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 | Oct 2, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Communication, Construction, Energy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Travel
According to the BNC Network, ongoing construction projects in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries exceeded $2.52 trillion as of June 2019. This excludes neighboring countries like Egypt, Iraq, and Iran, all of which have ongoing mega projects of their own. Saudi...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 7, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Economy, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Qatar, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Travel
Thirty-two national football teams and their fans will descend upon Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, slated for November 21–December 18. During this time, the country is expected to see a temporary population increase of 50 percent, thus making extensive infrastructure...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 25, 2019 | Architecture, Communication, Data, Education, Egypt, Entertainment, Middle East, Museum, Technology, Travel
Political instability in Egypt over the past decade has contributed to a decline in tourism and economic growth. However, increased government spending in recent years, combined with an improving regulatory environment and rising natural gas production, has given the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 7, 2019 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Data, Economy, Energy, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Oman, Technology, Transportation, Travel
In an effort to create more jobs and boost economic growth, Oman has allocated USD $9.6 billion in its 2019 state budget for infrastructure development and the completion of industrial and services projects. Ongoing projects in the small Middle East country include...
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...
