it was ''the usual story of making the goods disappear and then selling them on the black market at increased prices''. My colleague, frightened by the crowd, didn't even finish grinding all the coffee and left the shop in a hurry, fearing for his own safety. In the meantime a couple of cars from the ''Milicija'' had arrived and quickly put an end to the uproar.

NOVEMBER 29TH - DAN REPUBLIKE PARTY

November 29th was a special day in the former Yugoslavia. Two important events in their history were celebrated: the second plenary session of the AVNOJ (Anti-fascist Council for People's Liberation of Yugoslavia) in 1943 and the first session of the Yugoslav Constituent Assembly in 1945. Propaganda via radio and TV had begun about ten days before , and it portrayed Germans and Italians as oppressors, occupiers of sacred Yugoslav soil, and responsible for countless war crimes. We had been instructed to keep a low profile, not leave the house or hotel in the evening, and to limit inspections on site as much as possible. Despite this, we suffered various provocations from the local authorities, until the day when a delegation from the Municipality of Bar held a remembrance ceremony inside the complex still under construction, where they had forced us to prepare a classroom complete with carpet and stage for the authorities. And so after having set up the classroom, the mayor gave a speech lasting almost two hours, during which he did nothing but insult Italy and Germany. The sovereignist and nationalist rhetoric still took root in a nation that would soon descend into a war which, as an Italian journalist said during the Yugoslav conflict ''was fought with the ferocity of ancient wars but with the lethal weapons of the era modern''.

A SAD STORY OF AN ITALIAN COLLEAGUE. There was this colleague, Adriano, a young man from Udine, who had been datinga beautiful local girl for some time. Adriano would be returning to Italy for a period of holidays, and was preparing for the return journey with his own car, with which he had reached Montenegro along the entire Adriatic coast. He asked his girlfriend's mother if he could take advantage of this trip to take her with him to Italy. Permission was granted, and on the morning of departure Adriano arrived early at the girl's house. At the honking of the horn the girl looked out from the balcony and urged Adriano to go up into the house. What happened a once the Italian boy entered the apartment it was never really clarified. From what we learned from Adriano it seems that his girlfriend's policeman brother had returned from Belgrade during that night, where he served. And had said he was against his sister's relationship with the Italian guy. The fact is that we were called around 10.00 am from the local emergency room, where Adriano had been admitted in a state of shock and with multiple fractures, especially in his face and upper limbs. A complaint was filed, but the local police, knowing who was involved in the beating, dropped the matter, classifying it as a ''Private Accident''. Adriano returned to Italy after 2 weeks in hospital, with an ambulance sent by VOLANI Rovereto.

WEEKEND's During weekends I always took the opportunity to visit the region around Bar. I have beautiful memories of Dubrovnik, a walled city built by the Venetians modeled on Venice but dry. Very beautiful and evocative is Svety Stefan, the islet connected to the coast where General Tito spent his holidays - Kotor, a picturesque fjord which during World War II was used to hide warships. Cavtat, a fishing town near Dubrovnik, where you could enjoy excellent fish and local wine. I also visited Cetinje, little more than a mountain town, birth placeof ''Jelena Petrović-Njegoš, princess of Montenegro, and then Queen of Italy'' following her marriage to Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy. At the time, Montenegro and Croatia showed great potential for tourism development, even if heavily penalized by the socialist system. In essence, the reception was modest, the infrastructure was missing or insufficient. With liberalization - and the arrival of the large international hotel chains - I believe that these shortcomings have been filled.

END of 1982 - ABANDONMENT OF THE PROJECT At the end of 1982, VOLANI decided to abandon the project in Montenegro, given the continuous thefts on the construction site, and the lack of payments by the Yugoslav Government. All Italians returned safely home for Xmas & New Year Holidays. I board a flight of then JAT Yugoslav Airlines, which reached Milan' Linate airport after a stop over in Sarajevo.

VISIT TO BAR IN 1984 In August 1984, on the way to a holiday in Greece, I did made a detour to see what had become of the Bar complex. Arriving near the former construction site, I found a disastrous situation: the project had been abandoned unfinished, the local population had wreaked havoc, stealing and dismantling everything they could. The unkempt grass reached up to the first of the 4 floors of what should have been the new town hall. Broken glass, false ceilings, doors, blown out windows, everything was in a state of abandonment. A disconcerting and somewhat incomprehensible vision. I didn't understand the reason why the local administration hadn't finished the project and taken the buildings into use, given that it was so close to finishing them.

[rawabialmahfar]

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Serbia’s Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesic, has signed a contract with Affinity Global Development’s director Asher Abehsera on revitalizing the former Army General Headquarters in Belgrade, demolished by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.

Affinity Partners is Jared Kushner, former US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s, investment firm. It has $2 billion in funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, among other foreign investors, media have reported.

“We are very excited,” the New York Times reported Kushner as saying in an interview in March about planned projects in Belgrade and Albania. “We have not finalized these deals, so they might not happen, but we have been working hard and are pretty close.”

The former military HQ is in the Belgrade city centre, right across from the gvernment building.

According to the ministry press release, Vesic said the government had leased the premises for 99 years but did not specify at what price.

“The investor has assumed the obligation that, if he does not complete the investment within the period specified in the contract, he will return the land and what will be built until then to the Republic of Serbia without compensation,” Vesic said after signing the deal on Wednesday*.

The press release said the investor will also be obliged to build a memorial complex “dedicated to all the victims of NATO aggression” from 1999 on the plot.

“The memorial complex will be financed by investors and will be owned by the Republic of Serbia, which will decide on the program content of the complex and will manage it,” Vesic said.

The design of the memorial complex will be determined at an international architectural competition.

Abehsera said the project includes a unique aspect of cooperation in which Serbian architects and designers will be invited to submit their ideas for the Memorial Centre.

Kushner previously confirmed plans on X (former Twitter) to invest in this complex as well as in two locations on the Albanian coast. The samer New York Times report in March said that Kushner been working on the Balkan deals with Richard Grenell, who served briefly as acting director of national intelligence under Trump and also ambassador to Germany and special envoy to the Balkans.

According to the NYT, the investment in Belgrade will be a luxury hotel and 1,500 residential units and a museum. It also reported that Trump himself had showed interest in working with this complex in 2013, but Kushner claimed he did not know about this.

The former Yugoslav army HQ was severely damaged in two 1999 NATO air attacks, beween April 29 and 30 and between May 7 and 8. Part of the premises were demolished between 2014 and 2017 for security reasons.

Information that a US company will take over the demolished HQ was first revealed by the Serbian opposition in March, drawing criticism because of suspicions of corruption but also because of the damaged HQ’s architectural and cultural value. It was claimed that the land on which the HQ lies was being leased free of charge.

The building was constructed in 1965 and designed by the famous Serbian architect Nikola Dobrovic.

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Premier EPC Construction Company in Saudi Arabia - TALKE

Discover TALKE, a premier EPC construction company in Saudi Arabia, renowned for delivering complex projects with precision and excellence. TALKE's Engineering Solutions division offers robust EPC, EPCM, EP, and EP+PMC services that cater to the region's burgeoning industrial and infrastructure sectors.