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• Bahrain - Saudi causeway Expansion

  25 février 2016 ( #Bahrain, #Cross-border Transportation, #Doha, #Environment, #GCC Railways, #GCC tourism, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #Interstate Roads Network, #MENA, #Saudi Arabia, #Transport )

  The GCC railway network project relies on each country of the GULF to develop its own internal network with however some coordination with respect to trans-border connections. The proposed article is about the Bahrain - Saudi causeway being extended to...

• GCC Expatriate residents housing

  05 novembre 2015 ( #Abu Dhabi, #Cities, #Doha, #Dubai, #Expatriate housing, #Expatriates right to purchase and land & property, #MENA, #Qatar, #U A E, #Urban development, #Urban Planning )

  Freehold property market in UAE’s Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi . . . Labour City, in Qatar Doha's expansion Out of all expatriate workers in the UAE, Indians have been investing the most. Billions of Dirhams in Dubai’s real estate market for years now have...

• Online Advertising and the GCC

  29 juin 2016 ( #Advertising, #Budget Deficit, #Diversification of the economy, #Economic development, #Education & Culture, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #International trade, #Luxury Markets, #Marketing, #MENA )

  In 2016 Global Internet advertising revenue will surpass TV advertising predicted PwC last year, saying : "While total Internet Advertising revenue will surge at an 11.1% CAGR to reach US$260.4bn by 2020, the full potential of the sector will remain unfulfilled,...

• Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030

  26 avril 2016 ( #Budget, #Budget Deficit, #Cheaper Oil, #Economic Freedom, #Expatriate Worker Rights, #MENA, #Oil and Gas, #Oil price, #Saudi Arabia, #Sustainable development )

  Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 wants to break its "addiction" to oil . . . Reuters reports that “Saudi Arabia's cabinet has agreed to implement a broad reform plan known as Vision 2030, which is expected to involve sweeping change to diversify the country's...

• Singapore’s journey from Third World to First

  27 novembre 2015 ( #Asia, #Business, #China, #Croissance, #Developed Countries, #Diversification of the economy, #Economic Development, #Emerging Markets, #Financial Power, #Financial services )

  The Qatar National Bank released a week ago a brief (Economic Commentary, 22 November 2015 ) about Singapore's unique trajectory. According to the financial institution, "this year was a landmark year for Singapore. The country celebrated 50 years since...

• Nationalities investing in 2016 Dubai

  30 juillet 2016 ( #Diversification of the economy, #Dubai, #Economic Freedom, #Emerging Markets, #Employment Conditions, #Environment, #Green Buildings, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #K S A, #MENA )

  149 nationalities invest $15 billion in 2016 Dubai . . . Dubai has over these recent years acquired a deserved notoriety of most attractive business centre of the MENA south east region and as such, it does pull in a great deal of worldwide investment...

• Tunisia and the European Union

  27 août 2015 ( #Developed Countries, #Economic Development, #Economic development, #Economic Freedom, #Emerging Markets, #Employment, #Europe, #Germany, #Governance, #Tunisia )

  All for Olive Oil export & Renewable Energy in Tunisia : EU . Tunisia, the cradle of the so-called Arab Spring, was the only MENA's 'Arab Country in Transition' (ACT) to emerge with a democracy marked by increased freedoms and regular elections. Tunisia’s...

• Urban development in the MENA region

  14 juillet 2015 ( #Kuwait, #MENA, #Middle East and North Africa, #Morocco, #Oman, #Qatar, #Saudi Arabia, #United Arab Emirates, #Urban Development, #Urban development )

  NB : The following paper was published on the World Bank “Voices and Views : Middle East and North Africa” blog ; ( http://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/which-arab-cities-are-growing-fastest ). it was re-published by the World Economic Forum last week...

• Les Hubs éducatifs internationaux dans la région MENA

  31 août 2015 ( #Abu Dhabi, #Africa, #Doha, #Economic Development, #Education, #Emirats Arabes Unis, #Higher education, #International Education, #MENA, #University Education )

  Un article du 2 juin 2015 de Nick Clark dans World Education News & Reviews fait le point sur la situation des plates-formes (Hubs) d'éducation internationales dans la région MENA. Copyright, WES 2015 Selon Clark, "Des dizaines de pays, régions et villes...

• Des réfugiés Syriens à la Sorbonne

  16 mars 2016 ( #Culture, #Developed Countries, #Europe, #France, #Francophonie, #French Education, #MENA, #Syria, #University Education, #War in Syria )

  L'annonce, des réfugiés Syriens à la Sorbonne, effectuée en août 2015, est reprise récemment par des journaux français surpris de la somme engagée par Ali Bin Fetais al-Marri, le procureur général du Qatar et ancien élève de l'université Panthéon-Sorbonne....

• Le Qatar et l'Algérie se rapprochent

  01 juin 2016 ( #Algerie, #Algérie, #Budget, #Construction, #Cooperation Internationale, #Developpement economique, #Doha, #MENA, #OPEP, #Qatar )

  Selon l'Observatoire du Qatar (30 mai 2016), en partenaires strategiques . . . Le Qatar et l'Algérie se rapprochent comme l'Observatoire du Qatar rapporte que "Le ministre algérien de l’Industrie et des Mines, Abdesselam Bouchouareb, a effectué une visite...

• Quest for a ‘Smart’ City

  04 août 2016 ( #Climate Change, #Construction Industry, #Diversification of the economy, #E-Government, #E-Services, #Energy & Water Consumption, #Green Buildings, #Gulf Cooperation Council )

  Climate Change, Construction Industry, Diversification of the economy, E-Government, Energy and Water Consumption,Environment, Green Buildings, Greening of the desert, Gulf Cooperation Council, Kuwait, MENA | 0 comments How do we keep air clean, our carbon...

