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 | Jan 30, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Iran, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Because its capital of Tehran is so densely populated, Iran has focused much of its infrastructure development in recent years on transportation. Tehran is home to the recently-constructed Tehran Metro, Sadr Expressway, and Niayesh Tunnel, the latter of which is the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 23, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Data, Dubai, Economy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Telecommunication, UAE
Established in 2004 as a Free Trade Zone designed to attract up-and-coming companies in areas such as information technology (IT) and engineering, Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is a master-planned community that spans 7.2-million-square meters and provides businesses with...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 16, 2019 | Business, Construction, Data, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Over just the past decade, the Middle East telecom market has exploded. Driven by a rapidly increasing youth population, it has an annual average growth of 3.5 percent, exceeding global averages. Today, the mobile broadband subscriber base in the Middle East and North...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 9, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Dubai, Economy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
This past year was a positive one for the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) construction sector, particularly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where mega projects like Warner Bros. Abu Dhabi and Dubai Frame were completed on schedule. In addition, several other...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 2, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Turkey
According to Airports Council International, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest in the world, with nearly 104 million passengers in 2017 alone. Beijing Capital International Airport and Dubai International Airport ranked second and third,...
