by Ehsan Bayat | May 23, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Data, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology
Iraq’s electricity demand, much of which can be attributed to air conditioning due to the country’s hot climate, was 17 gigawatts (GW) in 2017. At that time the country’s power generation capacity experienced a shortfall of more than 5 GW. This...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 9, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation
Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has enacted several measures to increase the entertainment industry. This agenda has been pushed by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman through his Vision 2030 platform, which focuses on leveraging opportunities in non-oil revenue...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 25, 2019 | Architecture, Communication, Data, Education, Egypt, Entertainment, Middle East, Museum, Technology, Travel
Political instability in Egypt over the past decade has contributed to a decline in tourism and economic growth. However, increased government spending in recent years, combined with an improving regulatory environment and rising natural gas production, has given the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 11, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Economy, Infrastructure, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
There have been many regional construction efforts emphasizing youth as well as increased tourism and diversified economies. As a result, countries in the Middle East have been investing heavily in entertainment projects. After lifting its 35-year ban on cinemas in...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 28, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Economy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Furthering efforts to reduce reliance on the oil and gas sector for economic growth as part of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia recently announced a comprehensive infrastructure program. This program is designed to attract roughly $426 billion in foreign investments by 2030....
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 14, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Energy, Infrastructure, Learning, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication
In 2018 Middle East telecom companies emphasized unprecedented digital transformation in an effort to drive revenue and increase subscribers. This was in response to a challenging year prior in which annual mobile subscriber growth was only 1 percent (comparatively,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 7, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Data, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Oman, Technology, Transportation, Travel
In an effort to create more jobs and boost economic growth, Oman has allocated USD $9.6 billion in its 2019 state budget for infrastructure development and the completion of industrial and services projects. Ongoing projects in the small Middle East country include...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 20, 2019 | Architecture, Commerce, Construction, Economy, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Committed to the goal of transforming Kuwait into a commercial and financial hub for the northern Gulf region, Kuwait’s government commissioned New Kuwait Vision 2035 in 2017. Since then, considerable progress has been made on several infrastructure projects over the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 13, 2019 | Business, Construction, Education, Environment, Infrastructure, Learning, Technology
Solar energy is considered the fastest-growing form of power generation in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. In 2018 alone, under-construction projects grew by more than 50 percent. According to the Middle East Solar Industry Association’s 2019 Solar...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 6, 2019 | Architecture, Communication, Construction, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Qatar, Technology, Transportation
Ranked 164th and 148th respectively in total area and population among the world’s sovereign states, Qatar will become the smallest nation ever to host the FIFA World Cup when it does so in 2022. In addition, it will become the first Arab nation to host the...
