Middle East

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Dubai, a smart city in the desert dunes

Here the projects that will transform Dubai into the smart city of the future

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Qatar: big-ticket infrastructure beyond the World Cup

Qatar is investing $300 billion (€257 billion) in infrastructure development

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The Trans-Iranian Railway Joins UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites

Nearly a century after it came into service, the railway joins UNESCO’s coveted list

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The Jeddah Tower: Saudi Arabia aims for the sky

The Tower is to soar one kilometre into the sky, surpassing the Burj Khalifa

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Burj Khalifa: the skyscraper that soars above the Arabian Desert

A tapered skyscraper among the dunes of the Arabian Gulf, Burj Khalifa is an astonishing work of engineering.

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Zaha Hadid and the world’s most intricately designed bridge

Dunes designed by architect Zaha Hadid on the Sheikh Zayed Bridge of Abu Dhabi

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The Middle East prioritises rail transport

Modern railways and metro lines: all the major sustainable mobility projects currently underway in Persian Gulf countries.

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Neom city: the construction of a new mega city in Saudi Arabia

A $500 Billion Hub to Diversify Saudi Arabia’s Economy

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The Sultan’s bridge that changed Istanbul

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge was inaugurated in 1988, accelerating the modernisation of the Turkish capital