by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 11, 2021 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Middle East, Technology
Like other Middle Eastern countries with economies that have been traditionally tied to the price of oil, Kuwait is seeking paths toward economic diversification. In January 2017, the Kuwaiti government released the Kuwait Vision 2035, which provides direction to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 28, 2021 | Architecture, Communication, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Travel
The Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has a booming construction sector buoyed by some of the tallest and most impressive structures in the world. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, for instance, extends 2,722 feet into the sky and is...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 22, 2020 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Yemen
In an effort to boost the economy and help people in need, Yemen is focused on critical infrastructure upgrades. To that end, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) launched a comprehensive program to improve the infrastructure across...
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 | 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 | 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...
