by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 13, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Environment, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Travel
Following a relative down period for construction in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, activity is expected to pick up in early 2020, according to Linesight, a major cost and project management firm with a GCC pipeline worth in excess of $10 billion. The...
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 | 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 21, 2018 | Business, Communication, Construction, Energy, Housing, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to shift its economic reliance away from crude oil due to a drastic decline in prices, it has placed an emphasis on developing tourism and mega-city projects. Its ambitious Red Sea Project aims to transform 50 untouched islands...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 14, 2018 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Economy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Travel
In the past, Saudi Arabia’s tourist industry has primarily been as a religious destination, through the Umrah or Hajj pilgrimages. However, in line with Vision 2030, the kingdom is seeking to diversify its economy beyond fossil fuel production and invest heavily in...
