by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 8, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Education, Infrastructure, Learning, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Committed to advancing higher education, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region possesses a number of excellent universities. Public-private partnerships are increasingly being introduced in order to meet rising demand, and governments are growing more willing...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 24, 2020 | Architecture, Commerce, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Long bridges are amazing feats of engineering. Around the world, there are dozens of bridges that span longer than 3 kilometers, and many of them are found in China. However, the Middle East is home to several impressive causeways as well as suspension and sea...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 10, 2020 | Business, Communication, Data, Energy, Infrastructure, Technology, Telecommunication
The development and deployment of 5G networks worldwide is one of the most pressing matters in the telecommunications sector and was due to be a point of emphasis at conferences such as 5G MENA and Telecoms World Middle East. However, due to the COVID-19 global...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 27, 2020 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Telecommunication, Transportation
According to the BNC Network, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries awarded more than $143 billion in projects in 2019, marking a 4 percent increase from the year prior. This is despite member-state United Arab Emirates (UAE) registering a 17 percent decline in the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 13, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Construction, Infrastructure, Travel
The Jeddah Tower, which is under construction in Saudi Arabia, will become the world’s tallest skyscraper once it is finished. While no completion date has been set for the development, it is expected to serve as the heart of Jeddah Economic City. While the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 30, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Communication, Data, Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
As the fifth generation of mobile networks, 5G promises enhanced performance and efficiency as well as increased data transfer speeds, reliability, and network capacity. It will also help foster improved connectivity across urban infrastructure via the Internet of...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 16, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Entertainment, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation
Gulf Cooperation Council According to a March 2020 report by PwC subsidiary and global consulting firm Strategy&, there are nearly 30 planned real estate megaprojects in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries worth as much as $1 trillion in combined investments....
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 2, 2020 | Architecture, Communication, Construction, Economy, Housing, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Middle East, Travel
Kuwait is among the top 10 crude oil producers in the world and has the fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund. That, along with its relatively small population of 4.26 million, places Kuwait among the richest countries in the world per capita. Similar to nearby...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 15, 2020 | Business, Communication, Data, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication
Health care infrastructure and spending is critical to the success of a country’s economy and the well-being of its citizens. Generally speaking, living conditions and access to quality health care can be used as markers of a country’s wealth and prosperity....
by Ehsan Bayat | May 1, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Construction, Economy, Infrastructure, Lebanon, Technology, Transportation
While the Lebanese economy has been productive at times, it has largely been defined by periods of volatility as well as corruption and a lack of legislative productivity. This has resulted in an unproductive business environment and poor infrastructure in several...
