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Libya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in Politics
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In April 2026, with the help of the United States, Libya’s two parallel governments reached an agreement on a unified national budget for the first time since 2013.
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A Region Transforming Through Intelligent Infrastructure Practices
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The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation—one that is redefining how cities are built, managed, and experienced. At the heart of this shift lies building automation . . .
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Geo-economic Positioning of Pakistan in MENA
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The World Bank has officially reclassified Pakistan from its South Asia regional grouping to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for financial and analytical reporting, with the change taking effect in the World Bank’s reporting for the 2026 fiscal year.
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The Drive to Build and the Imperative to Preserve: A Discussion
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Architecture transforms space, yet sustainability is an invitation to restraint: a fundamental challenge of contemporary construction opens up between these two principles.
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Mustafa Suleyman: AI Development Will Keep Advancing
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From the time I began work on AI in 2010 to now, the amount of training data that goes into frontier AI models has grown by a staggering 1 trillion times . . .
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The Global City Race: Infrastructure and Innovation
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In ancient times, cities used to compete for access to natural assets such as rivers, waterfronts and mountains. Farmable and fertile lands, protection and access to trade routes all represented critical resources to survive.
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Kurdistan Mosque Blends Faith and Sustainability Today
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A pioneering project in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is drawing attention across the Gulf as a practical model for embedding sustainability into everyday infrastructure, particularly in water-stressed environments.
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UAE’s Departure from OPEC and Future Oil Trends
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The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the oil producers’ cartel Opec after 59 years is more than a symbolic break. It highlights a growing divide among major oil producers . . .
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Nature as an Asset: How Kazakhstan is Innovating
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In recent years, sustainability has become a defining principle in the development of tourism. The sector, which supports a significant share of the global economy, has proven particularly vulnerable to crises – from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change and geopolitical instability.
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