Category: Must Read

Coronavirus Impact On Real Estate

Real Estate

Coronavirus Impact On Real Estate Industry: An Overview

The real estate industry is being hit by the coronavirus, and it’s going to get worse before it starts to get better again. Coronavirus impact on real estate will vary by sector and market, and the extent of the effects will depend upon the [...]
Weird buildings in khaleeji architecture: The good the bad and the ugly

Architecture

Weird buildings in khaleeji architecture: The good the bad and the ugly

Most people strive for uniqueness, architects included. Nowadays, most developers look for architects who will provide them with unique designs. And as a result, we are seeing more and more weird buildings. Khaleeji architecture in specific has [...]
Bahrain buildings: the most iconic structures in the kingdom

Architecture

Bahrain buildings: the most iconic structures in the kingdom

The kingdom of Bahrain was one of the first countries in the GCC to discover oil and to build a refinery. And also one of the first countries in the area to diversify the oil based economy. The kingdom has always strived for innovation, even in [...]
Famous houses: Iconic movie houses that we wish we can live in

Architecture

Famous houses: Iconic movie houses that we wish we can live in

Cinema is a magic world; anything can look 10 times better or 10 times worse in movies; all according to the movie makers’ choice. Cinematic lighting and décor have the ability to make places look magical and beautiful if so the director [...]
Living in Bahrain

Living in Bahrain

New to the kingdom: Learn all about living in Bahrain

Due to its abundance of business and investment opportunities, many expats move to Bahrain every day. The local, as well as the expat community in the kingdom, are willing to welcome newcomers and to tell them all about living in Bahrain. Almost [...]
Multifamily homes: The old Arabic tradition taking over the real estate world

Real Estate

Multifamily homes: The old Arabic tradition taking over the real estate world

Multifamily homes are basically huge houses divided into several housing units in which several families live together and share some aspects of daily life, or co-exist peacefully. This same concept has existed in the Arab world since forever; [...]
reit

Real Estate

REITs: Everything you need to know about them

As one of the largest and most established market sectors around the globe, real estate market has been consistently growing and developing for as long as we could remember. One of the main reasons behind that is the continuous attempts to find [...]
5 Tourist attractions in Dubai

Tourism

Where to go this summer: 5 Tourist attractions in Dubai

Dubai is the city of opportunities. It is one of the few cities in the world where the question is not “What to do in Dubai?” But, “Will I have time to do all that in my trip to Dubai?!” Tourist attractions in Dubai are various and plentiful. In [...]
Beautiful homes

Architecture

Beautiful homes: The most beautiful house in the world

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People always say that, they also say that beauty is very relative. But sometimes even if people do not strongly agree, they cannot disagree that something is beautiful. Does this apply to beautiful homes? [...]
A tour in Kuwait : Top 5 Things to do in Kuwait

Tourism

A tour in Kuwait : Top 5 Things to do in Kuwait

An oasis in the desert plains, an authentically Arab country amongst more cosmopolitan destinations, its nationals call Kuwait the bride of the Gulf. Kuwait is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating destinations in the GCC, the more intriguing [...]
Natural Reserves in Saudi Arabia

Tourism

Primitive Beauty: The most important Natural Reserves in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a vast country and a diverse land. You can find all sorts of breath taking natural destinations in there, from great mountains to golden beaches to massive deserts, and all are globally renowned and well-maintained. And natural [...]
13 Best Travel Sites and Apps

Tourism

Explore new Horizons with the 13 Best Travel Sites and Apps

Back in the day, traveling was a complicated activity. For starters, you had to visit a travel agency that would proceed to plan out your trip. Travel agencies had control of your entire vacation, from plane tickets and hotel reservations, even [...]
5 ladies who raised the bar in a men-only industry

Real Estate

Women in real estate: 5 ladies who raised the bar in a men-only industry

For a long time, the real estate market has been a male-dominated field. Brokers, engineers and realtors were believed to be job titles that could only be held and managed by men. This was held as a belief and an unspoken rule for a very long [...]
The world’s most unusual prisons

Tourism

Ritz Carlton Riyadh tops the list of The world’s most unusual prisons

What comes to mind when we mention the word prison? Probably steel bars, tough wardens, hard beds, congested cells and horrible food, definitely not Ritz Carlton Riyadh! The above mentioned are the popular images of jail, however, for some [...]
Islamic architecture

Architecture

Astounding examples of Islamic architecture beyond Mosques

Islamic architecture can easily be identified among other architectural styles; you do not even need an extensive knowledge in architecture to recognize it! Islamic design incorporates some very distinctive features such as geometric patterns [...]