by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 24, 2019 | Business, Commerce, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Revered for its innovative construction, the Middle East possesses some of the world’s most expensive infrastructure projects. In addition, the region is home to record-breaking structures, including the $22 billion Phase 2 expansion of Dubai’s Al Maktoum...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 20, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Energy, Environment, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication
Technology needs to be further integrated into the labor-intensive construction sector, stated Gumeet Nanda, head of UAE operations for the India-based contractor Voltas, at the fifth annual MEP Conference UAE in April 2019. According to Nanda, one of the major issues...
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 | 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 | 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...
