by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 24, 2018 | Dubai, Education, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Learning, Technology, Transportation, Travel, UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consistently scores high in a variety of measures relating to tourism and is actively working to improve its status as a tourist destination even further. Numbeo recently ranked Abu Dhabi and Dubai first and 11th, respectively, on its...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 17, 2018 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation
Despite being the second-largest oil producer in the world behind the United States, Saudi Arabia is working to reduce its economic reliance on the oil and gas sector. So while oil revenue increased by 2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 from the same period a year...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 10, 2018 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation
Road congestion is a major issue in the Middle East, particularly in Dubai, where, according to a study by Inrix, motorists spent nearly 29 hours stuck in traffic in 2017. As a result, the demand for transport by other means, such as railway, has grown...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 3, 2018 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Oman, Technology, Transportation
Like several other Middle East countries, Oman is dedicated to improving its economy through increased investment in non-oil exports. In particular, aligned with expectations set out in Vision 2040 and the National 2040 Tourism Strategy, the country has placed...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 26, 2018 | Business, Commerce, Construction, Economy, Technology, Yemen
Yemen’s infrastructure has never been in an enviable state, but its essential services and buildings have been particularly ravaged since civil war broke out in 2014. Access to water diminished after explosions in early 2016 severely damaged a water desalination plant...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 19, 2018 | Architecture, Bahrain, Business, Infrastructure, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Telecommunication, UAE
As with the rest of the world, Middle East countries and their telecom operators are working toward large-scale deployment of 5G networks to improve connection and download speeds for all devices, as well as to allow for future integration in technology-driven smart...
