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 | 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...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 12, 2018 | Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Economy, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation, UAE
Transportation options in the Middle East have been increasing in recent years, and there are plans for further expansion in multiple countries. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), in particular, is investing heavily in its transportation infrastructure. By 2021, the Gulf...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 5, 2018 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Energy, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication
The telecommunications sector is forever in a state of flux as companies fight to seek supremacy in their respective markets—and that is especially true in the Middle East, where telecom operators are fighting to be the first to establish a commercially available 5G...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 28, 2018 | Architecture, Communication, Construction, Economy, Infrastructure, Lebanon, Transportation, Travel, Water
Once a prominent banking hub in the Middle East, Lebanon sustained heavy damage to its infrastructure following decades of political and social unrest. In the early 2000s, a host of countries gathered on multiple occasions at international donor conferences to pledge...