• From COP21 to COP22

  14 juin 2016 ( #Carbon footprint, #Climate Change, #Energy, #Energy and Water Consumption, #Environment, #Fossil Energy, #International Conference, #MENA, #Morocco, #Natural Resources )

  Renewables and Mediterranean Integration . . . The Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) as a space where all Civil Societies, Development Agencies, Governments, and Local Authorities of all countries of the Mediterranean meet for purposes of knowledge...

• Unpredictability of the British weather

  29 mai 2016 ( #Arts and Humanities, #Climate Change, #Cultural Heritage, #Education & Culture, #England, #International Education, #MENA, #Scotland and Wales, #Tourism, #U K )

  'Funny old weather again, isn’t it ?' This is usually the first thing my mother says to me and it’s true; one day I’m shivering in my cagoule and the next I’m soaking up the sun in the garden. This unpredictability of the British weather perhaps explains...

• Contribution of Industry to the National Recovery

  07 juillet 2016 ( #Algeria, #Developed Countries, #Economic Development, #Economic development, #Economic Freedom, #Emerging Markets, #Governance, #governance, #International Trade, #Monetary policies )

  The Algerian Forum of Business Leaders must activate from within the regional trade institutions . . . The Forum of the Business Leaders’ "laboratory of ideas" according to its statutes is a commendable initiative. But in order for its actions in the...

• La société américaine Uber arrive au Maroc

  06 août 2015 ( #I C T, #Maghreb, #Management of Transport, #Maroc, #MENA, #Morocco, #Social networking, #Transport, #Transport Management, #Uber )

  La société américaine de transport Uber s'installe au Maroc, avec une première implantation à Casablanca. Selon la directrice générale d'Uber Maroc, Meryem Belqziz, citée dans Maroc Hebdo 5/8/2015), «la société sera dans un premier temps en phase de calibrage,...

• Artefact, as archaeologists call it

  15 mai 2016 ( #Archeology, #Arts and Humanities, #Cultural Heritage, #Culture, #Education, #Education & Culture, #History, #International Education, #MENA, #U K )

  Back to the Past An object only becomes a mere object or an artefact, as archaeologists call it, when it becomes divorced from its original context by time, distance, or cultural change. For example, if the goddess statue is in the temple being worshipped,...

• Cheap Oil changing the World

  26 avril 2016 ( #Big Oil, #Cheaper Oil, #MENA, #Oil and Gas, #Oil Price, #Saudi Arabia, #Shale Gas, #Shale Gas extraction, #U K, #U S A )

  Is Cheap Oil changing the World ? The Hill has produced this article about how is Cheap Oil changing the World starting with America itself. It could very well be taken for the average american opinion on the subject. The Hill as per Wikipedia is an American...

• Engineering Consulting in Qatar

  08 mars 2016 ( #Construction, #Construction engineering consultancy, #Consultants, #Engineering, #Environmental Social and Governance, #Government, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #MENA, #Politics, #Qatar )

  It has emerged that nine firms some of grade A status and mainly of the country’s construction Engineering Consulting in Qatar sector have seen their licences revoked after it was found that their operations were in violation with the country’s law. The...

• Arcadis latest story

  28 septembre 2015 ( #Buildings, #Built environment, #Construction Industry, #Economic development, #Infrastructure, #MENA, #Middle-East, #Qatar, #Saudi Arabia, #U A E )

  The Construction Index of the UK published an article on a consultant from Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Arcadis, the leading Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets, a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF). It has adopted a name that...

• KSA cuts support for its students abroad

  19 février 2016 ( #American Universities, #Budget, #Economic Development, #Education, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #Higher education, #K S A, #University Education, #Youth employment )

  CNN reports that with its budget under pressure as a result of the oil price crash, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been forced to tighten the rules of the US$6 billion King Abdullah Scholarship Program, limiting it to those attending...

• Smart Cities to better our Lives

  13 février 2016 ( #Buildings, #Carbon footprint, #Circular Economy, #Cities, #Climate Change, #Construction, #Energy and Water Consumption, #Internet, #World Economic Forum )

  A recent report called Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the circular economy potential, written under the umbrella of Project MainStream (a multi-industry, global initiative launched in 2014 by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation),...

• Design of Sustainable and High-Performance Buildings

  10 février 2016 ( #Building material supply, #Buildings, #Construction Industry, #Design, #Material Specifications, #MENA, #Sustainability, #Sustainable development, #World )

  The Construction Index of 10 February 2016 published this article on : Design of Sustainable and High-Performance Buildings. It is believed in the MENA-Forum that it is one of the most significant moves for the MENA region as well as in few words a better...

• Abu Dhabi Renewable Energy example for the MENA ?

  01 novembre 2015 ( #Abu Dhabi, #Clean Development Mechanism, #Diversification of the economy, #Electrical Power, #Energy and Water Consumption, #Investments, #MENA, #Renewable Energy, #Renewable energy )

  With such initiatives as that of Masdar City, the UAE has also become a centre of reflexion where concepts and ideas of initiation of cleaner energy have recently materialised. Events of good importance were also held and one of the most important on...

• Greening of the GCC

  09 octobre 2015 ( #Built environment, #Environment, #Forests and natural vegetation, #Green Buildings, #Greening of the desert, #Gulf Cooperation Council, #Integration of Nature, #Leisure facilities, #Urban Planning )

  GCC’s Green parks reality or dreams ? The GCC is set to witness a boom in tourism as new projects and developments are being planned and in the execution phase. The theme park industry on the other hand in the “GCC is growing by leaps and bounds as more...